Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Leading Teacher - Range 3
Occupation: Leading teacher
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 1531981
Brinbeal Secondary College
Are you looking for a school with an amazing staff and student culture, inviting & fantastic new facilitates, and aspirational students? Well, we have the school for you! Our college is expanding, and we are excited to grow our leadership team with a range of positions and opportunities available. In 2027 we are adding an additional 9 NEW Leading Teacher positions.
We are seeking dedicated educators who are committed to empowering colleagues and students, playing a pivotal role in our college community. We encourage applications from educators with all levels of experience, from current established leaders to aspirational leaders looking to advance their career opportunities.
About our School:
Our Facilities:
Stage 1 state of the art educational facilities are now complete and includes:
Stage 2 construction is currently underway and is anticipated to be completed before the end of 2026.
Our Values:
Brinbeal Secondary College's values are:
Respect - Have honour or regard for the worth of oneself, others and the school environment.
Acceptance - Value all members of the community as they present themselves and wish to be seen.
Aspiration & Achievement - Set ambitious goals and strive to achieve them.
Working at Brinbeal SC:
All staff at Brinbeal Secondary College have qualities which ensure the effective learning & wellbeing of our students at the school.
If you are ready for the next challenge in your career in education and enjoy working collaboratively to enable student success and achievement, feel free to contact the college either via phone or email to discuss the role further or to organise a school tour with a member of the Principal Class.
SC1 Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the implementation of school priorities, and the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum.
SC2 Demonstrated ability to lead the planning and implementation of high impact teaching strategies that respond to student learning needs. Demonstrated ability to support teachers to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.
SC3 Demonstrated exemplary ability to monitor and assess student learning at a class, cohort or whole-school level and use this data to lead improvement initiatives. Demonstrated ability to support others in using data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
SC4 Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community focused on student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.
SC5 Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values and support colleagues to adopt these behaviours and attitudes. Demonstrated ability to reflect upon their own, others and whole-school practice and contribute to the provision of whole-school professional learning.
SC6 Demonstrated ability and expertise in creating a highly functioning collaborative curriculum team that strives for continual improvement influenced by data, student agency and teacher feedback
Role Description:
The position of Leading Teacher - Domain Leader is a key position implementing the College Strategic Plan and Annual Implementation Plan goals in relation to:
Each Leading Teacher will be responsible for a negotiated improvement area in line with the School Strategic Plan.
The Leading Teacher - Domain Leader will play a key role is supporting the implementation of curriculum planning, documentation and delivery across their learning domain. They will work alongside other domain leaders to ensure consistent expectations across all learning areas.
As a new and rapidly growing school, the college expects to employee 20-30 new teachers each year for the next 5 to 6 years. Leading Teacher - Domain Leader will ensure all new staff are supported as they transition to the College, whether they be a graduate or highly experienced teacher.
The Leading Teacher - Domain Leader reports to the Principal via an Assistant Principal - Teaching & Learning.
Essential Requirements of the Role
Leading teachers will be highly skilled classroom practitioners and undertake leadership and management roles commensurate with their salary range. The role of leading teachers is to improve the skill, knowledge and performance of the teaching workforce in a school or group of schools and to improve the curriculum program of a school.
Typically, leading teachers are responsible for coordinating a number of staff to achieve improvements in teaching and learning which may involve the coordination and professional support of colleagues through modelling, collaborating and coaching and using processes that develop knowledge, practice and professional engagement in others.
Leading teachers are expected to lead and manage a significant area or function within the school with a high degree of independence to ensure the effective development, provision and evaluation of the school's education program.
Leading teachers will be expected to make a significant contribution to policy development relating to teaching and learning in the school. A leading teacher has a direct impact and influence on the achievement of the school goals.
Leading teachers are usually responsible for the implementation of one or more priorities contained in the school strategic plan.
Time Allowance: up to 5 hours per week
In recognition of the importance of exemplary practice for improved student learning outcomes, the key roles of the Leading Teacher - Domain Leader may include but are not limited to:
Domain Leadership: Overseeing the organisation and management of their relevant Learning domain including resource and budget management; incursion, excursions; newsletter & social media articles and wider school community events. Lead a professional culture of learning and school improvement.
Curriculum Planning: Leading and managing the implementation of curriculum planning, documentation and delivery across their Learning domain which sees students at the centre of highly effective curriculum design, documentation, delivery and assessment
Policy Support: Support the development of College VCE policies and procedures and learning
Coaching & Mentoring: Mentoring Graduate and provisionally Registered Teachers. Undertake peer observations using school processes and protocols for classroom observation, feedback of teacher practice and peer collaboration.
Curriculum Review: Reviewing the curriculum offerings including managing updates to Curriculum handbooks and textbook selections to ensure students engage deeply in learning that is interesting, relevant and appropriately challenging
Assessment: Leading and managing the development of their relevant Learning domains assessment and reporting practices including oversight of the relevant domains Assessment schedule, Yr 7-10 Common Assessment Tasks, Semester examinations, Compass Learning tasks and effective moderations practices within the domain.
Use of Data: Work with the Leadership team to analyse student learning data (including, NAPLAN, PAT, Learning Task and Report data) to inform the planning, implementation and review of teaching and learning strategies to improve student outcomes.
Capacity Building: Work with the school leadership team to develop a shared view of highly effective teacher practice, pedagogy and maintaining safe learning environments. Model and build staff capacity to implement PCMS across the domain.
Exemplary Practice: Model a learning environment; that raises and maintains high expectations of all students; allows students to learn in all classrooms with effective inclusive practices and in a culture of inclusion. Demonstrate high-level expertise in teaching and learning practice. Support teachers to seek, analyse and act on evidence-based feedback for their own practices.
Developing Teams: Leading and managing the provision of professional development and developing individual and team development plans for teaching staff within the priorities of the school. Build teacher capacity and collaboration in curriculum and assessment design and documentation which is aligned with the Victorian Curriculum 2.0 and VCE.
General Responsibilities:
Contribute to the overall leadership and management of the school and support a whole school focus on improving student learning outcomes.
Leading and managing the implementation of the school operations and policies related to student engagement, student wellbeing and student management.
Demonstrate an active commitment to the College Leadership Teams and possess a strong commitment to personal leadership growth.
Model use of the College Instructional Model (GEARS), Staged Response Framework and School Wide Positive Behaviour Support framework (SWPBS), Positive Classroom management Strategies (PCMS) and support other staff to build their capacity in the use of these.
Support and promote the wellbeing of staff.
Promote and embed the Child Safe Standards and comply with other Departmental policy and requirements.
Being an active member of the staff team.
Undertake additional duties as directed by the College Principal or Teaching & Learning Assistant Principal.
Other duties as negotiated with the Principal
Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
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.
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
INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS:
Please ensure that your application (via Recruitment Online) includes:
Please note that the selection panel may seek additional referees beyond those you name. Consistent with policy, we shall advise you if we will take this action.
Applicants wishing further information about the college or this position, are encouraged to contact Assistant Principal, Angela Roberts, prior to the closing date of applications.
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:
Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found at Recruitment in Schools.