Leading Teacher

Plenty Parklands is looking for a Leading Teacher - Wellbeing/Facilities, with enthusiasm, a willingness to learn and a love of teaching primary aged students to join our school community. We work closely in year level teams todevelop an engaging and challenging curriculum. The successful applicant will be required to build positive relationships with students, between students, and with colleagues and parents within our strong values based community. The position may include a teaching component.

With approximately 725 students, 550 families and 70 staff, we need an enthusiastic staff member who demonstrates a real understanding of how students learnand who is committed to continuous improvement.

Our involvement and commitment to the Quality Learning program permeates all aspects of the school. We operate according to the Quality Framework based on a systems view, strong relationships, agreed processes and our Quality Principles. In our Systems View, we see our parent group as our clients and our role as providing an educational service for our students.

OurPURPOSE:

Plenty Parklands Primary School is a place of learning.

We educate children as lifelong learners to thrive in our rapidly changing and increasingly connected world.

OurVISIONis

Our students, staff and community learn and are cared for in an environment that reflects our school values and Quality Principles.

Our students are creative and discerning thinkers with the skills, knowledge and personal attributes to contribute as global citizens.

Our school promotes and fosters individual and team excellence.

Value is added to each child's life through our interdependent partnership between parents, staff, students and the community.

OurVALUESare

A FAIR GO FOR ALL-I live by Australia's tradition of democracy and freedom. I live in harmony and am open minded to diversity.

HONESTY-I tell the truth, even when it is difficult.

RESPECT-I treat others as I would like to be treated, with kindness and courtesy.

TRUST-I am responsible and do the right thing.

CARE-I am kind to others and am considerate of their feelings.

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT-I put in my best effort, individually and as a team member, by being persistent, resilient and responsible for my learning and behaviour.

The teaching profile in2026 is - 2 Principal Class, 3 Leading Teachers, 4 Learning Specialists, a range of experienced Teachers and Education Support staff.

All staff members are involved in the implementation of a comprehensive Victorian curriculum and are committed to continuous improvement. We will be implementing the third year of our School Strategic Plan.

Selection Criteria

SC1Demonstrated 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.

SC2Demonstrated 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.

SC3Demonstrated 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.

SC4Demonstrated 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.

SC5Demonstrated 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.

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 profes