Leading Teacher: Student Agency, Voice and Leadership

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Leading Teacher - Range 3

**Occupation**:Leading teacher

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:1491018

**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.

**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.

**Responsibilities**:

- In recognition of the importance of leadership and management combined with exemplary teaching practice for improved student learning outcomes, the key roles of the leading teachers may include but are not limited to:

- Assisting in the development and coordination of Student Voice, Agency and Leadership structures in the School
- Developing an effective, collaborative working relationship with all Student Leaders, the School and external agencies e.g. local and Victorian Government Student Voice, Agency and Leadership initiatives
- Supporting liaison staff and student leaders in their leadership of clubs, committees, programs and processes, and respond to matters relevant to Student Voice, Agency and Leadership
- Providing ongoing training and induction for student leaders in the areas of public speaking, team building, meeting procedures and school decision making processes
- Promoting the interests and activities of Student Voice, Agency and Leadership via regular Sub-school assemblies, newsletter contributions and School publications
- Preparing and administering the Student Voice, Agency and Leadership Program budget
- Attending and facilitating the effective functioning of SRC meetings
- Overseeing SRC fundraising activities in consultation with relevant staff
- Supporting school events (Welcome Day, School tours, music concerts, production, Art Show, etc.), particularly those involving student leaders
- Providing positive leadership in the development, coordination and operation of the Student Leadership, SRC, student voice and feedback and community support structures in the School
- Liaising closely with the Principal, Assistant Principals and Leadership Team in the development of Student Voice, Agency and Leadership and opportunities for student involvement in decision-making in respect to curriculum, assessment, and pedagogical approaches.
- Ensuring that the School gives students ample opportunities to demonstrate leadership and participate in community support programs
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