Assistant Principal

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Assistant Principal - Range 1

**Occupation**:Principal and assistant principal

**Location**:Melbourne - Northern suburbs

**Reference**:1491624

**Selection Criteria**:

- SC1 Educational Leadership
- a. Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school.
- b. Highly developed skills in leading and managing change including the leadership of others in the process of change.

SC2 Financial, managerial and administrative ability
- a.Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.

SC3 Planning, policy and program development and review
- a. Exemplary values appropriate to the development of student learning with a demonstrated capacity to achieve high quality student outcomes.
- b. Demonstrated ability to implement Department policies to a high level.
- c. An understanding of, and a commitment to, the use of learning technologies to improve teaching and learning.

SC4 Leadership of staff and students
- a. A highly developed capacity to motivate staff, develop their talents and build an effective team.
- b. A clear capacity to foster a learning environment that takes account of the individual needs of students and helps students to develop their special abilities and talents.

SC5 Interpersonal and communication skills
- a. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills in individual, small group and community contexts.
- b. Exemplary values pertaining to personal qualities of objectivity, sensitivity and integrity.
- c. An ability to work with parents and the community to develop a strong learning environment.

SC6 Leadership of Teaching and Learning
- Demonstrated ability to lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive curriculum that supports high-quality evidence-based teaching and learning in line with the Victorian Teaching & Learning Model 2.0.

**Role**:
**Role & Responsibilities**
- 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 programs 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.

**Assistant Principal
- Teaching & Learning**
- The Assistant Principal is a key member of the school¿s leadership team, reporting to the Principal. This role drives whole-school operations and champions teaching and learning excellence.

**Leadership & Operational Management**
- Serve on the Principal Team and Executive Leadership Team
- Drive implementation of improvement initiatives aligned with the School Strategic Plan (SSP), Annual Implementation Plan (AIP), and broader school priorities.
- Oversee staff performance, professional development, and induction of new staff
- Lead Learning Specialists, manage student teacher and ES placements, and mentor graduates and VIT staff
- Coordinate whole-school events, manage allocated budgets and resources

**Teaching & Learning Leadership**
- Design and implement the school¿s instructional model and whole-school teaching practices aligned with VTLM 2.0
- Use student data to guide teaching strategies and provide data-driven feedback
- Lead and participate in Learning Walks & Talks
- Deliver professional learning for staff development

**Curriculum & Assessment Oversight**
- Develop and maintain the school¿s curriculum framework in accordance with the Victorian Curriculum
- Build teacher capacity in the Victorian Curriculum 2.0, especially general capabilities
- Drive curriculum planning, assessment, and reporting strategies
- Lead data analysis at all levels¿from individual students to cohorts¿and coordinate NAPLAN administration (Years 3 & 5)
- Integrate First Nations perspectives into the curriculum

**Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)**
- Lead the ongoing implementation of PLCs at the school
- Develop PLC leadership capacity and observation cycles
- Plan and deliver ta