Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 4
Occupation: Education and training
Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs
Reference: 1528972
Eltham High School is a large secondary school on the urban rural fringe of north eastern Melbourne. The
school's primary focus has always been to enhance student outcomes through the provision of high quality
teaching and learning strategies.
Eltham High School is highly regarded as an educational institution. Its reputation as an outstanding academic
school is well recognised within the community and education circles. The co-curricular opportunities offered to
our students across a range of areas including the performing and visual arts programs and the elite sports
program are outstanding. Engagement with student leadership initiatives is sustained across all areas and
levels of the school.
Eltham High School has established a tradition through its strong commitment to the areas of:
* Inspiring through excellence
* Creativity
* Individuality
* Social Justice.
Eltham High School is a school with high expectations where you feel safe to be yourself and challenged to
think critically, to work independently and in teams, to show leadership and to achieve success along many
pathways.
We believe that the 'Deeds that Count' are:
* Respect
* Integrity
* Respect for diversity
* Environmental and social responsibility.
Further information is available at www.elthamhs.vic.edu.au
Applicants must be able to satisfy the following Key Selection Criteria.
Applicants are reminded to address the dot points under each of the following criteria within no more than one A4 page for each criterion.
The Student Services Leader will be part of a dynamic team of people with major responsibilities across one of a range of areas of the School's ongoing development.
Primarily, the Student Services Leader will lead and co-ordinate the work of the Student Services Team who, together work to assist students who are experiencing varying degrees of difficulty with their academic, social and/or personal life. A crucial aspect of this role is the building of positive relationships with students, staff and parents and with personnel in other educational institutions as well as with a range of external support agencies. The Student Services Leader will facilitate, either personally or through the team, appropriate strategies and the support as required, in order to assist any young person to overcome the difficulties that are preventing them from fully engaging with their learning. The end goal is that all students are supported to achieve success within their educational aspirations. The Student Services Leader will have leadership responsibilities in the enhancement of a student engagement and well-being culture, aligned with the Eltham High School Principles of Teaching and Learning, Core Values and the Deeds that Count.
The successful applicant will be accountable to and report to the Assistant Principal (Empowering Students and Building School Pride) and ultimately to the Principal.
The Student Services Leader will work closely with students, staff, the Executive Leadership team, parents, and the local and wider communities. They will have skilled knowledge of and contribute to system-wide preventative and intervention strategies to support student well-being. To ensure improved learning outcomes, the role will be proactive in the development and implementation of innovative ideas and approaches to student engagement and well-being and respond to identified needs of students, staff, and the school community.
The focus of the role is the provision of outstanding leadership in supporting student well-being within the school. This will be achieved by ensuring that assistance beyond the classroom is available to all students and that where difficulties arise, a coordinated approach to support is employed.
The Student Services Leader will lead the Student Services Team that is responsible for:
The Student Services Leader will exercise judgement and initiative in the delivery of support to resolve problems identified or referred by students (both self-referral and/or by other students), parents and staff to ensure the best possible learning outcomes for the individual. This would be exercised within the broad policy of the school and under the broad supervision of the Assistant Principal (Empowering Students and Building School Pride).
In collaboration with other members of the School Leadership Team, the Student Services Leader will develop and manage a range of strategies in line with the School Strategic Plan, to support students to actively engage with learning irrespective of the difficulties that may confront them, consistent with the school's purpose, values and beliefs.
The Student Services Leader will:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of 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
This vacancy is to replace an employee on parental absence and is for a period of seven years or until the employee absent on leave returns to duty at the school.
Both relevant professionals and teachers with a strong background in student welfare and well-being are encouraged to apply for the Eltham High School Student Services Leader - Education Support Level 1 Range 4 position.
All applicants are to refer to the Student Services Leader - Full Information Package on the Eltham High School web page via the Employment link.
https://www.elthamhs.vic.edu.au/employment-opportunities/
This vacancy is to replace an employee on parental absence and is for a period of seven years or until the employee absent on leave returns to duty at the school.