Leading Teacher

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

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Leading Teacher - Range 3

**Occupation**:Leading teacher

**Location**:Melbourne - Northern suburbs

**Reference**:1486784

**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 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