Assistant Principal-Range 1

Location Profile At Moonee Ponds West, we create rich and challenging learning opportunities for every child, and our students are at the heart of all we do. Our students know themselves as learners; they explore and exchange ideas, and make meaningful connections with family, school, and the broader community. Our Vision: We think, create, and learn together. Our Values: Collaboration, Creativity, Resilience and Respect About our School Moonee Ponds West Primary School (MPW), established in 1888, is in the historic inner western suburb of Moonee Ponds. Reflecting the Victorian era, the buildings have been updated to keep the period façade with internal improvements to provide optimal learning conditions for all students. In 2024 we completed a capital works upgrade to our heritage buildings and playgrounds, which enhanced and modernised our learning spaces. The school has gracious Victorian and modern buildings, with specialist rooms for Library, Japanese, Music, and Creative Arts. The Gymnasium caters for a variety of indoor sports and includes a spacious performance stage. The school has a music and performance space and dedicated music practice rooms. The school grounds offer both active and passive areas for student play, two adventure playgrounds, a synthetic oval with running track and athletics sandpit, football, and soccer fields as well as a courtyard and centenary garden. The amphitheatre provides a pleasant environment for learning and social interaction. The Assistant Principal - Wellbeing & Inclusion plays a critical leadership role within the school, working closely with the Principal to ensure that all students are supported to engage fully in their learning. This role is responsible for leading both Student Engagement and Wellbeing and Disability & Inclusion (D&I) across the school, ensuring high-quality services, compliance with Department requirements, and a whole-school approach to student engagement, inclusion, and wellbeing. The position requires a leader who can strategically guide programs, manage staff, build capacity, and foster strong partnerships with families, external agencies, and the wider school community. We are seeking an Assistant Principal to complement our school, who possesses a high work ethic, is calm, well-organised and innovative, and works effectively in a team environment. We are looking for someone who will work collaboratively and positively with the Principal, allied health professionals, external services, and all members of our school community and contribute to the overall management of the school, including the role of Daily Organiser and perform other duties as directed by the Principal. The successful applicant will live our vision and values and be a driving force in the continued development of a positive, inclusive, and supportive school culture at Moonee Ponds West Primary School. You are encouraged to attend a tour of the school prior to applying to support your application and understanding of the school. Please contact Sandra Monaghan to discuss participation in a tour at education.vic.gov.au or 9370 6875. Selection Criteria 1. 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. 2. Financial, managerial, and administrative ability Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills. 3. 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 of Education and Training policies to a high level. An understanding of, and a commitment to, the use of learning technologies to improve teaching and learning. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. School specific criteria Demonstrated capacity to actively lead, monitor, and evaluate whole-school approaches to inclusive education, student wellbeing, and the building of staff capability. 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 education.vic.gov.au 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 Qualification Requirements 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.

Location: Werribee, Victoria, AU

Posted Date: 10/21/2025