Department of Education Victoria – Point Cook VIC

5d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Homestead Senior Secondary College opened in 2020 and is located in a developing area of Point Cook, approximately 28 kilometres from Melbourne CBD. Our feeder schools are the local P-9 colleges - Alamanda and Saltwater P-9 Colleges. A significant percentage of our enrolments are new arrivals to the greater Point Cook community. Homestead also attracts a growing number of enrolments from the independent school's sector. Rapid growth is predicted for both the suburb and school over the next 5 to 10 years.

In 2027 we expect approximately 900 students at HSSC, and it is projected that the college's peak enrolment will be in excess of 1500 students. In addition to this, we expect to be supporting Saltwater P-9 at years 7-9 on the Homestead site while Saltwater undergoes major capital works to increase capacity on their site.

The foundation years of the college focused upon building social capital, creating structures and practices, purchasing resources and establishing staff professional learning teams. This is an amazing career prospect for educationalists as they are part of a staff cohort playing an integral role in the development of the college's culture, teaching & learning style and place in our community. Our new phase includes solidifying our culture of the young adult learning environment and our consistent teaching and learning model, while managing significant growth in student and staff population.

HSSC is a state of the art 21st Century learning environment for young adults. With a build cost of $53 million, and a new build of 21.6m in the next three years, facilities are second to none.



Students learn in a three-storey main building, a standalone Performing Arts/Physical Education building, multi-purpose courts and a playing field. Our landscaped grounds feature amazing spaces for our students and staff.

The college curriculum focuses on providing the right pathway for all students to achieve their academic goals. The college offers a broad range of studies at Year 10, VCE, VCE VM, VET & other programs.

HSSC is defined by:

- A well balancedonlinecurriculum program that utilises purposeful and explicit teaching aimed at empowering students to be active learners, striving for personal excellence and ongoing growth and development
- Challenging, innovative and creative approaches in learning and teaching practices that embrace a full range of post compulsory pathways for Years 10 to 12 students
- Highly skilled, versatile, dedicated and caring staff committed to life-long learning and developing each student through the implementation of personalised learning programs
- The active participation of staff in professional learning communities
- Shared educational responsibility between parents, staff and students
- Powerful student agency & voice in their learning
- Mature student social and learning behaviour with embedded high expectation, including efficient process and consequences.
- Effective & open channels of communication that promote trust,



positive interactions and strong links with the wider community.

Selection Criteria

- Demonstrated experience and capacity to coordinate and manage the delivery of high-quality wellbeing support services, including the development and implementation of programs, policies, procedures and operational practices that improve student wellbeing, engagement and educational outcomes.

- Highly developed capacity to assess, conceptualise and analyse complex student wellbeing issues and implement evidence-informed case management and intervention strategies that respond to individual student needs.

- Demonstrated capacity to provide leadership and professional expertise within a multidisciplinary team and to work collaboratively with school staff, allied health professionals, families, community organisations and external agencies to achieve positive outcomes for students.

- Highly developed communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills, including the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with young people, families, staff, leadership and external professionals in complex and confidential circumstances.

- Demonstrated capacity to provide professional advice, consultation, coaching, supervision and professional learning that builds the capability of staff to support student wellbeing, engagement, inclusion and learning.

- Demonstrated capacity to understand of the legislation, Department of Education policies and professional requirements governing work with children and young people in schools, including child safety, privacy and the appropriate management of sensitive health and wellbeing information.

Role

Education Sup

📌 Student Wellbeing Leader (Melbourne)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
📍 Melbourne