Pacific Lutheran College – Meridan Plains QLD

Type of Appointment: 5 year contract, with ongoing appointment where effective leadership is evident.

1. Context

Established in 2001 in a picturesque setting in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, Pacific Lutheran College is a leading K-12 learning community that is innovative, dynamic and progressive. Firmly underpinned by the values and traditions of excellence of Lutheran Education in Australia, students have achieved outstanding success in the academic, sporting and cultural dimensions of their lives. Enrichment programs in all three areas have enabled students to explore their potential.

Pacific has established a strong academic culture, which promotes thinking, deep understandings and creativity based on the learnings of Harvard’s Project Zero team. The synergy of these learnings with the research of positive psychology and Lutheran theology provides for a rich whole of life learning culture.

Unique experiences provided through the College’s excellent outdoor education, pastoral care and personal development programs, and the opportunities provided through academic, sporting and cultural learning, support an enriching whole of life education. Active involvement in local and international community service projects broaden young people’s world view and sense of efficacy.

Our staff take advantage of flexibility in physical and virtual spaces to support an increasingly personalised approach to learning for our young people. Pacific has a seamless curriculum across Kindergarten to Year 12 with teams of teachers working across the four subgroups of the College. Staff are expected to learn collaboratively to contribute to a whole school approach as they lead learning in the Foundation College (Kindergarten – Year 2), Junior College (Years 3-5), Middle College (Years 6-9) and Senior College (Years 10-12).

2. Role Description

The Director of Staff is the key leader for staff well-being and staff development across the College. The Director of Staff has primary responsibility for staff appraisal, professional learning plans, performance management, policy and compliance.

The Director of Staff in conjunction with the Director of Student Engagement, Director of Learning, and the Principal form the academic leadership team of Pacific Lutheran College. Together with the Head of Learning Kindergarten to Year 5, Head of Staff and Student Engagement Prep to Year 5, Head of Student Engagement Middle College, Head of Student Engagement Senior College, Head of Learning Senior College, Head of Learning Middle College, Head of Daily Operations, Head of Faith and Formation, College Pastor and the Business Manager form the Administration and Learning Executive (ALE). Any one of the three Directors may fulfil the role of Deputy Principal as designated by the Principal.

As leaders of a Lutheran School all ALE members other than the Business Manager are expected to work towards or possess accreditation status within Lutheran schools. It is expected that all ALE members foster a whole of school approach to learning consistent with the College’s Four Pillars of Learning - Learning to Be, Learning Together, Learning to Learn and Learning to Know and Do.



As leaders within a Christian school, each will be expected to support and contribute to the growth of a strong Christian faith community through personal example and professional leadership. The Director of Staff is directly responsible to the Principal.

As the College continues to grow, the roles and responsibilities of the members of the leadership team may be redefined through negotiation and to match the strengths of the incumbent. The role of Director of Staff involves leadership across five different vocational practices.

- Strengthening Lutheran Identity
- Enhancing Excellence in Teaching and Learning
- Engage in Ongoing Improvement and Innovation
- Community Building
- Leading Effective Organisation and Management

To see the full job description, please refer to the duty statement published on the College website: Career Opportunities - Pacific Lutheran College

3. Commitment to Child Safety

Pacific Lutheran College, Pacific Lutheran Early Learning Centre and Pacific Lutheran College Outside Hours School Care (OSHC) are committed to providing environments where children and students are safe, supported, and able to thrive.

We have zero tolerance for child abuse, harm, neglect, or exploitation in any form. The safety and wellbeing of children and students is our highest priority and the paramount consideration in all decision‑making involving children and students.

We recognise that safeguarding children and students requires deliberate, consistent action. This includes maintaining strong systems, building capability across our workforce, and ensuring that concerns are taken seriously and acted upon without delay.

We are committed to:

acting with the safety, wellbeing and best interests of children and students as the paramount consideration at all times:

- meeting the 10 Child Safe Standards in every part and activity of our organisation
- creating culturally safe environments that are free of racism and discrimination, and upholding the right to cultural safety of all children, and especially those who are Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Island persons (the universal principle)
- creating and maintaining environments that prevent harm and reduce risk through robust governance, supervision and safe practices
- listening to, respecting, and taking seriously the voices of children and students
- responding promptly and appropriately to concerns, disclosures, or allegations,including through fair and child‑centred processes
- complying with all legislative and regulatory child safety obligations, including mandatory reporting and the Reportable Conduct Scheme

This commitment will be communicated to children,students, families and staff.Pacific Lutheran College, Pacific Lutheran Early Learning Centre and Pacific Lutheran College Outside Hours School Care (OSHC)will maintain accessible pathways for raising concerns.





We are committed to regular training and educating our workers(including staff, volunteers, contractors, and leaders) on child and cultural safety.

We do not tolerate child abuse or harm, racism or discrimination. We will take the steps necessary in line with our policies, procedures, risk management practices and codes of conduct to ensure that we maintain child and culturally safe environments.

All workers (including staff, volunteers, contractors, and leaders) share responsibility for child safetyand wellbeing and are expected to uphold this commitment in their roles.

4. Selection Criteria

As a senior leadership role that will require ongoing learning and growth, the successful candidate will need to either demonstrate that they have the capabilities described below or have the demonstrated capacity to develop them.

SC 1 Demonstrated skills that reflect the capacity for the person to support the Christian ethos of the College. This includes the ability to support the development of leadership of other members of the community to grow in their understanding of the Christian ethos and Lutheran identity of the college.

SC2 Demonstrated skills of leading the professional development of staff through formal and informal strategies including appraisal processes. This includes an understanding of the AITSL standards and having the capacity to engage in effective coaching conversations. A high level of pedagogical expertise in a classroom context will be expected. An understanding of adult learning will be an advantage.

SC3 Strategic leadership of staff wellbeing and staff development.

SC4 High levels of understanding of the legislative requirements associated with schooling and the capacity to lead policy development and review. Effective management of staff induction, oversight of workplace health and safety and compliance will be a key part of the role. The ability to lead investigations and support complaints handling will be expected.

SC5 Personal capacities to effectively lead staff including the ability to enhance staff wellbeing, effectively use change management strategies, and engage in collaborative reflection, learning and action. Demonstrated qualities of confidence, flexibility, teamwork, resilience, innovation and perseverance to grow the capacity of an effective learning community will also be expected. This will include a personal commitment to lifelong learning and growth.

SC6 Demonstrated skills to support the co-curricular program of the College.

5. Conditions

To see a complete list of the Conditions associated with this role, including Workplace Health and Safety considerations, please refer to the duty statement published on the College website: Career Opportunities - Pacific Lutheran College

Salary and related conditions are as per the Teachers (Non-Government Schools) Award in conjunction with the current Lutheran Schools Enterprise Agreement.

The Director of Staff will have a negotiated teaching load of between 0.2 and 0.4 FTE and be paid at a loading that is a negotiated multiple of B3S4. The contract is for a five-year period.

In the third year of the contract the incumbent will undergo a 360 appraisal.

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