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Would you like to join the staff of a Victorian Government Secondary School which opened in 2024 and is looking to further expand in 2027?

Would you like the opportunity to do the following?

- Shape a new school's culture
- Work in state-of-the-art facilities and resources
- Work in a collaborative and innovative environment
- Actively participate in shaping the curriculum, pedagogy, and policies, to tailor teaching practices to meet the specific needs of your students.
- Forge meaningful partnerships with parents, local businesses, and community organisations, creating a solid network of support for students and their education.
- Develop your leadership skills
- integrate technology in exploring interdisciplinary teaching, fostering an environment that nurtures curiosity and intellectual growth.
- Play a vital role in the growth of a new school

If you are, then Yarrabing Secondary College is looking for Leading Teachers to join the school from Term 1 2027.

About Us

Yarrabing Secondary College opened in Term 1 2024 and provides the growing local population with great educational opportunities close to home. In 2026 Yarrabing Secondary College had a student population of 680 students in Year 7, 8 & 9. The college will progressively grow by one year level thereafter. In 2027, we will have Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10 students only. In 2027 it is anticipated that there will be provision of a small number of VCE studies to its accelerated Year 10 students that the college is currently in the process of accrediting for. By 2029, the college will provide an extensive senior school offering to its senior students of traditional VCE subjects, as well as VM, VPC and VET.

Yarrabing Secondary College is located 29 kilometres west of Melbourne, in the suburb of Aintree. When fully established in 2029, the school is anticipated to have 1400 students enrolled from Year 7 to 12 and 130 school staff members.

Our school grounds are close to planned parklands, sporting facilities, and we are surrounded by a supportive community. Most students that will attend our school live locally and would tend to walk or ride their bike to school.

Our school will be culturally diverse with many of our students having a language background other than English (LOTE) spoken in the family home, with the largest LOTE languages being Hindi and Punjabi. We are proud of our diversity and our inclusive school community.

We strive to provide a nurturing and challenging environment that empowers students to reach their personal best, both academically and socially.

Our Vision

Our vision is to empower our students by developing well rounded, confident, and responsible individuals who have high expectations of themselves, and who aspire to achieve success through respect, responsibility, and collaboration.

Our Mission

Our mission is to be a safe, supportive environment that emphasises motivation and self-discipline. Using 21st century approaches, we provide students with the means to achieve their potential and we challenge our students to grow academically, socially, culturally, and emotionally. Collaboration and positive relationships will underpin all our work.

Additional information can be found at: https://yarrabingsc.vic.edu.au/

The successful applicant will play an instrumental role in the development and implementation of contemporary educational practices to support the learning and wellbeing of all students across the school. This position is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to help our school be the absolute best school it can be for students, staff and the wider school community as our school continues to grow and thrive over the years ahead.

As a teacher at Yarrabing Secondary College, you will contribute to the collaborative planning, implementation and evaluation of school curriculum and contribute to the school culture as a results-oriented collaborative professional learning community.

Teachers at Yarrabing Secondary College are exceptional classroom practitioners, with an innovative mindset, who will bring passion and creative thinking to providing challenging and stimulating learning opportunities for students. Our teachers work collaboratively with colleagues and leadership to improve students educational outcomes and to ensure that the school remains on a path of continuous improvement through the application of evidenced-based research.

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. Demonstrated ability to support teachers to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

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. 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.

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. Demonstrated ability to reflect upon their own, others and whole-school practice and contribute to the provision of whole-school professional learning.

SC6 (i) Demonstrated ability to motivate staff, develop their talents and build an effective team. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage change including the leadership of others in the process of change

(ii) Demonstrated ability to lead whole school Numeracy initiatives.

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.

Typically, leading teachers are responsible for coordinating a number of staff to achieve improvements in teaching and learning which may involve the coordination and professional support of colleagues through modelling, collaborating and coaching and using processes that develop knowledge, practice and professional engagement in others.

Leading teachers are expected to lead and manage a significant area or function within the school with a high degree of independence to ensure the effective development, provision and evaluation of the school's education program.

Leading teachers will be expected to make a significant contribution to policy development relating to teaching and learning in the school. A leading teacher has a direct impact and influence on the achievement of the school goals.

Leading teachers are usually responsible for the implementation of one or more priorities contained in the school strategic plan.

Responsibilities

Numeracy

- Demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement in ones own practice as both a teacher and an educational leader and assist others in their professional growth.
- Lead, manage and implement the College-wide Numeracy strategy as identified in the Strategic Plan and Annual Implementation Plans to improve student numeracy levels.
- Lead the implementation of the intervention process, including leading teams to develop comprehensive intervention strategies.
- Collect, analyse, evaluate, and report on student numeracy data.
- Work with the Educational Leaders to develop a shared understanding of the Key Characteristics of Effective Numeracy Teaching in years 7 to 10.
- Lead and coach teams to implement agreed numeracy strategies as identified.
- Coach a group of staff to build their capacity in Numeracy teaching skills.
- Promote the importance of numeracy with students, parents, and staff.
- Encourage professional development for teachers regarding mathematics teaching and learning and pedagogical practice that differentiates student learning.
- Manage and oversee the work of the Numeracy Support personnel.
- Work with the College's Executive Team in charge of data analysis and plan collection of numeracy data and analysis for all students.
- In conjunction with the Staff Development and College's Executive Team develop and document a school-wide Professional Learning plan based on individual staff and College needs.
- Liaise with College Educational Leaders to develop processes which encourage staff to use data to inform their performance in line with the College expectations and DET standards.
- To convene regular meetings of relevant groups.
- Support teachers in classrooms to improve student learning outcomes.

Mathematics

- Lead the implementation of current pedagogy and curriculum practice.
- Take responsibility for leadership and management of the Mathematics Curriculum Area.
- Oversee the documentation and evaluation of the Mathematics units and lesson plans.
- Ensure all Curriculum Area members are actively involved in curriculum development.
- Ensure that the units of study are documented, continually evaluated, and placed on the school drive.
- Lead the team of staff in the Curriculum Area to work together to review their practice and their teaching program in Professional Learning Teams throughout the year.
- Review the performance of a group of staff as part of the professional development process.
- Take responsibility for the promotion of the Curriculum Area at events such as Awards Night, and Information Nights.
- Foster a positive community perception of the Curriculum Area.
- Ensure that program budgets are developed, professionally managed, and evaluated.
- Ensure curriculum resources are allocated equitably and housed appropriately.

Other

- Active member of the school's Leadership Team
- Represent the school at designated events
- Review the performance of a group of staff as part of the Performance & Development process.
- Ability to lead the school in the situation of short term principal class absence during a school day




- Other duties as allocated 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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via *******@education.vic.gov.au

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

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, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

DE Values

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

Other Information

This is an ongoing tenured Leading Teacher position, 27/01/2027 to 28/01/2030.

Applications must include:

- A cover letter providing contact information including home address, email, and phone number.
- A CV with a summary of:
- Experience,
- Qualifications,
- subjects you are qualified or willing to teach
- your VIT Registration number.

- Your written responses to the Key Selection Criteria.
- The names, email addresses and contact details for three referees.

For ease of handling by the school, all documents (cover letter, CV, and key selection criteria responses) can be saved as one pdf and uploaded to Recruitment Online. Please also ensure that your name is included in the header of each document.

All applicants should ensure that their personal profile on Recruitment Online is up to date.

Applicants seeking further information about the school or this position, are encouraged to:

- Visit the Yarrabing Secondary College website at https://yarrabingsc.vic.edu.au/
- Contact the Principal, Mr John Mitsinikos, prior to the closing date of applications on 03 7033 2*** or email ************@education.vic.gov.au

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 http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

Qualification Requirements

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:

- The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and
- if the person completed an Australian postgraduate level initial teaching program or course of study on or after 1 January 2024, they must demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed a postgraduate level accredited initial teacher education program that has been accredited by an Australian State or Territory Teacher Regulatory Authority as satisfying the requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership 'Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures'; and
- a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program after 1 July 2016 must also demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements (this condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian ITE program completed by the person).

Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found at Recruitment in Schools.

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