Leading Teacher Range 3 - Excellence In Teaching and Learning

Department of Education Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Education Victoria in Broadmeadows, VIC is seeking a Leading Teacher Range 3 to lead literacy and numeracy across the school’s learning neighbourhoods. You will coordinate staff to implement high-impact teaching strategies, monitor learning with data, and mentor teachers within a supportive, values-driven environment.

The role focuses on improving teaching and learning outcomes, supporting wellbeing, and contributing to school improvement through collaborative planning and

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum and ability to lead implementation of school priorities and literacy/numeracy across the curriculum.
• Lead planning and implementation of high impact teaching strategies addressing student learning needs.
• Monitor and assess student learning at class, cohort or whole-school level and use data to drive improvement initiatives.
• Exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills to foster collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the community.
• Model Department values and drive whole-school professional learning and staff development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage whole-school improvement initiatives aligned to the strategic plan and priorities.
• Coordinate curriculum planning and delivery across learning neighbourhoods and staff.
• Provide professional development and mentorship to teaching staff.
• Oversee staff performance, feedback and observation within the school's model.
• Contribute to policy development and school improvement processes.
• Lead staff in the development of assessment and reporting practices.

Skills

Curriculum leadership

Data-driven decision making

Assessment and learning growth

Interpersonal leadership

Professional learning and coaching

Job description

Leading Teacher Range 3 - Excellence In Teaching and Learning

Department of Education Victoria – Broadmeadows VIC

21h ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Broadmeadows Valley Primary School (BVPS) is located in the City of Hume, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. The school is situated in the educational precinct of Broadmeadows, sharing a site with Hume Central Secondary College Year 7-9 Dimboola Road Campus, Broadmeadows Valley Gowrie Early Learning, Broadmeadows Special Development School and the Collingwood English Language School. Our school comprises of Learning Neighbourhoods. Learning Neighbourhood 1 (F-2), Learning Neighbourhood 2 (Year 3 and Year 4) and Learning Neighbourhood 3 (Year 5 and Year 6).

Students can reach their full educational potential only when they are happy, healthy and safe and when there is a positive school culture to engage and support them in their learning. Our school acknowledges that student wellbeing and student learning outcomes are inextricably linked. Broadmeadows Valley Primary School provides a safe and secure learning environment that embraces the teaching and learning of our values.

The staffing profile of the school includes: a Principal, an Assistant Principal, Leading Teacher and a Learning Specialist, 10 classroom teachers and specialist/support teachers. Our students and our community are supported by our Wellbeing Team, including a full time Student Counsellor, a Disability Inclusion Co-ordinator and a Mental Health in Schools Co-ordinator.

Collaborative planninghas a focus on the identification of student needs through data, the sharing of best practice and the evaluation of teaching and learning. All curriculum programs are based on the Victorian Curriculum 2.0.

The daily timetable is arranged around 5 teaching sessions of 60 minutes each. Students have one 60-minute session each week in the following specialist subjects: Visual Arts, STEM and Physical Education.

Broadmeadows Valley Primary School has a diverse population. The school caters for the EAL and Koorie students through classroom programs and targeted teaching where necessary.

Our school also operates a Community Hub. Our Community Hub provides a range of activities and programs for all members of the community. Broadmeadows Valley Primary School is a positive, inclusive learning community that cares for the learning needs of the entire community.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to attend a tour of our school, scheduled at 9.15am on November 4th. Please RSVP via the office.

Selection Criteria

SC1 Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the implementation of school priorities, and the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum.

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.

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.

Role

Leading teachers provide expert advice about the content, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning within Literacy and Numeracy

Leading teachers build the capacity building of staff around Responsive Teaching, the VTLM2.0 and PCMS.

Leading teachers provide evidence-based feedback to teaching staff to inform their effectiveness and development through mentoring staff as part of the school’s observational model.

Leading teachers work closely with other the school leadership to monitor the curriculum, unit planners, assessment strategies and associated professional learning are implemented.

Leading teachers contribute positively to the Leadership and School Improvement Team (LSIT)

Leading teachers are expected to have classroom responsibilities.

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 development and developing individual and team 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.

Who May Apply

Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.

Diversity and Inclusion

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces.It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (seeWorkplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via*******@education.vic.gov.au

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

DE Values

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees,including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

Other Information

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

Conditions of Employment

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

Qualification Requirements

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:

• The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and
• if the person completed an Australian postgraduate level initial teaching program or course of study on or after 1 January 2024, they must demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed a postgraduate level accredited initial teacher education program that has been accredited by an Australian State or Territory Teacher Regulatory Authority as satisfying the requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership 'Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures';
• a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program after 1 July 2016 must also demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements (this condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian ITE program completed by the person).

Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found atRecruitment in Schools.