Inclusion Team Leader

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

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Education Support - Level 1, Range 3

**Occupation**:Education and training

**Location**:Melbourne - Northern suburbs

**Reference**:1489711

**Location Profile**:

- Mickleham Secondary College opened in January 2023 and is in Mickleham, approximately 39 kilometres north of Melbourne.

Mickleham Secondary College is in the new Merrifield's residential estate on an expansive 20-acre site, with modern landscaping and situated next door to the newly opened Merrifield Recreation Reserve. Our school is surrounded by an engaged, vibrant, supportive community. Mickleham Secondary College has close ties to the local community, with strong support from local organisations and community services.

Mickleham Secondary College fosters a strong culture of professional learning, where classroom observations, walkthroughs, coaching, data analysis, and academic research are embedded in everyday practice

We are committed to promoting a positive learning environment for both staff and students. We're proud to have been recognised as a **5-Star Employer of Choice by**The Educator** in both 2024 and 2025**

We currently have around 700 students in Years 7 to 9. The school began with 120 Year 7 students and grows annually with a new Year 7 intake. With the first building phase complete, our campus can accommodate up to 800 students.
- an administration building with a library, staff offices and amenities
- a learning neighbourhood building
- a science building
- a materials technology building
- a community hub building with a competition-grade basketball/netball court, canteen, music, drama and food technology teaching spaces
- 4 outdoor hardcourts
- a sports field.

Phase 2 building funding has been announced and will allow the school to accommodate 1200 students with an added learning neighbourhood building and visual arts building.

**Vision**
- At Mickleham Secondary College our vision is to co-create an inclusive, supportive learning community where people strive to achieve their best.

**Mission**
- Mickleham Secondary College's mission is to make a difference to each individual and provide them with the best opportunities for their future.

**Values**
- Mickleham Secondary College's values are **Achievement**, **Respect**, **Community**, **Honesty**.

**Achievement reflects** the purpose of education in that; all students should be aiming to achieve their personal best. Recognising that our own achievement will look different to others. Achievement means that students maintain a focus on their learning, improving their skills and knowledge and achieving their personal best.

**Respect means** being respectful to ourselves and one another. We value individual differences. Maintaining a positive attitude and behaviour towards others also allows us to become role models.

**Community is** built through everyone working together to support one another. We value our school community and the wider community. We aim to build a sense of belonging, pride and positivity within our community.

**Honesty is** important to develop and ensure we are truthful, trustworthy and live with our values in mind. This involves being responsible and having integrity.

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1.** Demonstrated experience and skills in coordinating a specific education support function within a Secondary School enviroment.

**SC2**.Demonstrated capacity to oversee and lead the work of other support staff and to develop procedures and guidelines relating to the work area.

**SC3**. Demonstrated understanding of the principles of effective behaviour management for students with an intellectual disability or severe challenging behaviours.

**SC4**: Demonstrated understanding of a wide range of additional learning needs, including but not limited to intellectual disability, severe behaviours, and vision and hearing impairments, and effective strategies to support learning for all students.

**SC5** Outstanding professional and personal attributes including humility, collaboration and an improvement focus.

**Role**:

- [Attendance requirement for this position]
- 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.
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