Management - Schools (Education & Training)
Full time
Hume Anglican Grammar – About the school:
Hume Anglican Grammar is a multi-campus co-educational Anglican Diocesan School offering education from Prep to Year 12 in the Northern growth corridor of Melbourne.
Hume has an open enrolment policy so educates children from many faiths and with a diverse range of backgrounds and abilities. The School aspires to develop young people who are kind, creative, inquiring, socially and emotionally at ease, and who strive to achieve their personal best in all their endeavours. In 2025, the School will have 2,960 students and employ some 290 staff - 195 teaching and 95 non-teaching. Ultimately at capacity, Hume will have 3,640 students with plans for further expansion. As one of Victoria's fastest growing schools, it is expected to be one of the largest non-government schools in the state. Hume provides its students with an education that prepares them for the challenges of life, equips them to contribute to the community in an environment based on Christian values, and establishes high standards to encourage and support every student to discover and fulfil their unique potential.
About the role:
This Head of Curriculum role has become available due to an internal promotion and drives the scope and sequence of the academic program. It provides expert advice to the teachers within their area of responsibility to deliver a relevant, stimulating, and effective teaching program. Equipped with extensive knowledge of their specific discipline, the Head of Curriculum will encourage a safe, inspiring, and challenging environment, whilst promoting the School's philosophy, policies, and procedures.
A Head of Curriculum is recognised and respected by colleagues, parents, and community members as a model teacher. They have demonstrated consistent and innovative teaching practice and initiate and lead activities that focus on improving educational opportunities for all students. They continue to seek ways to improve their own practice and to share their experience with colleagues.
The Head of Curriculum will encourage a learning ethos and maintain the growth of a high-performance culture of continuous improvement and individual merit. They will promote teaching and learning as the core business of the School, facilitating, and fostering a positive and productive learning climate for staff and students.
The teacher role is ongoing (1.0 FTE) and the position of responsibility is fixed term, commencing at the start of the 2025 academic year and concluding at the end of the 2028 academic year. This position will be based at our Mt Ridley Campus, with a leadership allowance at level 4. This role has a 0.4 time release plus Homeroom or equivalent.
Requirements of the Role:
Bachelor of Education degree or higher Current registration, or immediate eligibility for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching Far-reaching understanding of education in their discipline; including pedagogy, content knowledge, compliance with Australian Curriculum and VCAA authorities, curriculum development and student learning Sound understanding of curriculum design and teaching & learning practices Click the "Apply" button to submit your application, along with your resume and cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria from the Position Description.
Please address your application to Sam Butterfield, the Director of Teaching and Learning.
Applications may be viewed as they are submitted, and the position may be filled prior to the expiry of this Advertisement - so please apply now!
As an Anglican Diocesan school, we offer our local communities affordable, high-quality, independent co-education, from Prep to Year 12, in a caring and inclusive Christian environment.
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