Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Leading Teacher - Range 3
Occupation: Leading teacher
Location: Grampians - Ballarat
Reference: 1490652
When preparing your application, please address the selection criteria in relation to the role and responsibilities described in this vacancy.
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.
This Leading Teacher role strengthens teacher capacity to embed digital literacy, emerging technologies, and data-informed practice across the curriculum, while ensuring staff and students are equipped with the skills required for future learning and employment.
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.
Responsibilities
In recognition of the importance of leadership and management combined with exemplary teaching practice for improved student learning outcomes, the key roles of the leading teachers may include but are not limited to:
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.
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 [email protected]
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
Enquiries regarding the position can be directed to the Principal, Jenny Bromley on 0408 652 304. Applications must include:
1. A specific response to all the key selection criteria
2. A CV including the names of three referees and contact numbers should be included in the application
3. Applications must be submitted, AS ONE DOCUMENT, via Recruitment Online.
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.
Mount Clear College is a co-educational Years 7¿12 school nestled in a beautiful bush setting adjoining the Woowookarung Regional Park, just six minutes from the heart of Ballarat. Although student enrolments are approximately 1,000 our focus it to combine the caring, student-centred approach of a small school with the philosophy of providing high-quality educational opportunities, stimulating and challenging every student to achieve personal excellence in their chosen pathways.
Our highly experienced and dedicated staff promote quality education where learning is at the centre of all we do. We are recognised for our strong, positive culture and are proud recipients of the Silver Award for School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support. Guided by the FISO framework, we embed wellbeing and academic achievement together, creating a thriving and positive school community.
Mount Clear College is a great place to work and learn, offering incredible opportunities for students and staff. We are a culturally diverse school with sister school partnerships in Vietnam, Finland, China, Japan, and Turkey. Our purpose-built Language Centre supports global learning and connections.
Students thrive in the many opportunities on offer outside the classroom, including the Sport and Outdoor Education programs, and our outstanding and widely renowned Performing Arts program, providing students with multiple opportunities to shine. There are multiple international experiences available to students and staff as part of our broad curriculum.
In our constantly evolving world, we are an innovative school that embraces new technologies, prioritises digital literacy, and equips students with the skills needed for an ever-changing future.
The College is home to one of only six specialist STEM centres in Victoria, providing students with cutting-edge facilities and unique opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Mount Clear College is committed to inclusivity, ensuring that students of all abilities are supported to thrive. We also proudly acknowledge and celebrate our First Nations programs, embedding respect, culture, and reconciliation as part of our learning community.
We value student and staff voice, alongside strong leadership opportunities, ensuring all members of our community have meaningful input into shaping their learning and workplace journey.