Leader of Teaching & Learning - Middle School

EREA Flexible Schools Ltd; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Edmund Rice Education Australia seeks a Leader of Teaching and Learning for the Middle School (Years 7–9) at the Elizabeth campus. You will manage curriculum, assessment and pedagogy while maintaining a 0.5 teaching load, guiding inclusive, high-quality programs.

You will partner with campus and regional leaders to advance literacy/numeracy initiatives, use data to boost learning and wellbeing, and lead staff development and curriculum planning for teaching and support staff.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership experience in an educational setting.
• Strong knowledge of curriculum, assessment, teaching and learning practices.
• Proven ability to lead improvement initiatives and support staff development.
• Relevant teaching qualifications and significant teaching experience.
• Experience working with young people facing complex educational challenges.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills.
• Working with Children Check - DHS Clearance and SAVA Clearance.
• Current Driver's Licence.
• Understanding of and commitment to the values of a Catholic educational system of schools in the Edmund Rice tradition.

Responsibilities

• Leading curriculum, assessment, reporting and pedagogical practice across Years 7-9.
• Supporting teachers to deliver engaging, differentiated learning aligned with ACARA v9
• Driving literacy and numeracy initiatives and evidence-based teaching practices.
• Using student data to improve learning and wellbeing outcomes.
• Supporting curriculum planning, moderation and reporting processes.
• Coordinating professional learning and curriculum development for teaching and support staff.
• Working collaboratively with campus leadership to strengthen educational pathways and opportunities for young people.

Skills

Educational leadership

Curriculum knowledge

Assessment & pedagogy

Staff development

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Working with Children Check

Driver's licence

Catholic education values

Education

Teaching qualifications

Teaching experience

Job description

Leader of Teaching & Learning - Middle School

Leader of Teaching and Learning - Middle School: Edmund Rice Flexi School - Elizabeth

• TENURE: Full-time, Fixed term
• COMMENCING: January 2027

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced and passionate educational leader to join our Elizabeth campus as Leader of Teaching and Learning - Middle School. Reporting to the Head of Campus and working closely with campus and regional leaders, this role provides leadership across Years 7-9 teaching and learning while maintaining a 0.5FTE teaching load. The successful candidate will lead the development of high-quality, inclusive and engaging educational programs that support the diverse needs of young people who have experienced educational disengagement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading curriculum, assessment, reporting and pedagogical practice across Years 7-9.
• Supporting teachers to deliver engaging, differentiated learning aligned with ACARA v9
• Driving literacy and numeracy initiatives and evidence-based teaching practices.
• Using student data to improve learning and wellbeing outcomes.
• Supporting curriculum planning, moderation and reporting processes.
• Coordinating professional learning and curriculum development for teaching and support staff.
• Working collaboratively with campus leadership to strengthen educational pathways and opportunities for young people.

These expectations of the Leader of Teaching and Learning - Middle School are shaped by the four touchstones of the EREA Charter, being:

• Inclusive Community;
• Liberating Education; and
• Justice and Solidarity.

ABOUT YOU

• Demonstrated leadership experience in an educational setting.
• Strong knowledge of curriculum, assessment, teaching and learning practices.
• Proven ability to lead improvement initiatives and support staff development.
• Relevant teaching qualifications and significant teaching experience.
• Experience working with young people facing complex educational challenges.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills.
• A Working with Children Check - DHS Clearance and SAVA Clearance.
• Current Driver's Licence.
• Understanding of and commitment to the values of a Catholic educational system of schools in the Edmund Rice tradition.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Attractive salary and leadership allowance
• 12% Superannuation contribution
• Salary sacrificing benefits, including FBT exempt payments of up to $15,900 p/a

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) Flexible Schools Ltd currently educates over 2,700 young people in 22 Flexible Learning Schools (12 based in Queensland and 10 other schools across Australia) and two Special Education Services Schools in NSW, with approximately 800 staff nationally. Flexi schools serve young people who experience complex educational, social or psychological situations which demand unique responses. They enable young people to engage in education in a supported learning environment through a methodology based on trauma informed practice, to co-create a Common Ground using Operation by Principles, in which the principles of Honesty, Respect, Participation, Safe & Legal are embedded. Our special schools serve young people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities.

The successful applicant must possess (or be eligible to obtain) and maintain a current Working With Children Check.

All applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures. These checks are consistent with EREA's commitment to child protection policies and procedures.

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Edmund Rice Education Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.