Assistant Principal

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time

Salary: Salary not specified

Grade: Assistant Principal - Range 1

Occupation: Principal and assistant principal

Location: Gippsland - Latrobe

Reference:

SC1: Educational Leadership

• Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school.
• Highly developed skills in leading and managing change including the leadership of others in the process of change.

SC2: Financial, Managerial and Administrative ability.

• Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.

SC3: Planning, Policy and Program Development and Review

• Exemplary values appropriate to the development of student learning with a demonstrated capacity to achieve high quality student outcomes.
• An understanding of, and a commitment to, the use of learning technologies to improve teaching and learning.
• Demonstrated ability to implement Department policies to a high level.

SC4: Leadership of Staff & 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 helping student to develop their special abilities and talents.

SC5: Interpersonal and Communication Skills

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills in individual, small group and community contexts.
• Exemplary values pertaining to personal qualities of objectivity, sensitivity and integrity.
• Ability to provide coaching and feedback on Explicit Direct Instruction and curriculum planning

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.

Typically, assistant principals perform one or more of the following functions:

• supervision and coordination of the work of senior curriculum or level coordinators;
• allocation of budgets, positions of responsibility and other resources within the area of responsibility;
• supervision of the delivery of teaching programs;
• management of programs to improve the knowledge and experience of staff;
• responsibility for general discipline matters beyond the management of classroom teachers and year level coordinators;
• contribute to the overall management of the school;

Appropriately qualified individuals currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

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.

Glengarry Primary School is a rural school of approximately 160 students, located only a short drive from Traralgon in the Latrobe Valley, Gippsland, Victoria. Our school was established in 1888 and is situated in the middle of the community orientated township of Glengarry. We are proud to be an integral part of the Glengarry and district community with our student population drawn primarily from the township of Glengarry and its surrounding towns.

Vision:

At Glengarry Primary School, we are empowered learners and respectful community members who embrace challenge and celebrate growth.

Values:

Respect - caring for yourself, others and the environment and taking responsibility for your actions

Resilience - being able to problem solve and progress through challenges

Collaboration - working effectively to achieve a common goal

Progress - growing as a person and as a learner

Joy - finding your own happiness and helping others find theirs

We have 7 classrooms and run 4 seperate specialist classes which includes Physical Education, Art, STEM and Kitchen Garden. We employ 19 staff members which include a Principal, 8 classroom teachers, 2 specialist teachers, 5 Education Support staff, a wellbeing officer, and 2 administration staff / business manager.

We have strong Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) both as a Junior (P-2) and Senior (3-6) school, along with a whole school PLC which focuses on whole school priorities and building teacher capacity. We are proud to have a deep focus on building teachers knowledge and skills to support the learning of our students. '

Our school has been focussed on implementing Explicit Direct Instruction as well as having a documented curriculum for Literacy and Numeracy. We have a strong focus on coaching and feedback to improve teacher instruction. This will continue to be a focus over our strategic plan and the main focusses of this role.

Applications close Tuesday 26 August 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted

13 August 2025