Department of Education Victoria – Geelong VIC

Grovedale College is a medium sized secondary college with an enrolment of 689 students, located in a semi-rural setting serving the southern suburbs of Geelong and the surrounding rural and Surf Coast communities.

The College provides a broad range of educational opportunities across the Arts, Sciences, Sport and Technology, together with VCE, VET and vocational pathway programs. Excellence, achievement and continuous improvement are central to our approach, with a strong focus on supporting students to achieve their individual goals and aspirations. Grovedale College also operates the Grovedale P-12 Deaf Facility in partnership with Grovedale West Primary School.

Significant investment in recent years has provided the College with high quality facilities and learning environments. These include a contemporary computer network, Library Resource Centre, Senior School Study Centre, Technology facilities, Visual and Performing Arts spaces, Theatre, Gymnasium, Fitness Centre, sporting ovals and courts.

Our teaching and learning programs focus on engaging students as active learners, developing higher order thinking, collaboration, creativity and problem solving skills. Staff work collaboratively to support student learning and wellbeing and to continually improve teaching practice.

Sport and outdoor education are an important part of College life. Our location provides unique opportunities for activities including surfing, kayaking, snorkelling, bodyboarding, windsurfing, cycling, horse riding, rock climbing and lifesaving. The Grovedale Education and Sporting Precinct and Sports Academy provide further opportunities for students to develop their sporting skills and pursue pathways in sport.





Students are encouraged to participate in a wide range of enrichment opportunities, including public speaking, debating, academic competitions, Performing Arts, camps and student leadership programs.

The College Leadership Team works collaboratively to implement the College vision and support a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, collaboration and high quality instructional practice. Our staff are committed to creating a positive learning setting where students are encouraged to achieve, participate and reach their potential.

Selection Criteria

(a) Vision and values

Demonstrated capacity to create a shared vision, define and gain acceptance of school goals and set and communicate expectations for effective performance.

(b) Teaching and Learning

Demonstrated ability to manage the quality of teaching and create a positive culture of challenge, support and collaboration.

(c) Improvement, Innovation and Change

Demonstrated capacity to produce and implement clear, evidence-based improvement plans and policies and lead innovation and change.

(d) Management

Demonstrated capacity to ensure that the school's human, physical and financial resources are efficiently allocated and managed.

(e) Development





Demonstrated capacity to create a professional learning community that is focused on the continuous improvement of teaching and learning, supporting all staff to achieve high standards and commitment to their own learning and wellbeing.

(f)Engagement

Demonstrated capacity to develop positive relationships with students, parents/families and the local community and participate in and contribute to system-level activities.

(g)Community Criterion

Demonstrated capacity to lead and support a school community through change, celebrating and strengthen current practice, whilst driving a culture of continuous improvement for all.

Role

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.

Responsibilities

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:

- ensure the delivery of a comprehensive education program to all students
- be executive officer of the school council.
- establish and manage financial systems in acc

📌 Principal-Range 5 (Geelong)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
📍 Geelong