Leading Teacher

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

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

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1432280

**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** Outstanding professional and personal attributes including perseverance, humility, collaboration and an improvement focus. The ability to balance high expectations of all learners with inclusivity and positive education practices.

**Role**:
**Leading Teacher - Transition Coordinator**

The Leading Teacher for Transition is responsible for managing all aspects of the Year 6 - 7 Transition process as well as managing the induction of new students to the school in other year levels. The Leading Teacher for Transition will deliver effective transition programs that support student learning and wellbeing for new students to the school, teaching them what it is to be an 'Elevation¿ student.

**Responsibilities**:
The Leading Teacher for Transition is responsible for managing all aspects of the Year 6 - 7 Transition process as well as managing the induction of new students to the school in other year levels. The Leading Teacher for Transition will deliver effective transition programs that support student learning and wellbeing for new students to the school, teaching them what it is to be an 'Elevation¿ student.

Area of responsibility:

- Provide educational leadership to students, families and primary schools to support the effective educational transition of year 6 - 7 students into the school, including support in the development of IEPs and support plans
- Work with the Year 7 Leading Teacher and Assistant Principal for Junior School to create an effective Year 7 Orientation program.
- Work with Year Level Leaders, APs for Junior, Middle and Senior School as well as LS for Trauma Informed learning to create an orientation program for new students to the school, to ensure students are inducted as 'Elevation¿ students with routines and expectations being taught explicitly.
- Connect with transition coordinators at local primary schools to do detailed handovers for students entering Year 7
- Use data from primary schools to create Year 7 mentor groups for the following year
- Collect data and create year 7 mentor group classes
- Organise various Year 7 Transition events including 'Showcase Night¿ and 'Welcome night¿
- Ensure IEPs are created for every student coming from a non-Victorian government school (independent, catholic, interstate or non-fee international) that starts after census date (From March 1st onwards)
- Work with LS (Trauma informed learning & Berry Street) to adapt and coordinate the orientation programs
- Work with APs for Junior, Middle and Senior School regarding new enrolments

**Who May Apply**:
Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
**DE Values**:
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Respon