Assistant Principal-range 1

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1454948

**Location Profile**:
Niddrie Autistic School has at its foundation a reputation for providing an exemplary education for students with autism from Prep to Year 3. There is a commitment to excellence, which is communicated, to staff, students and families. Members of staff have high expectations and a belief that every child can learn and achieve. The school has profound expertise in developing and implementing Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) and in assessing and monitoring the learning of students to ensure the goals are achieved.

Niddrie Autistic School is situated 16 kms north of the Central Business District (CBD) in the suburb of Niddrie. The school enrols students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The philosophy of the school is to provide an intensive program for students with autism to build their social communication and sense of self and others which will guide their inclusion and participation through their early years of schooling and beyond. Our school values are respect, collaboration, diversity, learning as an ongoing process, and sharing and growth of knowledge.

To support the needs of autistic children and their families, the school provides initial support for each student as he/she moves to their designated neighbourhood mainstream or specialist school setting. We are committed to supporting autistic students beyond our school by providing professional learning and advice to our community schools.

In 2024 the enrolment at its maximum was 129 students, 26.36% female and 73.64% male. 23.26 percent of students had English as an additional language. In 2024 the enrolment numbers increased by 20 from 2023. We are predicting growth by another 2 classrooms for 2025 based on the 2024 expressions of interest. The majority of students travel from a wide geographical area and travel to Niddrie by a contract bus service.

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC 1 Educational Leadership**
- Outstanding capacity for visionary exemplary educational leadership of a school or college.
- High developed skills in leading and managing change including the leadership of others in the process of change.

**SC 2 Financial, Managerial and Administrative Ability**
- Outstanding, operational and resource management skills.

**SC 3 Planning, Policy and Program Development and Skills**
- Exemplary values appropriate to the development of student learning with demonstrated capacity to achieve high quality student outcomes.

**SC 4 Leadership of Staff and Students**
- A highly developed capacity to motivate staff, develop their talents and build an effective team.
- A clear capacity to foster a learning environment that takes account of the individual needs of students and helps students to develop.

**SC 5 Interpersonal and Communication Skills**
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills in individual, small groups and community settings.
- Exemplary values pertaining to personal qualities of objectivity, sensitivity and integrity.
- An ability to work with parents and the community to develop a strong learning environment.

**SC 6 School Community Vision and Values**

1. Demonstrated commitment to the philosophy and practices of Niddrie Autistic School.

2. Demonstrated ability to develop, lead, monitor and evaluate learning and wellbeing in an early years autism school setting, differentiating for all learners.

**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 or more of the following functions:

- supervision and coordination of the work of senior curriculum or l