Leading Teacher Range 3 - Headstart Learning Leader Head Start is a wraparound service provision that powers school-based apprenticeships and traineeships.
Head Start aims to improve the outcomes, quality assurance and equitable distribution of opportunities for senior secondary and special education students who undertake school-based apprenticeships and traineeships (SBATs).
The Head Start SBAT program was piloted in over 150 schools from 2019 with strong outcomes.
The expansion of the program will ensure access to all Victorian government secondary schools, including specialist schools, and Flexible Learning Options.
The Learning Leader plays a significant role in delivering improved student performance and educational outcomes determined by the school's strategic plan and state-wide priorities of the Head Start program.
The Learning Leader may engage with students from up to fifty government secondary and specialist schools, as well as Flexible Learning Options settings that align with one of the twelve program hubs across Victoria.
Reporting directly to the Head Start Hub Director; the Head Start Learning Leader will: Contribute to the development and implementation of Head Start program within department and school policies and priorities.
Increase the knowledge base of staff within schools about student learning and high-quality vocational instruction.
Plan and teach programs to achieve positive student outcomes and longer-term student retention.
Undertake critical reflection and inquiry to improve knowledge and skills to effectively engage students.
Build strong relationships with Head Start colleagues across Victoria by collaborating on program opportunities.
Undertake other duties in addition to their rostered teaching duties.
Key accountabilities: Have the content knowledge and pedagogical practice to meet the diverse needs of all students engaged in the Head Start SBATs program.
Model exemplary classroom practice and mentor/coach students.
Provide expert advice about content, processes, and strategies that will shape individual student and school staff professional learning.
Direct responsibility for teaching groups of or individual students undertaking Head Start SBATs program.
Work closely with individual schools, staff, and careers practitioners to monitor student pathways.
Contribute to the development, implementation, and delivery of the Head Start SBATs program.
Participate in activities such as parent/teacher meetings; staff meetings; workplace visits or related events.
Qualifications: Teaching qualification is mandatory.
Additional teaching specialisation that will add value to the context of vocational education is desired.
Other important requirements: An understanding of the school setting, particularly the relationships between middle and senior secondary education with career pathways is desired.
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.
Successful applicants are subject to a satisfactory criminal record check prior to employment.
New DET employees are required to meet the cost of the criminal record check.
The successful applicant will be based at Weeroona College Bendigo, but also work at Bendigo Senior Secondary College and support staff across the Loddon Mallee Hub.
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