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Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 27/01/2030
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Teacher
Reference: 1430840
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.
Teaching and Learning
Demonstrated ability to manage the quality of teaching and create a positive culture of challenge, support and collaboration.
Improvement, Innovation and Change
Demonstrated capacity to produce and implement clear, evidence-based improvement plans and policies and lead innovation and change.
Management
Demonstrated capacity to ensure that the school¿s human, physical and financial resources are efficiently allocated and managed.
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.
Engagement
Demonstrated capacity to develop positive relationships with students, parents/families and the local community and participate in and contribute to system-level activities.
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.
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:
Appropriately qualified individuals currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
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 marrung@education.vic.gov.au
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
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 already be a Principal or have met the Victorian Aspiring Principal Assessment (VAPA) requirement as follows:
For principal positions advertised between 1 August 2021 and 31 December 2021 a person will be required to have registered to undertake the VAPA before being appointed to a principal position.
For principal positions advertised on or after from 1 January 2022 a person must have completed the VAPA and be provided with a statement of readiness before they can be appointed to a principal position.
Established in 1955, Brighton Secondary College (BSC) is a co-educational, government secondary school catering for nearly 1000 students from Years 7 ¿ 12. BSC is situated on Bunurong Country approximately 15km from Melbourne. The School¿s SFOE is 0.157and the staffing profile includes 3 Assistant Principals, 10 Leading Teachers/Learning Specialists, 68.4 (EFT)Teachers and 23 Education Support staff. Several vacancies exist across these teams.
Brighton Secondary College is guided by its vision, mission and values.
Vision: To provide a safe place where all have the opportunity to achieve personal excellence through collaboration based on respect, empathy, and integrity.
Mission: To develop future-ready global citizens. We strive to prepare young people to thrive and contribute in the world beyond school. We do this by creating responsible, empathetic citizens who are adaptable, life-long learners, and critical thinkers.
Values: respect, excellence, curiosity, integrity, teamwork, and empathy.
The school delivers the Victorian curriculum and the VCE. It offers a range of other enhanced curriculum offerings including the Select Entry Accelerated Learning (SEAL) Program for high achieving students, English, Humanities, Literature Enhancement Studies (EHLES), STEM, and Innovation and Enterprise streams. It is also an accredited International Baccalaureate World School offering the Diploma Program. Additionally, the school has an International Student Program.
There are many opportunities for students to get involved in the extensive co-curricular program, which includes the annual musical production and House Choral Festival, inter school Debating, an array of sporting competitions, community engagement programs, World Challenge program and overseas tours to our sister school in Japan.
Brighton Secondary College strives to help all students attain personal excellence. Through the whole school Personal Excellence Program, students have the opportunity to develop skills to achieve academic performance, build respectful relationships and consider pathways after schooling. The program is delivered across each year level so that content is targeted and relevant. The goals of the program are:
The school is committed to providing inclusive, comprehensive, and wide-ranging educational opportunities to young people. This is reflected in the diverse range of academic and creative subjects offered and the excellent facilities, including a well-resourced library, drama centre, performing arts centre, careers room, media centre, sports stadium, and hockey/tennis field. BSC also has a state-of-the-art Science, Arts and Technology wing, appropriately named the da Vinci Centre.
Brighton Secondary College¿s VCE results, and tertiary entrance offers are consistently well above the State average.
Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 27/01/2030
Executive Class
Rachel George | 0428 640 931