Director of Students

St Edmund's College; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

St Edmund’s College in Ipswich, Queensland, seeks a Director of Students to provide a contemporary, safe and supportive learning environment for students in Years 5–12. The role emphasizes pastoral care, student formation and leading staff teams within the Edmund Rice Education Australia tradition.

The successful candidate will have QCT registration and demonstrated classroom teaching excellence, with a strong commitment to safeguarding and collaboration with the College Leadership Team.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the Queensland College of Teachers.
• Demonstrated expertise as a classroom teacher.
• Commitment to the philosophy and aims of Edmund Rice Education Australia.
• Ability to lead, manage and develop cohesive staff teams.
• Capacity to work as a member of the broader leadership team and collaborate with other Directors.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop cohesive staff teams; and develop the leadership capacity of other Pastoral Deans.
• Capacity to lead the development of appropriate behaviour management processes and procedures within the broader culture of the College.
• Collaborate with Directors and the College Leadership Team to deliver effective student formation programs.
• Excellent written and oral communication with students, staff and parents.

Skills

Leadership

Pastoral care

Staff development

Communication

Student formation

Education

Bachelor of Education

Queensland College of Teachers registration

Job description

St Edmund's College is a Catholic boys’ day school in the Edmund Rice Tradition with aholistic approach to education, focusing on values education, personal development, pastoral care, sports and cultural activities. The College caters for students from the local Ipswich and surrounding area and has a total enrolment of approximately 1200 students in Years 5 to 12.

Role

St Edmund’s College is seeking an enthusiastic and suitably experienced applicant to undertake the role of Director of Studentsand beresponsible for providing a contemporary, stimulating, safe and supportive learning environment that caters for the educational needs of all St Edmund’s College students.

We want you to:

Be a dynamic person of high standards of integrity and professionalism

Have a passion for boys’ education

Invoke a love of learning in all that you do

Selection Criteria

Every member of our team plays an integral role in ensuring excellence in education. Through your letter of application and resume, please respond to the selection criteria below.

Current registration with the Queensland College of Teachers

Demonstrated expertise as a classroom teacher

Commitment to the philosophy and aims of Edmund Rice Education Australia

Management and Leadership

Ability to lead, manage and develop cohesive staff teams; and develop the leadership capacity of other Pastoral Deans

Capacity to lead the development of appropriate behaviour management processes and procedures within the broader culture of the College.

Capacity to work as a member of the broader Middle Leadership team and collaborate with other Directors and the College Leadership Team to deliver effective individual and cohort level student formation programs.

Interpersonal and Communication

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Demonstrated capacity to develop effective professional relationships with students, staff and parents

Safeguarding:

This position works directly with children and young people on a daily basis and therefore applicants must be able to demonstrate an understanding of appropriate child safeguarding behaviours when engaging with children.All young people are owed a duty of care while in the supervision of this position.

Salary is classified in accordance with Schedule 1 (Wages, Salaries and Allowances) of the current Catholic Employing Authorities Single Enterprise Agreement. This Middle Leader – Director of Students position is classified at Tier 4 within the schedule for Positions of Leadership. A six-month probationary period applies. The role holder will be appointed for an initial period of four years in line with the College Middle Leadership appointment schedule. A further four-year appointment will be made subject to a satisfactory performance review at the conclusion of the initial period.

Further information regarding the responsibilities and requirements of this role, can be found on the Careers page on the College websitehttps://www.sec.qld.edu.au/our-college/careers-at-eddies/current-positions-available

St Edmund’s College

Edmund Rice Education Australia is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people.

St Edmund’s College is an equal opportunity employer.

St Edmund’s College shall appoint all employees on merit and not on gender, race, creed, sexual orientation orage. St Edmund’s College is committed to compliance with the equal opportunity act in Queensland.