Specialist Sports Program Teacher-Coach: AFL Program

Department of Education Victoria – Herne Hill VIC

8h ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Western Heights College is a government co-educational single campus secondary college located in the

heart of the Hamlyn Heights, Herne Hill and the Geelong West region just a short drive from the Geelong

city centre, the Geelong Ring Road and nearby rural towns. The college is located within state-of-the-art

modern buildings which connect learning, to our community and reflects our leading-edge work in curriculum

design and delivery for our community.

The college’s purpose is to empower students to strive for success and excellence in their educational

journey with a focus on learning growth, high expectations, holistic well-being, creativity and innovation

reflected strongly in the schools 3 values community, courage and integrity. 2027 will see full operation of

our brand new, state of the art gymnasium constructed on-site to enable a highly specialised sports and

physical activity program to grow. The college offers adaptable indoor and outdoor learning spaces as well as

an array of educational opportunities to empower students to strive for success and excellence in their

educational learning journey.

The college has a strong focus on literacy and numeracy across the college. Global learning and thinking

are a priority for the College with the school inclusive of cultural diversity, offering EAL and Chinese mandarin

as it’s language. The college has sister schools based in China.

Leadership, interpersonal development and student voice and agency in learning are a focus for the school

with its offerings of exceptional dance, music,



theatre studies, technology, STEM and art programs on offer.

The college has an exciting camps and excursions program with opportunities to include local, interstate and

international experiences to places like Mount Buller, Kokoda, Central Australia, China, South Korea, Europe,

USA, Japan and New Zealand. The College is also involved regularly in the School for Student Leadership

Opportunities across all its campuses for Year 9 students.

All students belong to learning communities with developmental personal learning goals and pathways plans,

supported by a daily mentoring program. Years 7 and 8 students are supported in their learning communities

by a teacher team focused on building key skills, knowledge and understanding. An innovative personalised

program for Year 9 and 10 students includes access to VCE, the Head Start Program, School Based

Apprenticeships (SBA¿) and Vocational Education Training (VET) studies. Years 11 and 12 students choose

from a wide range of studies, combining academic VCE, vocational and applied learning programs and

certificates (VET/VCAL). Western Heights College has an active and fully engaged College Council,

establishing strong links with the local community, including partnerships with the City of Greater Geelong,

Vines Road Community Hub, the Geelong Regional Library,



Vines Road Senior Citizens and many local and

elite sports groups co-located on site. The school is nearing enrolment capacity of 1200 students in 2027.

It is an exciting time to be a staff member at Western Heights College community.

Selection Criteria

- SC1 Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated experience in responding to student learning needs.
- SC2 Demonstrated experience in planning for and implementing high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluating the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.
- SC3 Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning. Demonstrated experience in using data to inform teaching practice and providing feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
- SC4 Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.
- SC5 Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated experience in reflecting upon practice and engaging in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.
- SC6: Demonstrated high-level AFL/AFLW coaching expertise, as well as the ability to manage a program and co-ordinate sporting events within a school environment.

Role

Western Heights College Specialist Sports Program has over 669 st

📌 Specialist Sports Program Teacher-Coach: AFL Program (Geelong)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
📍 Geelong