Year 9 Coordinator

**Reports to**:Head of City Campus

**Tenure**:Full time, Fix Term until December 2023

**About ELTHAM College**

ELTHAM College is an independent co-educational school in Nillumbik Shire, northeast of Melbourne.

ELTHAM College grows the heart and mind of each child. We believe that school is a daring adventure where children
learn to think for themselves, in preparation for a future of exciting possibilities. Located in an extraordinary
environment, students experience an engaging, rigorous world-ready curriculum while being supported with warmth,
care and respect.

The College has a strong commitment to technology. All applicants should be able to demonstrate their desire to
maximize the use of technology in an educational environment.

**Purpose of the role**

In consultation with support programs such as Student Services and the Lifeworks team, the Level Coordinator manages
the College life of all students at his/her level. The primary focus is to lead, manage, organise and promote excellence in
student development. The position of Level Coordinator has multiple responsibilities and a structure that requires working
closely with students, teachers, College management and parents.

**Major Duties**

**Manage Student Welfare**
- Establish effective communication channels with students regarding daily routines, College ‘tone’ and student

activities e.g. via noticeboards, electronic communication, assemblies and meetings
- Organise procedures to act upon solicited and unsolicited feedback from staff on behaviour (within the

framework of the Student Management Policy)
- In consultation with support teams, liaise with parents regarding general student welfare issues
- In conjunction with Student Services department, teachers, staff and parents, identify students with specific

social, emotional or learning needs and respond to these needs
- Monitor student performance including attendance, academic progress, co-curricular involvement and

demeanour
- Consult formally and informally with the Student Services department and attend Student Services

meetings
- Raise awareness within the student body of the College’s harassment policy and issues of mutual respect and

tolerance
- Ensure students operate safely within the framework of College and year level expectations
- Celebrate achievements in the co-curricular program
- Maintain Communication Logs
- Participate in the formal handover to the following year Level Coordinator
- Understand and respond to psychometric testing

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**Lead and Support Mentors and Year 9 teachers**
- Coordinate mentor meeting
- Model effective teaching practice, with special emphasis on the use of ICT in the classroom
- Proactively support effective teaching practices
- Provide mediation support between teachers and students and teachers and parents
- Communicate pastoral issues affecting students to class teachers
- Provide strategies on matters of classroom discipline, students with special needs and communication with

parents

**Transition Co-ordination**
- Oversee organisation of ELTHAM for a Day (EFAD) supported by the Head of City Campus and the enrolments

team
- Lead ELTHAM in Action (EIA) and individual tours in the absence of the Head of City Campus and/or the Director

of the Senior School
- In conjunction with the Head of City Campus, develop and deliver the Year 9 orientation program

**Contribute to College Management Team**
- Liaise with any level specific parent representative bodies and participate in their activities
- Brief Head of City Campus and the Director of Senior School on significant issues involving students in the year group
- Attend meetings with the Director of Senior School, Student Services and Level Coordinators to discuss

students of concern
- Actively develop plans and support programs for the development of students
- Ensure that College expectations are followed, as outlined in the College Rights, Responsibilities and Expectations
- Ensure all relevant information for staff is disseminated appropriately
- Analyse policy and issues that have an impact on their level and on the College as a whole

**Performance Criteria**

**Knowledge required for this position**
- Pastoral services within and outside the College
- Administrative processes within the College
- Working knowledge and understanding of psychometric testing (preferred)
- Willingness to attend Professional Learning
- Understanding of variation of student learning styles
- Knowledge of post-secondary course options and pre-requisites and the range of alternative

secondary/vocational options

**Skills required for this position**
- Strong staff and student leadership skills
- Student-management in a variety of contexts
- Identify and respond to students in need
- High level inter-personal skills
- High level organisation skills
- High level communication skills
- High level organisation/time management
- Flexibility
- Crisis management
- Understanding of computer softw