Principal / CEO

• Lead this thriving, values-driven school community
• Inspire academic excellence, wellbeing, and faith in a close-knit community
• Champion innovation and growth in a supportive and high-achieving environment

The Position
Siena College, Camberwell, seeks to appoint an exceptional and visionary educator to the position of Principal/CEO, commencing in January 2026. This significant appointment follows the outstanding leadership of Elizabeth Hanney and presents an exciting opportunity to lead a vibrant, faith-filled community with a proud Dominican tradition.

Reporting to the Siena College Board, the Principal/CEO will provide strategic and inspirational leadership, building on the College’s strong foundations and guiding its next chapter of growth and innovation. The successful candidate will lead a high-performing executive team, championing a culture of academic achievement, wellbeing and faith formation. With a focus on contemporary and challenging learning, the Principal will ensure the ongoing professional growth of staff and the continued development of a welcoming and inclusive community.

With a proven record of educational and strategic leadership in a complex school environment, the appointee will possess exceptional interpersonal skills, business acumen, and the ability to inspire confidence and engagement across a diverse community. A collaborative, visible, and relational leadership style, combined with a passion for innovation and a future-focused outlook, will be essential to success in this role. The ideal candidate will be a practising Catholic and accomplished educator, with a deep commitment to girls’ education and the Catholic faith, and a genuine desire to embrace and promote the Dominican ethos.

The Organisation
As an independent Catholic secondary school for girls, Siena College is renowned for its commitment to academic excellence, pastoral care, and the holistic development of young women. Located in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, the College educates approximately 690 students from Years 7 to 12, fostering a close-knit environment where every student is known, valued, and encouraged to achieve her personal best.

The College’s vision, inspired by the Dominican motto Veritas, is to empower young women to be confident, articulate, and compassionate leaders, equipped to make a meaningful difference in the world.

Siena College offers a unique opportunity to lead a school of distinction, rich in history and tradition, yet forward-focused and future-ready. The College’s commitment to academic achievement, social justice, and the holistic development of young women is reflected in its outstanding results and vibrant community life.

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Siena College is an independent Catholic school for young women in the Dominican Tradition. Students and staff are encouraged and supported to aim high, to pursue their dreams and to excel in all that they do.

Siena College holds the care, safety and wellbeing of young people as a central and fundamental responsibility. The commitment is drawn from and inherent to the teaching and mission of Jesus Christ, with love, justice and the sanctity of each human person at the heart of the Gospel. The College is resolutely committed to ensuring that all staff promote their inherent dignity and fundamental right to be respected and nurtured in a safe environment.

Our staff are an integral part of our College community, they are passionate and bring a wealth of experience in their areas of expertise which help shape the education and the future of our students.

Applying for a Role at Siena College

All staff at Siena College have an indispensable role to play. All staff are expected to:

• Accept the Catholic and Dominican educational philosophy of the College
• Develop and maintain an adequate understanding of those aspects of Catholic teaching that touch upon their subject areas and other aspects of their work
• By their teaching and other work and by personal example, strive to help students to understand, accept and appreciate Catholic teaching and values
• Avoid, whether by word, action or public lifestyle, influence upon students that is contrary to the teaching and values of the Church community in whose name they act
• Be committed to regular ongoing professional development
• In teaching positions, they be qualified as required by state authorities and hold a current VIT Registration
• In non teaching positions, hold a current Police Check and Working with Children Check
• Be a person suitable to work with children

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