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Location: Gippsland | Healesville
Job type: Full time / From 11/07/2022 - 10/07/2027
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Teacher
Reference: 1278182
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.
The Department of Education and Training 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.
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 http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/protect/Pages/childsafestandards.aspx
The Department’s employees commit to upholding DET’s Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. DET’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 DET values is available at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/workm/Pages/Public-Sector-Values.aspx
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.
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:
A person is not eligible for employment in the Teaching Service unless that person meets the vaccination requirements on commencement in the position.
Launching Place Primary School is located in the Upper Yarra Valley, in the shire of Yarra
Ranges. The school is situated in a residential estate in a semi-rural area, with students
coming from both local areas and neighbouring townships. The school has a reputation for
being close-knit and supportive, with parents and families invested in the school and it’s
community.
The current enrolment at the school is 167 students, with a number of students identifying
as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. There are currently very few students with a
language background other than English. Launching Place Primary School has a SFO of
0.550.
Launching Place Primary School offers a comprehensive curriculum program covering all
areas, including specialist instruction in The Arts, Physical Education, Cultural studies,
Japanese and Science. There are a range of support and intervention programs undertaken,
including MiniLit, MultiLit and Quicksmart, as well as support through the tutoring
initiative. To actively support these curriculum areas, the school offers the following
enrichment programs: Swimming, Bike Ed, Year 1-6 Camping/outdoor education,
interschool sport, musical productions and other community events such as Christmas
Carols and Easter events. Student leadership is an important element of the school, with an
active Junior School Council as well as a broad range of leadership opportunities for
students.
The school offers before and after school care, as well as a Breakfast Club several days a
week. The Buddy Program fosters positive relationships for students starting school, and
the whole school approach to School Wide Positive Behaviours encourages consistency and
celebration of positive achievement.
The school consists of spacious grounds with many grassy areas, an oval, two basketball
courts and a central courtyard. The unique design of the Hex building provides a vantage
point to view the grounds from a decked area. The school is surrounded by local parks and
embraces the rural climate with free range chickens and a developing vegetable garden.
Launching Place Primary School prides itself on being a place of learning and friendship,
where our values of Curiosity, Achievement, Respect, Empathy and Responsibility ensure
everyone in our school community lives, learns and thrives.
Full time / From 11/07/2022 - 10/07/2027
Not provided
Jacqueline Eycken | 5964 7783