Head of Learning

St Leonard's College is an open-entry, co-educational College offering outstanding education opportunities from Early Learning to Year 12.

St Leonard's is committed to providing a challenging, enriching, and collaborative learning community, which empowers individuals to nurture their talents and develop as deep reflective thinkers and responsible citizens to enable education for life.

The College offers both the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).

About the Role

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and passionate leader to join St Leonard's College from the commencement of the 2026 school year. Reporting to the Academic Executive, the Head of Learning – Languages, will join our Academic Directorate team, in driving the educational excellence of students across Years

Working collaboratively with other key staff, including the French, Chinese and Spanish Coordinators, the Head of Learning – Languages will provide dynamic and progressive leadership of the faculty, ensuring the teaching and learning of Languages is consistent across all years within the College. Excellent subject and pedagogical knowledge are essential, as well as strong organisational and interpersonal skills.

This pivotal leadership position offers a unique opportunity to shape the development of our students, ensuring each child is inspired to reach their potential in their academic journey, in a progressive environment.

This is a permanent, full-time teaching position, with the Head of Learning –Languages role offered with a 3-year tenure, as a position of responsibility. The Head of Learning – Languages role includes a time allocation and a monetary allowance, and an appropriate teaching subject allocation will be negotiated with the successful candidate.

Further information is available in the position description on the College's website.

To be successful in this opportunity you will require:

• Relevant teaching qualifications and registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).
• Demonstrated outstanding classroom teaching skills across years
• Experience in teaching VCE or International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) French and/or Spanish would be an advantage.
• Contemporary knowledge of Languages curriculum, pedagogy and assessment.
• Knowledge of contemporary pedagogy and innovative use of ICT in the classroom to enrich learning.
• Outstanding written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in planning programs and the management of budgets and resources.
• Ability to lead a team and actively support and develop team members.
• Well-developed planning, organisational and administrative skills.
• Demonstrates a solutions-oriented approach to problem solving.
• An active contributor to a collegial work environment.
• Willingness to uphold the ethos and values of the College.

Want to find out more?

To view the position description, or to apply visit 

Applicants will be requested to upload:

• a letter of introduction addressed to the Principal; and
• a resume.

If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact the People and Culture team via  or phone for a confidential discussion.

Applications will close on Thursday, 28 August 2025; however, early applications are encouragedas the College reserves the right to interview and employ a successful candidate before the closing date.

Please note that this role is being re-advertised and previous applications for this role will be considered. Previous applicants do not need to reapply.

St Leonard's College is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our students. The College has zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the protection of all children from all forms of child abuse. In this context, the College implements a comprehensive Child Protection Program across the entire College community. In line with the requirements under Ministerial Order 1359, mandatory training relating to Child Safety must be completed upon commencement with the College. All applicants will be required to undergo relevant child protection screenings, including referee and identity checks, and are expected to familiarise themselves with the College's Child Safe Policy, Child Safe Code of Conduct, and associated policies available on the College website.