Leading Teacher - Director of Senior School

Government schools; Melbourne; Presencial; AUD 110.000 - 170.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Government schools is seeking a Leading Teacher - Director of Senior School to drive high-impact teaching and school-wide improvement. You will lead curriculum development, support teachers with data-informed practice, and manage staff performance within a collaborative team.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and adherence to school values. The Leading Teacher will guide a senior school team, model exemplary practice, and coordinate professional learning to raise

Qualificações

• Demonstrated ability to lead the planning and implementation of high impact teaching strategies.
• Ability to monitor and assess student learning using data to drive improvement.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills in a school setting.
• Commitment to school values and professional learning culture.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and manage whole-school improvement initiatives aligned with the strategic plan.
• Coordinate curriculum development and delivery across key learning areas.
• Provide professional learning and performance development for staff.
• Oversee staff performance reviews and teaching demonstrations.
• Contribute to policies on assessment, reporting and student welfare.

Conhecimentos

Curriculum knowledge

Data analysis

Leadership

Collaboration

Professional learning

Formação

Graduate teaching qualification

Ferramentas

SWPBS

Data dashboards

Descrição da vaga

Leading Teacher - Director of Senior School

SC1 - Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the implementation of school priorities.

SC2 - Demonstrated ability to lead the planning and implementation of high impact teaching strategies that respond to student learning needs. Demonstrated ability to support teachers to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

SC3 - Demonstrated exemplary ability to monitor and assess student learning at a class, cohort or whole-school level and use this data to lead improvement initiatives. Demonstrated ability to support others in using data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4 - Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community focused on student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.

SC5 - Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values and support colleagues to adopt these behaviours and attitudes. Demonstrated ability to reflect upon their own, others and whole-school practice and contribute to the provision of whole-school professional learning.

SC6 - Demonstrated capacity to lead the Senior School Team in building a safe, connected and inclusive learning environment through the consistent implementation of the college's School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS), Positive Classroom Management Strategies (PCMS), High Impact Wellbeing Strategies (HIWS) and the proactive use of attendance and engagement data to design and lead targeted interventions

Selection Criteria

SC1 - Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the implementation of school priorities.

SC2 - Demonstrated ability to lead the planning and implementation of high impact teaching strategies that respond to student learning needs. Demonstrated ability to support teachers to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

SC3 - Demonstrated exemplary ability to monitor and assess student learning at a class, cohort or whole-school level and use this data to lead improvement initiatives. Demonstrated ability to support others in using data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4 - Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community focused on student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.

SC5 - Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values and support colleagues to adopt these behaviours and attitudes. Demonstrated ability to reflect upon their own, others and whole-school practice and contribute to the provision of whole-school professional learning.

SC6 - Demonstrated capacity to lead the Senior School Team in building a safe, connected and inclusive learning environment through the consistent implementation of the college's School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS), Positive Classroom Management Strategies (PCMS), High Impact Wellbeing Strategies (HIWS) and the proactive use of attendance and engagement data to design and lead targeted interventions

Role

Leading teachers will be highly skilled classroom practitioners and undertake leadership and management roles commensurate with their salary range. The role of leading teachers is to improve the skill, knowledge and performance of the teaching workforce in a school or group of schools and to improve the curriculum program of a school. Typically, leading teachers are responsible for coordinating a number of staff to achieve improvements in teaching and learning which may involve the coordination and professional support of colleagues through modelling, collaborating and coaching and using processes that develop knowledge, practice and professional engagement in others.

Leading teachers are expected to lead and manage a significant area or function within the school with a high degree of independence to ensure the effective development, provision and evaluation of the school's education program. Leading teachers will be expected to make a significant contribution to policy development relating to teaching and learning in the school. A leading teacher has a direct impact and influence on the achievement of the school goals.

Leading teachers are usually responsible for the implementation of one or more priorities contained in the school strategic plan. Leading teachers will actively contribute to events in the Accountability Cycle by leading discussions, recording and providing information required for the School Council Annual Report, Annual Implementation Plan, Self-Evaluation, Review and Strategic Plan.

Responsibilities

In recognition of the importance of leadership and management combined with exemplary teaching practice for improved student learning outcomes, the key roles of the leading teachers may include but are not limited to:

• leading and managing the implementation of whole-school improvement initiatives related to the school strategic plan and school priorities

• leading and managing the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery

• leading and managing the provision of professional learning and developing individual and team performance and development plans for teaching staff within the priorities of the school

• leading and managing staff performance and development (review of staff)

• teaching demonstration lessons

• leading and managing the development of the school's assessment and reporting policies and practices

• leading and managing the implementation of the school operations and policies related to student welfare and discipline

• leading the development of curriculum in a major learning area and participating in curriculum development in other areas

• responsibility for general discipline matters beyond the management of classroom teachers

• contributing to the overall leadership and management of the school

• contributing to the development of proposals for school council consideration

• developing and managing the school code of conduct.

Responsibilities specific to the role

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