Assistant Principal
Job No:
Berry3336
Location:
Morwell
- Morwell location – easy travel from Pakenham and surrounding areas!
- Full time, permanent position
- Salary package equivalent to $133,000pa (inclusive of base salary, super and salary packaging)
- Additional full private use motor vehicle or $10,500pa motor vehicle allowance
For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.
The Opportunity
The Berry Street School is a specialist independent school consisting of four campuses based in Ballarat, Morwell, Noble Park and Shepparton. The Berry Street School adheres to standards set by the Victorian and Federal Governments. We offer an adaptation of the Victorian Curriculum for years 7–10 and the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) for students aged 12 to 18 years who have become disengaged from mainstream education, and delivers a trauma-informed education model.
The Assistant Principal holds primary responsibility for the management and leadership of the Morwell Campus.
Key Responsibilities
The primary objectives of the role include:
- Overall accountability for a high standard of delivery and the continued improvement of curriculum, competency-based learning, student intake, welfare & emotional wellbeing within the campus.
- Maintaining and leading a cohesive team bringing together the disciplines of education and welfare and ensuring team members are provided with supervision, support and professional development.
- Establishing, and growing local community partnerships and networks representing Berry Street’s educational programs.
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About You
You will hold a minimum Bachelor level qualification in Education/Teaching with a minimum four-years of experience and have full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. You will have experience or outstanding capacity for exemplary educational leadership of students who have experienced trauma and educational disengagement and financial and administrative management skills to contribute to the development of program budgets and the optimal use of resources.
The Benefits
- Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.
- Full private use of a Berry Street motor vehicle or $10,500pa motor vehicle allowance.
How to Apply
Applications including resume and statement addressing the key selection criteria for the position to be submitted by 11pm on Tuesday, 26 November 2019. Queries to Joanne Alford, Principal Berry Street School on 03 9429 9266 or jalford@berrystreet.org.au
Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, VIT and National Police Check.
Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify with a sexual and or gender minority identity. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.
Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.