Assistant Principal-Range 2 (F-2) - Teach with Purpose. Lead with CARE. Grow at DCPS.

Be part of a team that leads with Compassion, Respect and Excellence. Outstanding opportunity to work in an International Baccalaureate (P.Y.P) school in Tarneit/Werribee. Davis Creek Primary School is a new co-educational Prep to Year 6 school that opened in 2020. Over this time, we have grown rapidly due to our positive reputation within our local community of Tarneit. We have rapidly grown from 253 students to over 900 students in 2026. Tarneit is a thriving multi-cultural community positioned only 25km from the CBD of Melbourne.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, positive, and passionate Assistant Principal to work as part of the school team and school community to contribute to our collaborative culture at our school. We have an administration building including a library, two learning community buildings and a Performing Arts and Physical Education (PAPE) building. We have beautiful school grounds which promote active and passive play spaces.

At Davis Creek Primary School, we believe the strongest learning happens when explicit teaching and inquiry work together. Our role is not simply to help students acquire knowledge, but to ensure they can learn, grow, apply their understanding, and think deeply about the world around them. We believe great teaching is driven by teacher expertise, not scripts. Rather than relying on pre-packaged lessons or PowerPoint presentations, we invest in developing teachers who have a deep understanding of the Victorian Curriculum, the IB Primary Years Programme, and the pedagogy that sits behind high-quality instruction.

Our rich curriculum framework is underpinned by a guaranteed and viable curriculum aligned to the Victorian Curriculum and informed by evidence-based teaching practices. Through collaborative planning, professional dialogue and curriculum mapping, teachers work together to design high-quality learning experiences that ensure consistency, coherence and high expectations across the school.

To strengthen the implementation of our curriculum framework, we will continue to build teacher expertise through professional learning, collaborative inquiry and instructional coaching. Staff will regularly evaluate the impact of curriculum delivery, assessment practices and teaching strategies to ensure continuous improvement and responsive support for all learners.

Another major feature of our school's curriculum is the development of a high-quality Music, STEM, Visual Arts, Mandarin and Sporting Program that fosters student's intellectual, social and physical development.

Davis Creek Primary School's vision is to nurture a creative and collaborative learning environment where teachers and students can achieve beyond their goals and provide excellence in teaching and learning in a safe and supportive education environment.

Davis Creek Primary School's mission is to develop and support a successful and inclusive environment where all students actively participate in and assume ownership of their learning. Together we create a rigorous instructional program, which promotes globally minded, empathetic, creative, curious, confident, and reflective lifelong learners.

Davis Creek Primary School's values are based on the acronym of Curious, Agency, Respect and Excellence (C.A.R.E).

Selection Criteria:

• SC1 - Educational Leadership: Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school or college.
• SC2 - Financial, Management and Administrative Ability: Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.
• SC3 - Planning, Policy and Program Development and Review: Exemplary values appropriate to the development of student learning with a demonstrated capacity to achieve high-quality student outcomes.
• SC4 - Leadership of Staff and Students: A highly developed capacity to motivate staff, develop their talents and build an effective team.
• SC5 - Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills in individual, small group and community contexts.
• SC6 - Whole School Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Leadership: Demonstrated capacity to lead the development, implementation and evaluation of a coherent whole-school teaching and learning vision.

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.

Who May Apply: Appropriately qualified individuals currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.

Diversity and Inclusion: The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service.

Child Safe Standards: Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students.

Qualification Requirements: To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class, the person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching.