Principal-Range 4

Overview

Work type: Full time

Salary: Salary not specified

Grade: Principal-Range 4

Occupation: Teacher

Location: Northern Metropolitan

Reference: 1479291

Location Profile

Wollert Primary School is currently in its fourth year of operation, located at 131 De Rossi Blvd, Wollert, in the City of Whittlesea. This area is part of the northern growth corridor of Melbourne, with major housing development present. The school opened in Term 1, 2022 providing for 190 students from Prep (Foundation) to Year 6. It is anticipated that our student enrolment will be in excess of 600 students in 2025. Our staffing profile, inclusive of principal class and varied time fractions, includes 11 leaders, 38 teaching staff, 4 administration staff, 2 psychologists and 22 teacher assistants.

Wollert Primary School is part of a community precinct. It is adjacent to the Kirrip Community Centre and Wollert Secondary College. This provides the opportunity for lifelong learning and strong community connections from birth to adulthood.

Families are supported by first contact at birth with the provision of Maternal and Childcare Health services, continuing with the availability of a range of parenting support programs, including community playgroups, cultural groups, Kindergarten, and specialist allied health services and early intervention professionals. Linking with these services is paramount in ensuring a supportive transition program is offered between kindergarten and primary school.

Strong links between our students across primary and secondary education have been established because of the co-location of our school and Wollert Secondary College. The opportunity for learning across the schools is building, with students, teachers, and families able to share learning opportunities, unique experiences and resources, assisting us to foster powerful community links.

Educational Vision

Wollert Primary School is committed to providing a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for all students, staff and members of our community. We strive to optimise learning, developing the social, emotional, academic and physical self for all. Our school recognises the importance of the partnership between our school and parents and carers to support student learning, engagement and wellbeing. We share a commitment to, and a responsibility for, creating an inclusive and safe school environment for our students.

Wollert Primary School is one of seventeen Supported Inclusion Schools (SIS) to open in Victoria by the end of 2026. As a SIS, we are committed to the provision of inclusive practice in environments where all student needs are catered for and everyone belongs. We pride ourselves in delivering high quality education for all in a learning community that embraces and values the uniqueness and character of every student. Every student at Wollert Primary School has the right to learn and is supported and celebrated in doing so.
As a Supported Inclusion School, Wollert Primary School engages quality inclusive education practices, including the provision of assessment, curriculum and pedagogy that is rigorous and accessible for all students, free of discrimination.

This includes the careful consideration and selection of the following features:

• the design and physical structures of our learning environments
• the teaching methods selected and implemented
• the curriculum framework and accessibility
• the culture and mindset of inclusion
• policies and practices that commit to inclusive actions

The physical design of Wollert Primary School supports the school¿s vision of a Professional Learning Community. This ethos underpins the approach to teaching and learning and whole school operations. The design and intent of learning spaces facilitate a Professional Learning Community approach, enabling educators to collaborate, implement high-impact teaching strategies and reflect on the impact on learning in a continuous improvement culture.

WPS School Motto, Vision, Mission and Values

MOTTO

Aspirations without Limitations

VISION

We Make Learning Happen For All

MISSION our compelling purpose

We commit to exemplary inclusive practice.

VALUES our collective actions

Be Kind Be Curious Be Brilliant Be Joy

Wollert Primary School seeks to recruit staff who:

• Share a passion for teaching and/or working with children
• Place relationships as a high priority in their daily work
• Display a positive attitude and enjoy team collaboration
• Relate positively to students, parents/carers and staff
• Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning

A school tour is available during the advertised period - please contact the school directly for details.

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.

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 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 [email protected]

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:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

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:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

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 http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

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.

VAPA Requirement

To be eligible for appointment as a principal a person must either:

• Be a substantive Principal of a registered school in Victoria; or
• Have a statement of readiness following completion of the Victorian Aspiring Principal Assessment.