2025 Leading Teacher Range 3

Location: Western Region | Melton

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 27/01/2028

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1442668

**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.

**SC6** Expert knowledge of student wellbeing programs and demonstrated ability to lead student wellbeing across Years 7-12 including the capacity of teachers.

**Role**:
**Student Wellbeing and Engagement (House Leader)**

**Role Statement**

The Student Wellbeing and Engagement
- House Leader will be responsible for leading the students and staff of one of four houses, Years 7-12, in the development of a positive learning culture which maximises the potential of all students. The House Leader will be required to lead a team of staff and empower them to ensure the positive and engaging management of students and develop a culture that supports the development of personal responsibility, learning confidence and engagement in students.

In addition to the roles required of Leading Teachers, the accountabilities of this role include:

- Pursuing the development of a culture of high expectations of student learning outcomes and respond pro-actively to student academic progress needs
- Leading a student wellbeing and management team in matters pertaining to transition, student leadership, and student engagement and wellbeing
- Lead the development of a strong House identity, including the leadership of House events and activities
- Leading the development, implementation and evaluation of programs which will have a demonstrable positive impact on the college Student Attitudes to School data in the Wellbeing, Teaching and Learning, and Student Relationships variables
- Together with other Student Wellbeing & Engagement
- House Leaders, and led by the responsible Assistant Principal, ensure consistent implementation and evaluation of procedures and processes for student welfare and management
- Together with other Student Wellbeing & Engagement
- House Leaders, lead the development and implementation of the Keilor Downs College Student Wellbeing & Engagement Policy and Framework and the School Wide Positive Behaviour Support Program
- Supervise and manage the work of the allocated House, Student Coordinators and the House STAs and manage all aspects of the House budget requirements
- Assist the Principal Team in meeting accountabilities requirements, such as contributing to the development of the College Annual Implementation Plan, the Annual Report and the Strategic Plan
- Complete additional tasks as required by the Principal

**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:

- Leading and managing the implementation of whole-school improvement initiatives related to the school strategic plan and school priorities
- Leading and managing the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery;
- Leading and managing the provision of professional development and developing individual and team development plans for teaching staff within the priorities of the school;
- Leading and managing staff performance and development (review of staff);
- Teaching demonstration lessons;
- Leading and managing the development of the school's assessment and reporting policies and practices;
- Leading and managing the implementation of the school operations and policies related to stude