Assistant Principal-Range 2

Selection Criteria

1. Educational leadership  

• Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school. 

• 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 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. 

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 effect…