Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time / From 27/01/2025 - 31/12/2029
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Education and Training
Reference: 1452512
Selection Criteria 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Demonstrated ability to meet the specific role description for this position. Role SPECIFIC ROLE DESCRIPTION
The leadership structure of GWSC incorporates Heads of Learning Areas, one for each of the key learning areas. Heads of Learning Area work closely with the Principal Team and other members of the Leadership Team.
The senior leadership team provides considered and innovative educational leadership to a large, complex and vibrant learning community that values lifelong learning and has high expectations for all learners.
The College Strategic Plan and Annual Implementation Plan describes in detail the goals and priorities of the College. Heads of Learning Area play a key role in ensuring that the following core issues are addressed comprehensively and systematically:
Caring for each student as an individual and ensuring that all make progress. Improving the quality of teaching and learning that occurs in every classroom in the College. Each Head of Learning Area is responsible for the leadership of a key learning area, within the guidelines set by the College, DET and the VCAA. As such they provide leadership, direction and support to the teaching staff in that area and ensure that the curriculum program is effectively implemented.
Responsibilities KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Work as part of the senior leadership team to develop a clear vision for the College and provide strong leadership in the implementation of the vision. Provide effective and dynamic leadership of the team of teachers in the learning area with the aim of achieving continuous improvement in the quality of curriculum program design and delivery, in line with current educational pedagogy and the college's Instructional Model. Oversee and manage the documentation of all courses of study and ensure they are consistent with DET, VCAA, Victorian Curriculum and School Council policy. Lead and support the staff in the embedding of the GWSC Instructional Model into everyday teacher practice within their faculty. Ensure effective formative and summative assessment practices are implemented consistently and used to inform student learning progress. Appraise teachers within the learning area through the DET Statement of Expectation process and support them to reflect on, and continually improve, their teaching practice. Develop and implement a learning area professional development plan based on the college AIP which facilitates the active participation of all teachers in the learning area in ongoing professional development. Provide leadership for subject selection and course development within the learning area, and work closely with the sub schools to support the course selection process. Promote the Child Safe Standards. Other duties as directed by the principal. 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.
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.
Location Profile Glen Waverley Secondary College is a Year 7 to 12 co-educational school with a student population of around 2200. Glen Waverley Secondary College's vision is growing respectful, responsible, resilient global citizens who value diversity and lifelong learning.
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