Leading Teacher

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 25/01/2028

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1457035

**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**:
**Role**

The Senior Years Leading Teacher will primarily be responsible for the student management and wellbeing of the senior years (11 - 12) and implementation and governance of the VCE and Vocational Major Program. The role will be proactive in supporting the development of Student Leaders (11-12), supporting the Wellbeing Team of the College and working with the College Curriculum Team. The Leading Teacher position will involve the facilitation of student management policies and programs at the College, especially related to VCE and Vocational Major and will be proactive in ensuring that support is provided to all students within Senior Years Programs. The role will also be active in supporting Seniors Years transitions to Careers and Pathways.

**It is expected that the Leading Teacher performing this role will**:
¿ Provide high level educational leadership in the school community and beyond.

¿ Provide significant presence as a member of the Secondary Campus Leadership.

¿ Support the Administration of the College and all other leaders; in particular senior years staff in ensuring school polices are implemented.

¿ Build and maintain collaborative teams and develop cooperative working relationships that

produce excellence in teaching and learning.

¿ Demonstrate exemplary classroom teaching skills and successfully employ a range of suitable approaches that assist students to reach their full potential.

¿ Provide high level professional assistance to other teachers and to participate in actively promoting and supporting the College Performance and Development Process, supporting observations and walkthroughs and providing critical and constructive feedback.

¿ Actively contribute to and support a broad range of extra-curricular activities including: Parent Information Evenings, Course Counselling, Wellbeing Programs, College Awards and Campus Assemblies, celebration days and other events.

¿ Demonstrate high level communication skills and professional behaviour when interacting

with parents, students, co