Mini School

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: 1453577

**Location Profile**:

- Elevation Secondary College is a new 7
- 12 Secondary College in Melbourne¿s north. The school opened its doors to its first cohort of Year 7 students in 2020 to a purpose built, state of the art educational facility._
- We have built a great school with a powerful professional learning environment. We are excited to add Year 12 to the College in 2025._

**_ In 2022, Elevation Secondary College was named #1 best place to work in Australia/New Zealand in the Government, Education and Non for Profit sector by the Australian Financial Review and Inventium_**
- The school is situated in Melbourne¿s booming northern growth corridor approximately 23 kilometres from Melbourne and services the rapidly growing and aspirational communities of the Aston and Highlands Estates in Craigieburn, Greenvale and further north to Mickleham. The school has had significant demand for enrolments since opening
- well beyond current capacity._

**_ School Vision_**
- Elevation Secondary College is an outward facing school that values improving student learning, social emotional outcomes and educational attainment for all students. The school is known for its academic excellence, orderly learning environments, inclusiveness and the outstanding opportunities it provides its students._
- Elevation Secondary College teaches a broad and rigorous academic program that allows students to build skills in the context of a knowledge rich curriculum. Teachers engage students in lessons that challenge their thinking and promote academic effort and rigour. All students are supported in their wellbeing and engagement through a complementary system of high expectations, school wide positive behaviours and trauma informed classroom practices utilising the Berry Street Education Model. The school provides students with a range of extra-curricular programs that enhance learning in the classroom and the ability to engage the wider community, academic and corporate world._

**_ Professional Learning Culture_**
- Elevation Secondary College has a powerful professional learning culture, based on the idea that: ¿if we create a culture where every teacher believes they need to improve, not because they are not good enough but because they can be even better, there is no limit to what we can achieve¿ Dylan Wiliam University of London. Staff at the school maintain a professional approach to teaching and learning. The school has developed a culture of professional learning where observations, walkthroughs, coaching, data and academic research are commonly used to improve practice. Consistent with the schools behavioural expectations of Aim High, Work Hard, Be Good, staff will be expected to be aspirational, improvement focused and maintain positive and professional relationships with all members of the community at all times._
- Staff will be expected to balance the need for high expectations of all learners with a positive educational and trauma informed approach to engagement, wellbeing and inclusion._

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1** Demonstrated experience and skills in coordinating a specific education support function.
**SC2** Demonstrated capacity to supervise the work of other support staff and to develop procedures and guidelines relating to the work area.
**SC3** Demonstrated high level oral and written communication skills.
**SC4** Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.
**SC5** Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management in respect to the work area.
**SC6** Demonstrated commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.
**SC7** Outstanding professional and personal attributes including perseverance, humility, collaboration, and an improvement focus.

**Role**:
Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.

Direction on targets and goals is provided

but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.

The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with mínimal reference to senior management, althou