Principal

24 hours ago

Melbourne, Australia Adventist Schools Victoria Full time

Overview

33-61 Edinburgh Road, Lilydale, VIC 3140

Salary - As per the Seventh-day Adventist Schools (Victoria) Liminted Enterprise Agreement

The Principal is the spiritual and educational leader of the school whose priority it is to ensure the strategic goals of Seventh-day Adventist Schools (Victoria) Limited are realised. With students being central to these goals, the principal is responsible and accountable for the successful leadership of the school in the areas of: Adventist Identity; Learning and Teaching; Developing Self and Others; Improvement, Innovation and Change; Management of the School; and Engaging and Working with the Community.

Principals operate within the powers and functions delegated from the Board of Directors through their representative, the Chief Executive Officer. Principals are responsible to the Chief Executive Officer for the good management and leadership of the school and operate within system policies and available resources.

Edinburgh College is an established school in the suburb of Lilydale in the outer east of Melbourne, with a current enrolment of 600 students across early learning, primary and secondary. To learn more about Edinburgh College, please visit the website .

Application Requirements

Applicants will need to hold a Master of Education and have experience as a principal or acting principal for a minimum of three years or substantive head of school or deputy principal for a total period of five years.

- being a practising member of Seventh-day Adventist Church with a strong commitment to its mission;

- a comprehensive understanding of the Adventist Education system;

- best practice in learning and teaching strategies, understandings and skills in the area of primary and secondary education;

- successful administrative and leadership experience;

- ability to foster and develop appropriate relationships with staff, students, parents and the wider church and school communities;

- ability to develop the vision, mission and strategic goals of the school and align them with the broader strategic directions of Adventist Schools Victoria; and

- ability to implement processes to manage physical and financial resources in order to effectively deliver the educational programs of the school.

Child Safety Seventh-day Adventist Schools (Victoria) Limited schools are child safe environments. We are committed to child safety and to promoting the cultural safety, participation and empowerment of all children, including children and young people with a disability and additional needs, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people, and children and young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

A link to our Child Safety Policy can be found here and our Child Safe Code of Conduct here.

Note: By applying for this role, you consent to Adventist Schools Victoria submitting your name to be screened by Adsafe Limited, the child protection arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, to see whether any child related concerns or risks about you are known to the SDA Church.

Only those with a legal right to work in Australia may apply, and the appointing body reserves the right to fill this position at its discretion and to close applications early.

Please note the incumbent will be invited to apply.

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