Executive Principal

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 27/01/2030

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1455377

**Location Profile**:
Parkville College is a registered specialist multi-campus school that delivers high quality education programs to meet the needs of young people, in custody, aged 10-21 years. Campuses are located at Cherry Creek (Little River) and Parkville Youth Justice Precincts, as well as Secure Care Units in Ascot Vale and Maribyrnong.

The education model at Parkville College emphasises strong local partnerships and flexible educational options that include the Victorian Curriculum (Foundation-10), Senior Secondary Certificates (VCE, VM, and VPC), and vocational studies. This ensures that students receive a comprehensive, globally and culturally responsive curriculum. At Parkville College, educators use a pedagogical model that incorporates High Impact Teaching Strategies and High Impact Engagement Strategies. This culturally responsive approach is underpinned by five practice principles, which include student empowerment and voice, connection to community and culture, strong and secure relationships, culturally safe spaces, and staff self-awareness and growth. The model promotes a critically conscious independent learner who is equipped to fulfill their unlimited potential.

Working in collaboration with the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) staff, Department of Families Fairness and Housing (DFFH), Parkville College provides students with differentiated and bespoke learning experiences. This approach ensures that young people in custody receive a tailored education that meets their specific needs and sets them on a path towards a brighter future.

**Selection Criteria**:
**(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**

Ability to work in a complex stakeholder environment including multiple government agencies and lead complex change.

**Role**:
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.

**Responsibilities**:
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:

- ensure the delivery of a comprehensive education program to all students
- be executive officer of the school council.
- establish and manage financial systems in accordance with the Department and school council requirements.
- represent the Department in the school and the local community.
- implement decisions of the school council.
- contribute to system-wide activities, including policy and strategic planning and development.
- manage and integrate the resources available to the school.
- appropriately involve staff, students and the community in the development, implementation and review of school policies, programs and operations.
- report to the Department, school community, parents and students on the achievements of the school and of individual students as appropriate.

**Who May Apply**:
Appropriately qualified individuals currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teachi