Assistant Principal (Teaching & Learning) - Range 2

Job Description

Assistant Principal (Teaching & Learning) - Range 2 Job posted: 31/01/2025 Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan Job type: Full time / From 17/02/2025 - 17/02/2028 Organisation: Schools (Government) Salary: Salary not specified Occupation: Teacher Reference: 1463565 Location Profile School Profile Purpose: Mordialloc College students aspire to achieve their Personal Best in all endeavours. Our mission is to provide a stimulating learning environment where all students feel safe and supported to succeed in a wide range of opportunities and pathways. Our students will become confident, successful, and invested members of our community and beyond. Values: Values are shared beliefs about how we work together. They influence our choices and provide a framework to guide our intentions, actions, and decisions in the workplace and in the communities in which we operate. The following four core values we believe will lay the foundation for our future success: Personal Best: Work to the best of your ability. Pursue excellence, try hard, and constantly seek to improve. Integrity: Be true to yourself by doing what is right. Be honest and trustworthy. Respect: Treat everyone with equal consideration. Be accepting of others and their differences. Responsibility: Be accountable for your actions. Contribute positively to the school and wider community. Community and Demographics: Mordialloc College is located immediately adjacent to the eastern beaches of Port Phillip Bay and enjoys excellent bus and rail access to neighbouring municipalities. It is a single campus 7-12 college and has been an integral part of the local community since its establishment in 1924 and will be celebrating 100 years of education in 2024. A diverse range of families from mixed demographics and an SFOE of 0.2791. The school has grown significantly over the last seven years. Our whole school enrolments is just over 1200 students including international students. The school population will stabilise at this number as we will only be taking 200 students into Year 7 in future years. Gender mix across the College is slightly uneven with male students comprising 58%, although in some year levels it is a 50/50 split. Enthusiastic and professional staff (112.5 EFT) comprising of 4 Principal Class, 80.5 EFT teachers, and 28 EFT ES staff. Over 70% of staff have been employed in the last six years in response to our most rapid growth years. Educational: At Mordialloc College, we are committed to maximising learning opportunities for all students with Quality Learning Principles and Restorative Practices Philosophy, along with an emphasis on high expectations forming the basis for future direction and improvement. Our teaching and learning practices and instructional model are aligned to the Curiosity and Powerful Learning framework developed in conjunction with Monash University. Strong whole school focus on Literacy and Numeracy. Innovative programs and high expectations coupled with a strong focus on student wellbeing. Outcomes in student achievement, engagement, and wellbeing place the College among the highest performing state secondary schools in the area. The College has a strong culture around professional learning and coaching as reflected in our dedicated PLC (Professional Learning Communities) meeting time and collaborative planning time together totally two hours on a Wednesday afternoon, with an early dismissal of students at 2.40pm. We also have a weekly staff workshop on Monday afterschool. In terms of staff Professional Learning, we are mainly focused on two of our Key Improvement Strategies in the latest Strategic Plan: Improve teacher capacity in VCE with a focus on teacher expectations of student capability, assessment and moderation knowledge and content development from year 7-12 and Improve teacher capability to differentiate learning, engage in moderation, and provide feedback process to improve learning. A two sub-school structure introduced in 2011, with students in Years 7-9 allocated to the Middle School and students in Years 10-12 allocated to the Senior School. VCE results - 100% of eligible students successfully gained their VCE and since 2018 we have achieved some of the best VCE results in the school’s history. Diverse interests and abilities catered for in our VCE and Vocational Major pathways. Excellent destination data with 100% of students who applied gaining a tertiary placement. Accredited SEAL (Select Entry Accelerated Learning) program, part of the exclusive SEAL academy. Sports Excellence Program in Netball, Basketball, and AFL introduced in 2020 for Year 7 students. This program is now for Years 7-10 students. Strong co-curricular program in the performing arts, visual arts, and sport. A growing international student program and the provision of a language centre onsite. Strong transition program has been in place over the past twelve years with our feeder primary schools including visits to each school, visits to MC, and delivery of specialist programs e.g. Science. Technological: Currently a BYOD for all students, Year 7-12 students. Range of desktop computers, Mac computers, and banks of laptops/netbooks/iPads are located throughout the school. Mix of interactive whiteboards, projectors, and large flat screen TVs in all rooms. Google Apps and Classroom is our learning management system. Compass package for reporting, wellbeing, attendance, event approvals and payments, and parent-teacher interviews bookings. We have a refurbished senior school precinct including classrooms, office spaces, study centre, and landscaping with outdoor seating and shade sails. Three new blue plexipave outdoor Basketball & Netball Courts new fencing, lines, posts etc. Flexible and collaborative teaching spaces also exist in our BER building for Science and the ICT rich student resource hub. Expansive and well-established grounds. Since 2020 part of the Stephanie Alexander pilot program in Secondary Schools. Since 2017 a new Performing Arts Centre with canteen attached and a new PE/Sports Stadium. We have an additional 12.6 million in state government funding to continue to modernise our College. This funding will go towards the development of a new Arts/Technology Centre. Selection Criteria Applicants should provide evidence of their experience and ability to meet the following selection criteria: a. Educational leadership: Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school or college. Highly developed skills in leading and managing change including the leadership of others in the process of change. b. Financial, managerial and administrative ability: Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills. c. 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. Demonstrated ability to implement Department policies to a high level. An understanding of, and a commitment to, the use of learning technologies to improve teaching and learning. d. 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 their special abilities and talents. e. 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. An ability to work with parents and the community to develop a strong learning environment. 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 At Mordialloc College, the Assistant Principal (Teaching & Learning) will be expected to have demonstrated the capacity to undertake duties including: supervision and coordination of the work of curriculum coordinators; supervision and coordination of the work of sub-school teams; allocation of budgets, positions of responsibility and other resources within the area of Teaching & Learning across the college; supervision of the delivery of teaching programs; management of programs to improve the knowledge and capacity of staff; responsibility for behaviour matters beyond the management of classroom teachers, year level coordinators, and sub-school directors; 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. 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. Assistant Principals work with students, staff, and families to support the ongoing improvement of whole school practices to achieve aspirational student outcomes. Using research-based pedagogy, the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0, and associated resources that complement FISO 2.0, the Assistant Principal (Teaching and Learning) will help drive a culture that celebrates growth and consistency across Mordialloc College. As an Assistant Principal (Teaching & Learning) at Mordialloc College, you will be supported to thrive on your journey as a key member of our Principal Class Team. As a new staff member, you will be under the direct supervision of the Principal who will provide you with the coaching, bespoke professional learning including work with the Victorian Academy of Teaching & Learning, and professional support that you need to be successful in your exciting new role. At Mordialloc College we pride ourselves on supporting staff so that we can deliver on our promise of high-quality student provision; our college has so much to offer you, and we are always proud to say that Mordialloc College is a better choice in education. Other Information Please ensure that your application includes: a resume including relevant experience as well as personal details (name, address and contact numbers, business and home) a section addressing the selection criteria, responsibilities, and the requirements for application under the Who May Apply section names and contact numbers (telephone and email if possible) of two referees Please note that the selection panel may seek additional referees beyond those you name. Consistent with policy, we shall advise you if we will take this action. 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. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr