Assistant Principal-School Leadership

Overview

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time

Salary: Salary not specified

Grade: Assistant Principal - Range 1

Occupation: Principal and assistant principal

Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs

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Location Profile

Newlands Primary School, our motto ¿Through relationships we build success¿ underpins everything we do. We provide a caring and challenging learning environment that supports every student to thrive. Our core values `Care, Curiosity, Creativity and Responsibility¿ are embedded in our whole-school learning culture and guide our approach to teaching and community engagement.

Located in the residential area of Preston West, within the City of Darebin and directly opposite the Coburg Hill housing development, Newlands Primary draws students from a wide catchment across the Preston and Moreland areas. The school¿s Student Family Occupation (SFO) index for 2025 is classified as High, reflecting the general educational and occupational background of our parent community.

Newlands sits on a spacious site featuring two open grassed areas and landscaped gardens, offering students a range of passive recreation spaces for reading, games, and social play.

Following a major redevelopment, our facilities now include:

• Two modern learning hubs with six new classrooms designed to support our bilingual program
• The main school building containing 10 unique hexagonal-shaped classrooms
• Two DET portables to accommodate growing enrolments
• Dedicated specialist spaces for Music, Visual Art, STEAM, Library and Inquiry
• A brand-new gymnasium, upgraded staffroom, and a contemporary administration complex

In 2020, Newlands was officially recognised by the Department of Education and Training as a Spanish Bilingual School. This bilingual model is reflected in our 2026 grade structure:

• Foundation: 4 classes (2 Spanish, 2 English)
• Grades 1/2: 6 classes (3 Spanish, 3 English)
• Grades 3/4: 6 classes (3 Spanish, 3 English)
• Grades 5/6: 6 classes (3 Spanish, 3 English)

Our Specialist Programs include:

• Music (Spanish)
• Visual Arts (Spanish)
• Physical Education (Spanish)
• Community Inquiry (English)
• Wellbeing (English)
• STEAM (English)

Our administration team includes a full-time Business Manager, Senior Office Manager, and Office Administrator. We are proud of our dedicated and diverse teaching staff who work collaboratively in professional teams to plan, share, and deliver high-quality learning experiences. Despite limited access to some resources, our staff remain committed to providing the best possible programs for all students.

Newlands benefits greatly from strong community involvement. Parents and carers actively participate in classroom programs, sharing their skills in music, art, gardening, and cooking. Families are encouraged to contribute through School Council, the Parents and Friends Association (PFA), or one of our many sub-committees.

With projected enrolments of 470 students in 2026, Newlands Primary School has experienced steady growth over the past five years. We believe this reflects both the regeneration of our local area and the high regard the community holds for its local neighbourhood school.

Selection Criteria

KSC 1 - Educational leadership ¿ Outstanding capacity to lead college-wide improvement of student learning outcomes.

KSC 2 - Financial, managerial and administrative ability ¿ Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.

KSC 3 - Planning, policy and program development and review ¿ Demonstrated ability to develop, deliver and evaluate strategies for school improvement.

KSC 4 - Leadership of staff and students ¿ Demonstrated ability to motivate staff, develop their capacity and build an effective team.

KSC 5 - Interpersonal and communication skills ¿ Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills. null Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain partnerships with external organisations. null Exemplary values pertaining to personal qualities of objectivity, sensitivity and integrity.

KSC 6 - Bilingual Education ¿ Demonstrates a high-level knowledge and understanding required to effectively lead and enhance the bilingual model at Newlands Primary School.

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 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;

Who May Apply

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

EEO AND OHS Commitment

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

Child Safe Standards

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:

DE Values

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:

Conditions of Employment

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at

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.

Applications close Wednesday 10 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted

29 August 2025

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