Curriculum Access Leader

Location: Melbourne

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 30/06/2028

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1440349

**Location Profile**:
Schools and Regional Services comprises 17 Areas within four regions across the state, as well as 5 central Divisions. The responsibilities of Schools and Regional Services include:

- service delivery including performance, contract management, funding delivery and acquittal
- local area engagement, advice, support and partnerships
- workforce capability development, professional practice leadership and delivery
- emergency management including critical incident response
- supporting strong regional partnerships with early childhood services, schools and other education providers to deliver high-quality services and outcomes with a 0-18 focus.

The regional model is designed to:

- connect between central government policy and the delivery of high quality services to Victorians
- drive outcomes across all stages of learning through expert advice and support
- connect with families, service providers, schools and communities
- lead, collaborate and partner at a local level to overcome social and economic challenges facing our communities, towns and cities
- deliver health, wellbeing and support services to children, young people and their families to assist them in their learning and development
- improve connectedness and transitions between important points in a child's life - such as between early childhood, kindergarten, school and tertiary education assist and support children and young people who are vulnerable, disengaged, and those with disabilities or challenging behaviour.

Applicants are required to submit a CV and a cover letter (Selection Criteria no more than 2 pages).

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1** Demonstrated ability to work as part of a diverse and/or multidisciplinary team to achieve outcomes in dynamic work environments.

**SC2** Demonstrated strong communication and interpersonal skills, including a capacity to develop constructive relationships to advance the work.

**SC3 **Demonstrated commitment and capacity to lead school improvement initiatives and to build the capability of others to work through an explicit improvement cycle.

**SC4** Demonstrated outstanding classroom practice and the ability to support colleagues to continuously review and strengthen teaching and learning for all students.

**SC5 **Demonstrated understanding of system initiatives and resources to support student learning, and capacity to lead their implementation.

**SC6 **Demonstrated ability to monitor and assess data and to use it to inform teaching and learning, prioritise improvement effort and identify and support the needs of adult learners.

**SC7 **Demonstrated expertise in one of the following areas: Professional Learning Communities approaches, building capability for school improvement, developing middle leaders to enhance classroom practice, facilitating cross team and/or cross school collaboration.

**Role**:
An opportunity exists for teachers to be part of an exciting initiative to improve curriculum choice for rural and regional students. Working across schools within South East Victoria Region, the role is part of a multi-disciplinary team. This work supports regional efforts towards achieving the Education State targets, which aim to build a system that provides every student with the knowledge, capabilities and attributes that will see them thrive throughout their lives. Reporting to the Area Executive Director, this role is located within a placed-based team that collectively works with schools to implement:

- Improving curriculum choice for rural and regional students (focus area for role)
- Professional Learning Communities (PLC)
- Middle Years Literacy and Numeracy Support (MYLNS)
- Senior Secondary Reform
- Other emerging school improvement opportunities.

The work will be guided by Senior Education Improvement Leaders (SEILs) to support schools according to their specific improvement needs. Program implementation and practice oversight of the work will be provided by Senior School Improvement Practice Leads (SSIPLs) in each region in consultation with SEILs. Appointment to these positions provides an opportunity to enrich teaching expertise, leadership experience and further develop school improvement expertise in rural and regional schools. Staff will benefit from a customised program of professional learning to support their leadership of change management, use of evidence, and implementation of system resources and initiatives.

With a focus on providing responsive, place-based support, flexibility to travel is a requirement of this position and access to regional fleet cars will be provided. Staff should expect to spend the equivalent of four days each week in schools.

This ongoing role is located in a regional office. The tenure of this leading teacher role is