Alternate Setting (Flow Campus Principal)

VISION

Achieving success in a caring and creative environment.

PHILOSOPHY

We believe all students can learn and that all students can be successful.
We believe that individual well-being stems from a sense of accomplishment and belonging.
We believe there are different forms of success.

MISSION

Bass Coast College seeks to create a challenging learning environment that encourages high expectations for success through instruction that caters for individual differences and learning styles. Creativity and care are pillars of our learning environment.

In addition to developing skills and knowledge, we also aim to develop:

·       A sense of adventure.

·       Emotional Intelligence.

·       An appreciation of the context of knowledge / learning.

·       Respect for self/others.

·       Team skills.

·       Problem solving skills.

·       Aspiration.

·       Responsibility.

·       Organisational skills.

·       Resilience.

Genuine empathy for our students is central to our practice. An understanding of them and their personal circumstances is essential in a holistic approach to their learning.

PROFILE

Located in the Inner Gippsland Area of DET¿s South-East Victoria Region, Bass Coast College is a Year 7-12 multi-campus school catering to over 1600 students. The Dudley Campus (Years 7 to 9) and the Wonthaggi Campus (Years 10 to 12) are situated three kilometres apart. A second junior campus (Years 7 to 9) has opened San Remo, and our FLOW Campus in Wonthaggi provides individualised learning programs for students requiring specialised support.

Located in the rapidly growing Bass Coast Shire, the College is immensely proud to be the government secondary education provider for the area. It draws its students from nine feeder schools located in the Bass Coast Shire. The College¿s zone encompasses a large rural and coastal area centred around Wonthaggi, Inverloch, Grantville/Corinella, Coronet Bay, and Phillip Island. Over half of the student population travel to the school by bus. 

The current staffing levels comprises of over 140 teachers and eighty non-teaching staff.

Bass Coast College recognises that students have diverse needs, abilities, interests, and ambitions and that its students are drawn from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds. These differences are catered for through the development of a comprehensive curriculum that extends and challenges students to realize their full potential. Sequential courses of study are provided for Years 7 to 10 in each of the Key Learning Areas. This is achieved using core units at Years 7 and 8, and a mixture of core and elective subjects at Years 9 and 10. With a large Year 11 and Year 12 student population, the College is able to offer a broad range of Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units and has a strong commitment to Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs.  A successful VCE Vocational Major (VM) program operates.

The Flexible Learning Option Wonthaggi (FLOW) Campus of Bass Coast College is an alternative educational setting. FLOW aims to reconnect students who are at risk from disconnecting from education and supports students who may be impacted by a number of factors. This can include mental health, anxiety, complex behaviour regulation issues, neuro diverse students and those who present with complex learning needs. FLOW works to foster positive student emotional health, improve literacy and numeracy skills whilst supporting students to transition back to mainstream school or alternative pathway settings such as TAFE, apprenticeships, or employment. As an alternative education provider, FLOW¿s mission is to connect with and support young people to create individualised learning within a safe, supportive, and caring environment.

The College also continues to develop its enrichment and consolidation programs. Students in Years 10 and 11 have the opportunity to accelerate through the VCE by taking higher-level units than is the norm for their age cohort. A highly successful select entry (SEAL) program operates on the Dudley and San Remo Campuses. 

College staff conduct a range of quality curriculum and co-curricular programs across all campuses. The College has a tradition of student participation and success in the Performing Arts. The College is a member of the South Gippsland Schools Music Program and currently has around one hundred students involved in the program. Bass Coast College regularly enjoys sporting success at local, state, and national levels. An ADVANCE program (based on surf lifesaving) also operates in the College. 

The College is committed to the welfare of its students. To this end, a Student Welfare Coordinator is attached to each campus, along with Careers counselling. The staff are dedicated professional educators who place importance on quality teaching and professional development. The College provides a caring, supportive environment whilst also encouraging teamwork, leadership, and a sense of belonging. Students are encouraged to develop leadership skills through the Peer Support Program, Representative Committees, and as elected student leaders.

Extensive recreational, sporting, and educational facilities are available. These include gymnasiums, libraries, canteens, computer centres, theatrette/drama rooms, courts and oval or playing fields at each campus. The College also enjoys access to extensive community recreational facilities, local beaches, and coastal reserves.

The extensive grounds and buildings are well maintained and attractive. The College continues to focus on upgrading facilities and grounds, having made extensive upgrades across all sites.

In 2020, the College, transferred its Years 10, 11 and 12 programs to its new Senior Campus in McKenzie Street (Wonthaggi). This project also included an extended three-court highball facility with extensive community facilities. The community facility is coordinated with our key partner, the Bass Coast Shire.

In 2022, the Minister for Education officially opened an additional junior Campus for our College in San Remo. This exciting development coincided with extensive work from the staff who have overhauled curriculum offerings to support the significant organisational change across the College. A name change process was also undertaken, and the former Wonthaggi Secondary College is now renamed Bass Coast College, reflecting its expansion, and the wider area where the young people it supports reside with their families.

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 resources.

Typically, assistant principals perform one or more of the following functions:

•    supervision and coordination of the work of senior curriculum or level coordinators;
•    allocation of budgets, positions of responsibility and other resources within the area of responsibility;
•    supervision of the delivery of teaching programs;
•    management of programs to improve the knowledge and experience of staff;
•    responsibility for general discipline matters beyond the management of classroom teachers and year level coordinators;
•    contribute to the overall management of the school;

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

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via *******@education.vic.gov.au

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

 https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

 https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

FLOW Campus Principal (AP1)

BCC Overview (portfolio) of key roles:

FLOW Campus Coordination

Staff Management/Support

Student Management & Wellbeing Support

Ensuring development of student learning plans

Staff Leave replacements

Department Requirements/Initiatives

Program Coordination

Transition Arrangements

EOY Programs

Instructional Leadership

Other duties as required by the College Principal. 

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements. This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.