2025 Lt - Educational Leader (Head of School)

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Schools (Government) Full time

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 27/01/2025 - 26/01/2028

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1422386

**Selection Criteria**:
**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 capacity to contribute to the successful establishment of a new secondary school and a proven capacity for effective curriculum development and implementation of research based classroom management practices.

**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.

**Who May Apply**:
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.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
The Department values diversity and is committed to workforce diversity and equal opportunity in schools and all education workplaces. 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.

**Child Safe Standards**:
**DE Values**:
**Other Information**:

- This Leading Teacher role is tenured for 3 years and will be reviewed accordingly in alignment with the school strategic plan.
- Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a Facet 5 Personality Profile Survey for use by the Selection Panel.
- In 2025 the College has Year 7 to 10student cohorts. We will add a year level every year following.
- Until 2026 teachers will have a higher than normal curriculum development role. This curriculum is developed in detail, is shared and is collaborative in nature.
- As a college, we prioritise developing the skills of our staff and students with observation measurement goal setting and improvement for all. We run a targeted coaching program and offer leadership development pipeline for staff aspiring to school leadership and positions of responsibility.
- We offer flexible working arrangements to all staff including a work from home option.
- Applications should be constructed, and attached, as one PDF document.
- Applications (single document) should include your cover letter, CV, response to the Key Selection Criteria and a list of 3 relevant referees.
- Applicatio


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