Location Profile

Ngurraga School is a new, purpose-built specialist school located in Werribee South, within Melbourne’s rapidly growing western suburbs. Established in 2026, the school will expand to provide education for students from Prep to Year 12 in 2027, catering for students with mild to profound intellectual disabilities.

Our school is committed to providing a safe, inclusive and engaging learning environment where every student is supported to achieve their individual potential. Through personalised, evidence-based teaching, a strong focus on communication, wellbeing and independence, and a collaborative multidisciplinary approach, we strive to deliver meaningful learning experiences that prepare students for life beyond school.

At Ngurraga School, we are committed to challenging the status quo, striving for excellence and continuously improving the way we teach, lead and support our students. Our school values underpin our decisions, relationships and daily practices, fostering a culture of high expectations, inclusion, respect and collaboration.

As a growing school, Ngurraga offers an exciting prospect for passionate and dedicated professionals to help shape an innovative and forward-thinking school community. We are equally committed to supporting our staff, recognising that professional excellence is built on a foundation of wellbeing, work-life balance, collaboration and meaningful professional growth.

Join our growing team and be part of a school that challenges thinking, values its people and strives to make a genuine difference in the lives of every student.

Selection Criteria

SC1 Educational leadership

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

(b)



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

SC2 Financial, managerial and administrative ability

(a) Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.

SC3 Planning, policy and program development and review

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

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

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

SC4 Leadership of staff and students

(a) A highly developed capacity to motivate staff, develop their talents and build an effective team.

(b) 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.

SC5 Interpersonal and communication skills

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

(b) Exemplary values pertaining to personal qualities of objectivity, sensitivity and integrity.

(c) An ability to work with parents and the community to develop a strong learning environment.

SC6 School specific criteria

(a)



Demonstrated capacity to lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of a cohesive and comprehensive curriculum, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based teaching and learning across the school.

(b) Proven ability to build Middle Leader capability by implementing a structured mentoring and coaching model, fostering leadership growth and driving sustained excellence in teaching and learning.

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 significant decisions relating to the program, budget and staff relating to their area of designated responsibility within the framework of the school's strategic plan, policies and budget. Assistant principals will contribute to the overall management of the school through involvement in policy formulation and decision making.

The management of significant school program or functional areas in schools involve assistant principals in the analysis of the needs of students and the translation of state educational policy and frameworks into appropriate education programs to meet the needs of all students.

Typically assistant principals will be responsible for the effective use of the teaching staff and program budget of a defined area of the school's operation and for the oversight and leadership of the educational programs provided utilising these resource

📌 Assistant Principal-Range 2 (Melbourne)
🏢 Government schools
📍 Melbourne