Assistant Principal-Range 1 at Government schools

Job Description:

Latest job information from Government schools for the position of Assistant Principal-Range 1. If the Assistant Principal-Range 1 vacancy in Mildura VIC matches your qualifications, please submit your latest application or CV directly through the updated Jobkos job portal.

Please note that applying for a job may not always be easy, as new candidates must meet certain qualifications and requirements set by the company. We hope the career opportunity at Government schools for the position of Assistant Principal-Range 1 below matches your qualifications.

KSC 1 - Educational Leadership

(i) Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school.

(ii) Highly developed skills in leading and managing change including the leadership of others in the process of change.

KSC 2 - Financial, managerial and administrative ability

(i) Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.

KSC 3 - Planning, policy and program development and review

(i) Exemplary values appropriate to the development of student learning with a demonstrated capacity to achieve high quality student outcomes.

KSC 4 - Leadership of staff and students

(i) A highly developed capacity to motivate staff, develop their talents and build an effective team.

(ii) A clear capacity to foster a learning environment that takes account of the individual needs of students and helps students to develop their special abilities and talents.

KSC 5 - Interpersonal and communication skills

(i) High developed interpersonal and communication skills in individual, small group and community contexts.

(ii) Exemplary values pertaining to personal qualities of objectivity, sensitivity and integrity.

(iii) An ability to work with parents/carers and the community to develop a strong learning environment.

The assistant principal reports directly to the principal.

Assistant principals have a primary responsibility for the management of significant areas or functions within the school to ensure the effective development, provision and evaluation of the school's education program.  In exercising the responsibility, assistant principals will have the authority to make all significant decisions relating to the program, budget and staff relating to their area of designated responsibility within the framework of the school's strategic plan, policies and budget.  Assistant principals will contribute to the overall management of the school through involvement in policy formulation and decision making.

The management of significant school program or functional areas in schools involve assistant principals in the analysis of the needs of students and the translation of state educational policy and frameworks into appropriate education programs to meet the needs of all students.

Typically assistant principals will be responsible for the effective use of the teaching staff and program budget of a defined area of the school's operation and for the oversight and leadership of the educational programs provided utilising these resources.

Typically, assistant principals perform one or more of the following functions:

•   supervision and coordination of the work of senior curriculum or level coordinators;
•   allocation of budgets, positions of responsibility and other resources within the area of responsibility;
•   supervision of the delivery of teaching programs;
•   management of programs to improve the knowledge and experience of staff;
•   responsibility for general discipline matters beyond the management of classroom teachers and year level coordinators;
•   contribute to the overall management of the school;

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 *******@education.vic.gov.au

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:

• The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and
• if the person completed an Australian postgraduate level initial teaching program or course of study on or after 1 January 2024, they must demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed a postgraduate level accredited initial teacher education program that has been accredited by an Australian State or Territory Teacher Regulatory Authority as satisfying the requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership 'Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures'; and
• a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program after 1 July 2016 must also demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements (this condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian ITE program completed by the person).

Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found at Recruitment in Schools.

The town of Rushworth was established during the gold rush in 1853. It is surrounded by several larger towns all within one hour¿s drive, including Bendigo to the south-west, Echuca to the north-west and Shepparton to the north-east. Rushworth P-12 College was formed in 1996 when Rushworth Primary School and Rushworth Secondary College merged. The school is currently situated on the original Rushworth school site, which opened its doors in 1872. In 2024 major capital works were completed, which endowed the college with a new Science and Technology building that provides three teaching spaces in Science, Food Technology and Product Design Technology, with a fourth general classroom space for theory work. The college also invested in developing the grounds with a further landscaped recreational areas and a dedicated Agriculture and Horticulture space. Just over 60% of students are bussed into the College from the surrounding smaller towns of Stanhope, Colbinabbin, Nagambie, Harston, Redcastle, Mt. Camel and Murchison. They travel on average twice as far as students in the state and region, and higher than the LGA average. The College is a large employer and major resource for local people and the College¿s success is of vital importance to local communities. The student population continues to grow in 2025 currently at 174 students in the primarily in secondary year levels, and was 150 in 2024, with a ratio of 44% female to 56% male students, among which are an indigenous population of 18%. 

Job Info:

• Company: Government schools
• Position: Assistant Principal-Range 1
• Work Location: Mildura VIC
• Country: AU

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