Assistant Principal-range 2

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full time

**Salary**:Salary not specified

**Grade**:Assistant Principal-Range 2

**Occupation**: Teacher

**Location**: Melbourne

**Reference**: 1475948

**Location Profile**:
New school community in Truganina

Tarneit Plains Primary School (interim name) will be established in 2026 to meet the growing educational and enrolment need within Truganina.

Our school's planned capacity will be 575 learners from Prep to Year 6 and will be situated within a growing housing estate with neighbouring grasslands, parklands, walkways and a proposed shopping precinct only 25km west of Melbourne's CBD.
If you are drawn to establishing a vibrant and outstanding learning community with:

- modern and sophisticated resources and facilities
- a positive working environment of support
- a learner-centred collegiate community
- the opportunity to develop a new school culture with like-minded professionals, this is the position for you.

When open in Term 1, 2026 our school will include:

- 3 learning neighbourhoods
- an administration and library building
- outdoor hard courts
- a community hub with indoor multi-use court, canteen and arts/music spaces
- a sports field
- a car park

Tarneit Plains (interim name) will work to develop a calm and supportive learning community for all that attend. We will do this with evidence-based instruction, inclusive practices and a focus on excellence and equity in learning alongside leadership opportunities for eager professionals. We will offer a variety curricular experiences centred in high-level Literacy and Numeracy practices. Tarneit Plains (interim name) will be a Supported Inclusion School (SIS) which will enable us to provide extra support for some students with a disability within a mainstream setting.

Should you have questions about how you can contribute to this exciting new school setting, please contact Blayne (principal):
0435 534 302

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1**Educational leadership**

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

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

**SC2**Financial, managerial and administrative ability**

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

**SC3**Planning, policy and program development and review**

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

(b) Demonstrated ability to implement Department policies to a high level.

(c) An understanding of, and a commitment to, the use of learning technologies to improve teaching and learning.

**SC4**Leadership of staff and students**

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

(b) 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.

**SC5**Interpersonal and communication skills**

(a) Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills in individual, small group and community contexts.

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

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

**SC6**School specific criteria**

(a) Demonstrated ability to promote student wellbeing by leading a proactive support team, responding to the needs of students and families, fostering an inclusive environment, and using data to enhance wellbeing initiatives.

**Role**:
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.

**Responsibilities**:
Typically, assistant principals perform one