Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 28/01/2029 Organisation: Schools (Government) Salary: Salary not specified Occupation: Education and Training Reference: 1434797 Job posted: 06/09/2024 Closes: 19/09/2024 Classification: Leading Teacher Range 3 Job duration: From 28/01/2025 - 28/01/2029 Contact: Stuart Konstanty | 03 9379 7999 Location Profile Strathmore Secondary College is situated between Pascoe Vale Road and the Moonee Ponds Creek in the northern suburb of Strathmore.
The school was founded in 1957 with 186 students.
The population has grown considerably and now the school draws the majority of its population of over 1900 students from within the designated neighbourhood area bounded by Strathmore Heights, Pascoe Vale and Essendon.
Strathmore Secondary College employs a total of 203 teaching and non-teaching staff.
In such a large school facilities and space are at a premium.
The students are placed within one of five school teams vertically structured across Year 7 - 12 and are supported by core teachers in Faculty Areas.
Junior school team leaders and coordinators work closely with Year 7 / 10 students, teachers and parents to develop positive relationships to support student learning.
VCE leaders and team coordinators, supported by a VCE Administration officer and Careers Coordinators, work with Year 11 and 12 students to achieve outstanding results so students reach their desired pathways.
Outcomes for Strathmore Secondary Students are positive with VCE results well above the state average in study scores and real retention rates at 75% compared to a state average of 50%.
Strathmore Secondary College provides a learning environment that is both inspiring and nurturing.
The physical structure of the school welcomes young people and provides a stimulating, respectful and innovative environment in which learning is valued.
It also offers a very strong welfare and pastoral care environment lead by a number of specialist and welfare staff.
The strengths of the college are in its commitment to academic excellence, music, the visual and performing arts and sport.
These programs provide diverse opportunities for students including school productions, music concerts, art and technology exhibitions, and sporting carnivals, allowing students to develop leadership and collaborative skills in a range of non-classroom settings.
The College has become a high performing school by implementing an instructional model based on research from Mc REL, Marzano Institute and Learning Horizons.
This has led to improvements in student outcomes and enabled teachers to develop as classroom practitioners with clear expectations around pedagogy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Responsibilities Vision Statement: To inspire within all students a commitment to personal, social and academic growth as individuals and members of an inclusive learning community.
General Description: The primary responsibility is to lead and manage the student team.
The leadership focus would be to facilitate forward planning and to develop a team-oriented approach in serving the needs of teachers and students.
The Student Team Leader will be responsible and accountable to the College Principal Team.
They will provide leadership, direction and support to the teaching staff and College community in relation to programs and practice for their team.
This position seeks to support effective teaching and learning by ensuring that assistance is available to students beyond the classroom and that where support is needed a coordinated approach is employed.
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.
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