Assistant Principal-Range 1

Selection Criteria

1. Educational Leadership
(i) Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school or college.

(ii) Highly developed skills in leading and managing change including the leadership of others in the process of change.

2. Financial, managerial and administrative ability
(i) Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.

3. Planning, policy and program development and review
(i) Exemplary values appropriate to the development of student learning with a demonstrated capacity to achieve high quality student outcomes.

(ii) Demonstrated ability to implement Department policies to a high level.

(iii) An understanding of, and a commitment to the use of learning technologies to improve teaching and learning.

4. Leadership of staff and students
(i) A highly developed capacity to motivate staff, develop their talents and build an effective team.

(Ii) 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
(i) Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills in individual, small group and community contexts.

(ii) 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 effective development, provision and evaluation of the school's educ…