Director of Student Data and Performance

Director of Student Data and Performance (1.0 FTE, includes a teaching load)

About the role

Immanuel Lutheran College is seeking a secondary teacher to fulfill a newly created role, where you can combine strategic thinking, operational outcomes, and your passion for classroom teaching. The Director of Student Data and Performance will join our Senior Leadership Team (Secondary) from January 2026. This critical role will be responsible for driving student engagement, academic success, and work across all facets of our Secondary School, where the whole person is the whole point.

What you'll be doing

• Manage, collate, interpret, and communicate targeted data across the secondary school to provide insights, interventions and improvements
• Lead, inspire and upskill colleagues in the interpretation and use of data to inform professional practice
• Contribute to the development of appropriate interventions and/or initiatives across the secondary school in response to data trends
• Cultivate a positive school culture that maximised the academic and social outcomes of students
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the Secondary School

What we're looking for

• Tertiary qualification in education
• Significant experience in a secondary school setting, with a proven track record of driving student outcomes
• Demonstrated leadership experience, with the capacity to inspire and motivate others
• Demonstrated abilities in data-informed decision making
• Strong, innovative problem-solver who turns complex data into clear insights and practical actions that lift teaching quality and student outcomes
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to quickly build effective relationships with students, parents, and colleague's

About us

Welcome to Immanuel Lutheran College, where we are driven to provide educational success. We don't believe in a standard approach to learning. Instead, we focus on exceptional educational delivery and catering for a range of learners, and providing a breadth of rich opportunities for students to belong and demonstrate growth. At Immanuel, the whole person is the whole point.

Our College is situated in a beautiful natural environment with contemporary learning spaces. Students are provided with an exceptional learning climate for success. Child safety is paramount, and we actively contribute to each student's social, emotional, and spiritual growth, fostering an environment of compassion and support.

Applications

Applicants are asked to include the following in their submission through Seek:

1. Cover letter outlining interest in the role and the College. Your cover letter will also address the below selection criteria - letter and responses should be no longer than three A4 pages in total
2. A resumé, not longer than two pages, clearly detailing relevant achievements or responsibilities under each position, and any other relevant qualifications

Selection Criteria

1.    Explain how your personal values align to that of Immanuel Lutheran College and what that means in a classroom or staffroom context.

2.    Describe your approach to leadership and provide an example of how you created an effective team and implemented a key initiative.

3.    Discuss how you pursue continuous professional development. Highlight a specific course or experience that significantly improved your professional practice.

4.    Outline your philosophy on what constitutes a quality data-driven education and how you would lead the implementation of a data-informed practice that would directly benefit students

Applications close 9am, Monday 25th  of August 2025

For more information please contact our Director of People and Culture, Cassie Collins