Leading Teacher Range 3

Location: Western Region | Melton

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

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1457742

**Location Profile**:
Arnolds Creek Primary School opened its doors to students in Grade Prep to Grade 6 at the start of 2015. The school is located in the City of Melton and has been built in response to the rapidly developing local area. It is located at 59 Claret Ash Blvd, Melton West (in the Arnolds Creek Estate).

The educational purpose of our school is to focus on the following:

- Building a sense of community within the school
- Supporting the development of skills and attributes for lifelong learning
- Inspiring aspiration amongst the young people of the area
- Providing young people with a range of experiences which can support the development of social capital in the local community
- Instilling a sense of belonging, engagement and identity amongst students.

The learning and teaching approach will focus on a differentiated approach for all, and the provision of learning experiences which cater for the individual students within each home group. The curriculum, whilst integrated, and with support from a range of specialist teachers, will have a strong focus on the excellent teaching of literacy and numeracy with programs that help to ensure each child is reaching their potential.

The design of the school will include two sub¿schools, one junior and one senior and they will have an individual identity and dedicated learning areas extending from inside to outside. Specialist spaces will include - physical education, performing and visual arts, science, and a resource facility. The school will have a strong focus on student well-being, which will foster a safe and secure environment for all members of the school community.

Arnolds Creek Primary School is now seeking to appoint a classroom teacher.

**At Arnolds Creek Primary School we are looking for staff with the following characteristics**:

- High levels of energy, enthusiasm and passion;
- Capacity to self-manage and self-regulate;
- Have high expectations of themselves and others;
- Demonstrate and model resilience and optimism;
- Flexible, creative and approachable;
- A commitment to ongoing learning and development;
- An ability and commitment to working in a collaborative team.

**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.

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