Government schools – Melbourne Northern Suburbs VIC

Applicants should provide evidence of their ability to demonstrate the following 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.

Selection Criteria

Applicants should provide evidence of their ability to demonstrate the following 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.

Role

As a key member of the Leadership Team of the school, the Junior School Leader will work collaboratively to provide high quality leadership in all aspects of student learning, engagement and wellbeing. The Junior School Leader will work with the Principal Class Team to support staff to work effectively within the Junior School and across the school to implement high quality learning programs.

The Junior School Leader (Leading Teacher) leads the Junior School at Reservoir High School, with a particular focus on transition and on building strong, lasting relationships with every new family. The role ensures students and families feel known, welcomed and confident from first contact through to the end of their first year, and that the Junior School is a safe, inclusive and high-expectations learning community.

The Leading Teacher is an instructional and relational leader: they model excellent teaching, coach colleagues, coordinate the Junior School team and work closely with the leadership team, Wellbeing staff and primary school partners.





Responsibilities

Transition Program

- Lead and continually improve the Year 6 to Year 7 Transition program, including Parent Information evenings, Open Days, Orientation Days and primary school visits.
- Build strong working relationships with feeder primary schools to gather information about incoming students' learning, wellbeing and friendship needs.
- Use transition data to inform class placement, learning support and wellbeing planning for incoming students.
- Coordinate the support of students who enrol mid-year or from outside the usual pathways, so they feel included from their first day.

Current-family Engagement

- Be the consistent point of contact for new families, making personal contact before and during the first term and checking in at key points across the first year.
- Design and lead welcoming events and communications, such as a new-family welcome evening, a parent and carer information session and the Year 7 Family BBQ evening.
- Ensure families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, and families of students with additional needs have clear, accessible ways to engage, including interpreter support where needed.
- Work with the Koorie Student Coordinator and community partners to build trust and strengthen family voice in the life of the school.
- Gather feedback from new students and families each year and use it to improve practice.

Student Belonging

- Establish peer support, buddy and mentoring structures that help new students make connections quickly.
- The establishment and promotion of Year Level identity and spirit and fostering whole-school spirit.
- Work with the Wellbeing Team to identify early any students who are struggling to settle and put timely supports in place.

Teaching and Learning

- Ensuring that Reservoir High School's vision, values and principles of teaching and learning are implemented and embedded across the school.
- Leading the development and implementation of contemporary curriculum and pedagogy, includingourwhole school evidence based, pedagogical approach, "Learning By Design"and the

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📌 Junior School Leader - Leading Teacher (Melbourne)
🏢 Government schools
📍 Melbourne