Principal Class Leader - Year 1-3 is a key member of our Principal Class and Operations Team. This team is made up of the Founding Principal, 10 Assistant Principals and 2 Business Managers. This team has crucial responsibility for the management of significant areas and functions within our school. This reinforces our safe and orderly environment and allows for the ongoing effective operation, development, and continual improvement of programs and operations of Strathtulloh PS in a proactive, passionate and positive collaborative environment.
Located on beautiful Wurundjeri Country, Strathtulloh Primary School has been educating with HEART since 2022. We are a brand-new state of the art school, located in the suburb of Strathtulloh. We opened in January 2022 with 710 students already growing to over 1250 students and employing over 150 staff in 2026.
Our students are phenomenal and eager learners who are beautifully behaved and respectful. We are supported by families and a community who really value and support education and our school.
School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) and Respectful Relationships (RR) feature strongly at our school, along with a culture that supports positive, proactive and passionate wellbeing and learning for students and staff. Our students, staff and community demonstrate outstanding positive behaviours and consistently work to demonstrate and build their #StrathtullohHEART.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and progressive school community. Our staff are our most valuable resource and we provide support & recognition accordingly. Our Coaching, Wellbeing and Principal Class teams are visible and involved, working collaboratively with staff to support the best outcomes for students.
The Strathtulloh community are encouraged to be Helpful, Excelling, Accepting, Resilient and Trustworthy people as they demonstrate, support and strive for a #StrathtullohHEART
You are strongly encouraged to tour the school before applying; please email [email protected] with your contact details.
Your application for this position must specifically address each of the selection criteria.
Please include the name, email address and phone number of at least 3 relevant referees who will need to complete a reference for you.
Please make sure all of your school based experience is clearly outlined in your resume and that your documents are uploaded with your name at the start of the title and saved as a
PDF.
Once your application is submitted on Recruitment Online/School Jobs Victoria please also email a copy to [email protected]
Your application for this position must specifically address each of the selection criteria.
KSC 1 EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
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Outstanding capacity and experience with visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school.
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Highly developed skills and experience in leading and managing change including the leadership of others in the process of change.
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Demonstrated knowledge and experience in exceeding the complex requirements of a Principal Class role.
KSC 2 FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ABILITY
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Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.
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Outstanding demonstrated ability to plan and exceed deadlines and requirements.
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Highly developed demonstrated experience and skills in meeting all Department, VRQA and other organisation requirements in the establishment of a new educational setting.
KSC 3 PLANNING, POLICY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW
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Exemplary values appropriate to the development of student and adult learning with a demonstrated capacity to achieve high quality outcomes for all students and staff.
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Demonstrated ability to implement Department and school policies to a high level.
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An understanding of, and a commitment to, the use of learning technologies to improve teaching and learning.
KSC 4 LEADERSHIP OF STAFF AND STUDENTS
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A highly developed capacity and experience with motivating staff, developing their talents and building effective teams of teachers and education support.
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A clear capacity and experience with fostering a large learning environment that takes account of the individual needs of students and staff and helps them develop their special abilities and talents.
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Outstanding ability to grow a team of Principal Class and Senior Teaching staff.
KSC 5 INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
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Highly developed and demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills in individual, small group, large group and community contexts.
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Exemplary values pertaining to qualities of objectivity, sensitivity, confidentiality and integrity.
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An ability to work with families, networks and the wider community to develop a strong learning environment and school reputation.
KSC 6: SPS SPECIFIC ROLE CRITERIA
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Demonstrated understanding of current educational research, which aligns with SPS instructional practice and our approach to teaching, learning and wellbeing.
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Demonstrated understanding of and ability to strengthen our positive, proactive and passionate school wide approaches with close alignment to our school values.
Please include the name, email address and phone number of at least 3 relevant referees who will need to complete a reference addressing the Key Selection Criteria for you.
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:
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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
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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
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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:
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The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and
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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
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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.
