Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Principal - Range 5
Occupation: Principal and assistant principal
Location: Barwon South West - Warrnambool
Reference: 1532087
(a) Vision and values
Demonstrated capacity to create a shared vision, define and gain acceptance of school goals and set and communicate expectations for effective performance.
(b) Teaching and Learning
Demonstrated ability to manage the quality of teaching and create a positive culture of challenge, support and collaboration.
(c) Improvement, Innovation and Change
Demonstrated capacity to produce and implement clear, evidence-based improvement plans and policies and lead innovation and change.
(d) Management
Demonstrated capacity to ensure that the school's human, physical and financial resources are efficiently allocated and managed.
(e) Development
Demonstrated capacity to create a professional learning community that is focused on the continuous improvement of teaching and learning, supporting all staff to achieve high standards and commitment to their own learning and wellbeing.
(f) Engagement
Demonstrated capacity to develop positive relationships with students, parents/families and the local community and participate in and contribute to system-level activities.
(g) Community Criterion
Demonstrated capacity to lead and promote an inclusive, equitable and culturally responsive school enrolment that values diversity and fosters belonging.
The role of the principal is to lead and manage the planning, delivery, evaluation and improvement of the education of all students in a community through the deployment of resources provided by the Department and the school community.
At the same time, the principal, as executive officer of the school council, must ensure that adequate and appropriate advice is provided to the council on educational and other matters, that the decisions of the council are implemented and that adequate support and resources are provided for the conduct of council meetings.
The principal is accountable for the overall management and development of the school within statewide guidelines and Government policies. A clear set of accountabilities, which distinguish their work from other members of the Teaching Service and the education community are set out in detail in the contract of employment.
The core accountabilities of all principals are to:
Appropriately qualified individuals currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:
Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found at Recruitment in Schools.
To be eligible for appointment as a principal a person must either:
Leopold Primary School is located on the Bellarine Peninsula, 12 kilometres from Geelong. Leopold Primary School's Motto: 'Learning For Life' espouses our vision: learning to know, learning to do, learning to be and learning to live together, equips our students with knowledge, skills and the disposition to actively embrace learning, leading all to become confident contributing member of both our school and the wider community. The values of our school community embraces are Respect, Responsibility, Kindness and Honesty. These values ground our school community in all aspects of its day-to-day operations.
Leopold Primary School has an enrolment of approximately 875 students in almost 40 straight grades. Our school has a main administration block, incorporating meeting rooms known as Karroong Ngiti (Meeting Together), Cultural Studies, Music and Art rooms, accompanied by a further seven additional teaching blocks. The beautiful and well-maintained school grounds include the school oval, synthetic turf areas, four playgrounds, a bike track, Indigenous garden and a South East Asian garden. The Leopold Indoor Neighbourhood Centre (LINC) is housed within the school grounds and has a basketball court within the main sports hall; this space is also used for school assemblies. The LINC also holds a multifunction room that is used by the community for various sporting and community events.
The staffing profile of Leopold PS includes a principal and 2.6 Assistant Principals, over 50 teachers and 40 Education Support staff, a Mental Health in Primary Schools Leader, a Chaplain, and a Social Worker. Leopold Primary School has a Cultural Inclusion coordinator that provides opportunities for First Nations students to get together regularly to conduct cultural activities, known as our Mok Burryn Group. The school provides an approved curriculum framework differentiated to meet student needs. Students follow the Victoria Curriculum 2.0 including Physical Education, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, STEM and Cultural Studies as part of their specialist program. The school runs its own accredited Out of School Hours Care Program, including a Holiday program and additional service provision is hosted at the school to support students with targeted needs.