Assistant Principal - Yr 7-8

Selection Criteria

Key Selection Criteria:

1. Educational Leadership

• Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary education leadership of a school

• Highly developed skills in leading and managing change, including the leadership of others in the process of change

1. Financial, Managerial and Administrative Ability

• Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills

1. Planning, Policy and Program Development

• Exemplary values appropriate to the development of student learning with a demonstrated capacity to achieve high quality student outcomes 

• Demonstrated ability to implement policies to a high level 

1. 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 to develop their special skills and abilities 

1. Interpersonal and Communication

• 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 effective development, provision and evaluation of the school's education program.  In exercising the responsibility, assistant principals will have the authority to make all sig…