House Leader

Parade College; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Parade College in Melbourne is seeking a House Leader to demonstrate leadership in the spiritual life of the College, promote school policies, model teaching excellence, and foster a sense of community and care to support students' academic progress within a House Leader team.

The House Leader will oversee wellbeing, safety, pastoral care and guidance within the House, aligned with the College's welfare priorities and restorative approaches to ensure good teaching and learning outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate leadership in the spiritual life of the College and promote school policies.
• Foster a sense of community and care to support students' academic progress within a House Leader team.
• Oversee wellbeing, safety, pastoral care and guidance of students in the House in line with College values.

Job description

The Position

The House system is expected to give strong support and expression to the spiritual and social justice aims of the College. The role of House Leader is to demonstrate leadership in the spiritual life of the College, actively promote school policies and procedures, model excellence in teaching, encourage peers in the development of best practice, and foster a sense of community and care that supports the academic progress of students, within a team situation with other House Leaders.

The House Leader has the primary responsibility for the wellbeing, safety, protection, pastoral care, academic progress and guidance of the students in the House. All relationships and procedures within the House will reflect Parade College’s belief in the centrality of wellbeing, safety, protection, pastoral care and restaurative processes to ensure good teaching and learning and appropriate student outcomes. Thus, the position of House Leader is a significant leadership position at Parade College.

The House Leaders are part of a team charged with the implementation of student wellbeing policies and the development of community at the year level. This team focuses upon developing strategies that respond to student needs and which are consistent with the College mission.

The successful candidate for this positions will commence 27 January 2027. The leadership appointment is for a three year term, with an ongoing teaching position associated with this appointment. This position attracts a generous Position of Leadership Allowance (POL 3.5 Allowance) and time allowance per cycle.

Parade College is a member of the national body of Catholic schools known as Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA). The College aims to help young people grow into well-rounded individuals who will make a meaningful contribution to society. In a vibrant learning community, students are encouraged to explore and develop their talents to the fullest and aim for excellence in all their endeavours.

As a long-standing Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition, Parade College strives to be a learning community that offers best practice education and pastoral care to its students to foster fullness of life and holistic growth for all.

Parade College is the oldest Edmund Rice School in Australia, dating back to 1871, and has a proud history of excellence in the education and pastoral care. Parade offers a multitude of curriculum options for students, whatever their interest may be; from academic, sporting, music, visual arts and trade options.

The professional environment for staff at Parade College emphasises innovation, the importance of lifelong learning and quality relationships between staff, students and the College community.

Parade College acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

This community is committed to the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children in our care.

Parade College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.