Job DescriptionLocation: Western Region | Ballarat
Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 31/12/2026
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Education and Training
Reference: 1442755
Selection Criteria
Proven Leadership in Wellbeing and Engagement: Demonstrated success in leading whole-school wellbeing programs that foster a positive, inclusive culture and enhance student engagement through innovative strategies.
Experience in Respectful Relationships (RRRR): Experience with the RRRR framework, embedding gender equality, respect, and inclusivity in school culture and curriculum.
Skilled in leading professional development for staff on RRRR integration.
Experience in Student Voice and Leadership: Proven ability to empower students in decision-making and lead student-led initiatives.
Success in supporting student leadership teams and incorporating student voice in policies and practices.
Attendance Improvement and Data-Driven Practice: Experience in developing strategies to improve attendance, using data analysis to drive targeted interventions and collaborating with staff to implement strategies.
Demonstrate 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.
RoleThe Leading Teacher for Engagement, Whole School Wellbeing, Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR), Student Voice and Attendance is responsible for shaping and leading whole-school strategies that enhance student wellbeing, foster a positive, inclusive culture, and ensure that all students feel respected, engaged, and supported.
This role integrates student voice into school decision-making processes, works to improve attendance, promotes respectful relationships, and oversees the whole school wellbeing program to support every student's personal and academic growth.
Responsibilities
Oversee and continuously improve the whole school wellbeing program, ensuring it addresses students' personal, social, and emotional development.
Collaborate with year-level coordinators, wellbeing leaders, and Assistant Principals to ensure the program meets the holistic needs of all students.
Lead professional learning sessions on whole school wellbeing principles and RRRR strategies to support students' emotional and social wellbeing.
Lead the innovation and development of strategies to enhance student engagement.
Oversee the school's implementation of the RRRR initiative, embedding principles of gender equality, inclusivity, and respect within the school culture and curriculum.
Drive initiatives that empower students to actively shape their educational experiences and contribute to the school community.
Support student leadership teams, ensuring their voices are reflected in school policies, programs, and cultural practices.
Encourage student-led projects to foster ownership, responsibility, and leadership skills.
Develop and manage strategies to improve attendance.
Regularly review and analyse attendance data to implement targeted interventions that increase attendance rates.
Collaborate with external organisations and community providers to strengthen the whole school wellbeing program.
Use data on student attendance, engagement, and wellbeing to inform decisions and drive improvements.
Who May ApplyTeachers 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.
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
Human Resources .
Location ProfileMount Clear College is nestled into an idyllic bush setting on the edge of the Woowookarung Regional Park, 6 kilometres from the centre of Ballarat.
Our College is a Year 7 to 12 co-educational College and we are renowned for, and proud of, our ability to maintain the friendly, caring approach of a small school, despite our student numbers being over 1000.
Mount Clear College is committed to being a 'Child Safe' school with an expectation that all staff commit to our Child Safe policy and Child Safe Code of Conduct.
Appropriate rigorous reference and background checking will be undertaken for this selection process, including a Working with Children Check and police record and identity check.
We are committed to the safety, participation, and empowerment of all children.
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