Head of Academic Operations

All Hallow's School; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12.75% superannuation

Salary packaging options

On-site parking

Public transport options

Career growth and professional Believe

Job summary

All Hallows’ School, a Catholic Mercy school for girls in Years 5–12, seeks an experienced and highly organised educational leader to join as Head of Academic Operations. This Tier 5 Middle Leadership role combines classroom teaching with responsibility for academic processes, systems and workflows that support teaching, learning and academic care.

Reporting to the Dean of Student Learning and Data, you will oversee assessment, reporting, timetables and data workflows, while building strong

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success as a teacher and educational leader.
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to manage priorities.
• Strong knowledge of contemporary assessment, feedback and reporting practices.
• Confidence using school systems and data to support operations.
• Highly developed communication and relationship-building skills.
• Commitment to Mercy values and child safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of key academic operations, including assessment, reporting, exams, and timetables.
• Develop and review efficient workflows across Years 5–12.
• Coordinate student reporting, exam blocks, Year 12 practice, and external exams.
• Oversee systems and data processes relating to reporting, roll marking and attendance.
• Provide guidance and professional learning on academic processes and systems.
• Build collaborative relationships with students, staff, parents and school teams.
• Undertake classroom teaching commensurate with this middle leadership position.

Skills

Educational leadership

Organisational skills

Assessment & reporting

Data literacy

Communication

Mercy values & child safety

Education

Teaching qualification & leadership

Job description

At All Hallows' School, a Catholic Mercy school for girls inYears 5-12, we are passionate about the education of young women ina holistic, faith-based environment.

We are seeking an experienced and highly organised educationalleader to join All Hallows’ School as Head of Academic Operations.This Tier 5 Middle Leadership opportunity combines classroomteaching with responsibility for leading the academic processes,systems and workflows that support teaching, learning and academiccare across Years 5–12.

Working under the direction of the Dean of Student Learning andData, and in collaboration with the Education Leadership Team,Operations Team and teaching staff, you will ensure the logisticsof the school’s academic operations run smoothly while buildingstrong, collaborative relationships across the schoolcommunity.

The Role:

• Lead the planning and delivery of key academic operations,including assessment, reporting, examinations and academictimetables.
• Develop, implement and review efficient workflows andprocedures across Years 5–12.
• Coordinate major academic processes including studentreporting, exam blocks, Year 12 practice and externalexaminations, subject selection and academicawards.
• Oversee systems and data processes relating to reporting,roll marking and attendance.
• Provide clear guidance and professional learning to staffon academic processes, systems and ways of working.
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships withstudents, staff, parents and caregivers, and teams across theSchool.
• Undertake classroom teaching commensurate with this middleleadership position.

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated success as a teacher and educationalleader.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability toanticipate needs, manage competing priorities and make timely,workable decisions.
• Strong knowledge of contemporary assessment, feedback andreporting practices.
• Confidence using school systems and data to supportefficient academic operations and informeddecision-making.
• Highly developed communication and relationship-buildingskills, with a collaborative and collegialapproach.
• A commitment to professional growth, Mercy values and childsafety.
• Industry-competitive salaries aligned with marketstandards
• Salary packaging and salary-sacrificing options
• 12.75% superannuation contribution
• Central Brisbane location
• On-site parking and public transport options
• Career growth and professional progressionopportunities
• Dedicated funding for role-tailored professionallearning
• Structured onboarding, orientation andinduction
• Social clubs and staff community activities
• Work wellbeing initiatives and regular morningteas
• Employee Assistance Program
• On-campus early intervention program
• Personal netbooks/tablets for staff andstudents
• Future-focused science precinct and specialist learningspaces
• Modern library, creative learning spaces and TechHub

At All Hallows' School, diversity is celebrated, and our workplace culture is built on respect, dignity, and fairness. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and lived experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Join us at All Hallows’ School and make a difference in thelives of young women.

Statement of Commitment to ChildSafety

All Hallows’ School has zero tolerance for all forms of childabuse and is committed to Child Safety and implementing andadhering to the Child Safe Standards. Our commitment is based onour Mercy values of compassion, respect, justice, and service. Weare committed to and promote the safety, wellbeing, inclusion,participation, and empowerment of all children, includingAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, children withdisability, and children from culturally diversebackgrounds.

Child Safety is the responsibility of every member of thecommunity. All Hallows’ School has a responsibility to understandand communicate the important and specific role staff andvolunteers hold regarding Child Safety, to ensure that the safetyand wellbeing of all children and young people ismaintained.

Our Child Safety policies, strategies and procedures areinclusive of the needs of all children. The school respects,supports, values, and recognises the diverse needs andcontributions of all students.