Leading Teacher

Location: North West Region | Bendigo

Job type: Full time / From 18/11/2024 - 31/12/2026

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1432076

**Location Profile**:
**College Profile**:
Bendigo South East College is a 7-10 secondary school in regional Victoria.

The College's student support structure consists of Year Level Leaders working in neighbourhoods with House Advisors, Group Advisors, The Student Support Team and the Principal team. In addition to the Assistant Principals for organisation, community and learning, Timetabler and Daily Organiser, Heads of Curriculum and Learning Specialists, the College has staff responsible for Special Learning Programs, Information Technology and Pathways advice.

The College has an outstanding record of success in extra-curricular activities including Mathematics, Science and Languages competitions. The College actively encourages students to participate in sporting teams, the performing arts and leadership opportunities.

A well qualified, experienced and dedicated staff, are constantly involved in professional development to improve teaching and learning. Staff seek to role model lifelong learning as part of the College learning community. The staff are committed to **every** student succeeding.

A representative College Council works through a collaborative committee system to set the priorities of the College. The cooperative and positive involvement of the staff members, parents and students in this process is an important feature of our community.

The College has a very active student voice program, led by the Student Representative Council. They play a key role in all areas of the program.

As part of the Bendigo Education Plan, the College was rebuilt in 2009. It has open classrooms with facilities for science, technology, music and photography. Facilities for recreation and physical education programs are provided by a three court indoor stadium, an oval, synthetic grassed soccer pitch, well developed grounds and the regular use of nearby community venues.

The College is one of a cluster of similar schools in the Bendigo area. This collegiate co-operates to provide shared programs and activities such as: instrumental music, combined college bands, regional sports, student support services, library resourcing and professional development. The College works closely with its associate primary schools to achieve a smooth transition from Year 6 to Year 7, and with Bendigo Senior Secondary College, for students making the transition from Year 10 to Year 11.

A wide range of co-curricula learning opportunities including camps at all year levels. A Work Experience program for Year 10¿s is also conducted throughout the year.

Bendigo South East College is proud of the achievements of its students and looks forward to further enhancing opportunities for them.

**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,