Be part of a team that leads with Compassion, Respect and Excellence.
Outstanding opportunity to work in an International Baccalaureate (P.Y.P) school in Tarneit/Werribee.
Davis Creek Primary School is a new co-educational Prep to Year 6 school that opened in 2020. Over this time, we have grown rapidly due to our positive reputation within our local community of Tarneit. We have rapidly grown from 253 students to over 900 students in 2026. Tarneit is a thriving multi-cultural community positioned only 25km from the CBD of Melbourne.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, positive, and passionate Assistant Principal to work as part of the school team and school community to contribute to our collaborative culture at our school.
We have an administration building including a library, two learning community buildings and a Performing Arts and Physical Education (PAPE) building. We have beautiful school grounds which promote active and passive play spaces.
Implementing a Rich Curriculum Framework - Planning Curriculum Together with Students at the Centre
At Davis Creek Primary School, we believe the strongest learning happens when explicit teaching and inquiry work together. Our role is not simply to help students acquire knowledge, but to ensure they can learn, grow, apply their understanding, and think deeply about the world around them.
We believe great teaching is driven by teacher expertise, not scripts. Rather than relying on pre-packaged lessons or PowerPoint presentations, we invest in developing teachers who have a deep understanding of the Victorian Curriculum, the IB Primary Years Programme, and the pedagogy that sits behind high-quality instruction. Professional judgment, responsive teaching, and knowing our learners are at the heart of every classroom.
At Davis Creek Primary School, we believe that every student deserves access to a rich, engaging and inclusive curriculum that inspires curiosity, fosters critical thinking and develops a lifelong love of learning. With students at the centre of all decision-making, our curriculum is designed to be rigorous, relevant and responsive to the diverse needs, strengths and aspirations of every learner.
Our rich curriculum framework is underpinned by a guaranteed and viable curriculum aligned to the Victorian Curriculum and informed by evidence-based teaching practices. Through collaborative planning, professional dialogue and curriculum mapping, teachers work together to design high-quality learning experiences that ensure consistency, coherence and high expectations across the school.
Planning curriculum together is central to our approach. Teaching teams engage in ongoing collaboration to analyse student learning data, identify needs and design purposeful learning sequences that maximise student growth. This collective responsibility ensures that every student has equitable access to challenging and meaningful connections between their learning and the world around them.
To strengthen the implementation of our curriculum framework, we will continue to build teacher expertise through professional learning, collaborative inquiry and instructional coaching. Staff will regularly evaluate the impact of curriculum delivery, assessment practices and teaching strategies to ensure continuous improvement and responsive support for all learners.
By planning curriculum together and placing students at the centre, Davis Creek Primary School is committed to developing confident, capable and compassionate learners who embody our values of CARE. Through a rich curriculum framework, we empower students with the knowledge, skills and dispositions they need to thrive both now and in the future.
Another major feature of our school's curriculum is the development of a high-quality Music, STEM, Visual Arts, Mandarin and Sporting Program that fosters student's intellectual, social and physical development.
Narrageil Ketherba - Stronger Together
We believe that together we will achieve more.
Vision
Davis Creek Primary School's vision is to nurture a creative and collaborative learning environment where teachers and students can;
achieve beyond their goals and provide excellence in teaching and learning in a safe and supportive education environment
flourish as caring individuals who display compassion and build positive relationships
embrace challenges and take principled action, both locally and globally developing international mindedness
be engaged, empowered and energised learners who demonstrate a high level of agency
develop positive and genuine partnerships with the community.
Mission
Davis Creek Primary School's mission is to develop and support a successful and inclusive environment where all students actively participate in and assume ownership of their learning. Together we create a rigorous instructional program, which promotes globally minded, empathetic, creative, curious, confident, and reflective lifelong learners.
Values
Davis Creek Primary School's values are based on the acronym of Curious, Agency, Respect and Excellence C.A.R.E
Please visit our website to learn more about our school to ensure our school's philosophy is aligned to yours.
SC1 - 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.
SC2 - Financial, Management and Administrative Ability
SC3 - 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.
SC4 - 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.
Highly developed capacity and commitment to lead a professional learning community through use of data to improve learning outcomes for all students.
SC5 - 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.
SC6 - Whole School Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Leadership
Demonstrated capacity to lead the development, implementation and evaluation of a coherent whole-school teaching and learning vision of Davis Creek Primary School. This includes curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and reporting practices, aligned with the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0, the Victorian Curriculum and the school's strategic priorities.
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.
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;
Appropriately qualified individuals currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
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.
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
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
- 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
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:
- The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and
- if the person completed an Australian postgraduate level initial teaching program or course of study on or after 1 January 2024, they must demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed a postgraduate level accredited initial teacher education program that has been accredited by an Australian State or Territory Teacher Regulatory Authority as satisfying the requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership 'Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures'; and
- a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program after 1 July 2016 must also 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 ITE program completed by the person).
Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found at Recruitment in Schools.
