School Leadership

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 27/01/2028

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1452122

**Other Information**:
Elwood College is seeking a **dynamic and experienced instructional leader **to join our leadership team in 2025. This is a unique opportunity for a visionary educational professional who is passionate about enhancing teaching practices, fostering an inclusive and positive school culture, and building strong, collaborative teams.

**Key Responsibilities**:
As the Assistant Principal, you will:

- ** Champion Instructional Excellence**: Lead the advancement of innovative teaching practices, ensuring every student has access to high-quality, engaging learning experiences.
- ** Drive Curriculum Development**: Work closely with educators to design and implement a robust, future-ready curriculum that aligns with the needs and aspirations of our diverse student body.
- ** Lead Professional Learning**: Inspire and empower our teachers through targeted professional development, coaching, and mentoring programs that promote continuous growth and skill enhancement.
- ** Support a Positive, Inclusive Culture**: Nurture an environment of respect, equity, and belonging, reinforcing our commitment to every student's wellbeing and success.
- ** Collaborate Across School Operations**: Work as a key member of our leadership team to support school-wide initiatives, from strategic planning to daily operations, fostering a strong sense of unity and shared purpose.

**About You**:
You are a proactive and committed leader with:

- Proven experience in instructional leadership, curriculum development, and school administration
- A passion for fostering student-centred, inclusive learning environments
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and unite teams
- A growth mindset, with a commitment to innovation and professional development

**Why Elwood College?**

At Elwood College, you will be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to academic excellence and the holistic development of each student. Our school values collegiality, respect, and continuous improvement, and we are excited to welcome a new leader who shares our vision for a thriving educational community.

**VIT LANTITE**:
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must 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 Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.

**Location Profile**:
Our maxim "Together We Grow" reflects the collaborative approach to learning that is central to Elwood College. A co-educational secondary college situated in the heart of the leafy, seaside suburb of Elwood, Elwood College strives for academic excellence, to be a place where all students are empowered to learn and achieve. The student enrolment is currently 830 but can increase to 900 depending on international student enrolments. We focus on high quality teaching practice and the best conditions for learning to equip students with the knowledge, skills and dispositions for lifelong learning and shaping the world around them. We are passionately a government school and are proud to be the school of choice in the local area.

Our values are Respect, Integrity, Care and Compassion. Our mission is to foster in students a love of learning; to build their resilience; to enable them to approach the future with optimism; and to provide students with the skills and attitudes that will enable them to be productive and responsible global citizens.

Elwood College encourages students to pursue excellence in a culturally diverse learning environment through the development of positive, respectful and cooperative relationships. We have a high expectation that students will continue onto tertiary studies with enthusiasm and confidence. We focus on developing 'future-ready' students, equipped for life beyond school in a challenging local and global environment. Independent, inquisitive learning, and global perspectives are incorporated throughout the curriculum.

A strong and motivated Student Representative Council ensures that student voice is heard. In addition to being an active subcommittee of school council the SRC hosts a number of events each year, including a wonderful Student Talent Show.

Curriculum is designed to allow all students to participate in a wide range of purposeful learning experiences. Its structure ensures that stud