## Job Description Wesley College Melbourne, a school of the Uniting Church, established in 1866, is one of Australia's leading and most respected co-educational independent schools. With an enrolment of 3,400 students from ECLC to Year 12, it comprises three metropolitan campuses in Melbourne, at Elsternwick, St Kilda Road, Glen Waverley, outdoor education sites at Chum Creek, Mallana, Lochend and a Year 9 residential campus at Clunes.The College seeks to appoint a Head of Middle School (Years 5-9) at the Elsternwick Campus commencing in Semester 2, 2026.In making this appointment, the Principal is seeking an outstanding educational leader who, among other qualities, can demonstrate:* A proven ability to lead and inspire students in Years 5-9* Extensive leadership experience including the ability to act with integrity, responsibility, professionalism, trust and confidentiality* A broad understanding of the development and educational needs of young people* A deep appreciation of the particular learning styles, social and emotional needs of students* A strong background in academic programmes and curriculum and familiarity with the International Baccalaureate PYP and MYP* A personal presence and highly effective communication skills in relationships with students, staff and parents* A capacity to enjoy the rich diversity of daily life at the school and to contribute to the overall leadership of the campusThe Head of Middle School is responsible to the Head of Campus and is a member of the Campus Executive team.Applications close at 5:00pm on 26 February 2026.Wesley College is a child safe employer and is committed to the welfare of children and their protection. All potential employees and volunteers will be required to comply with the School's Child Safe Policy and Code of Conduct. Applicants will be required to undergo police and background checks in accordance with this policy.The easiest way to use the Job Search is to enter one or more words as Keywords and the Job Search will find jobs with any of your keywords in the skills, position title or location. However, the job search has more advanced searching capabilities that allows you to include, exclude or even match words together.A keyword is any word you wish to pinpoint in your search. It may be a skill you have, a company you wish to work for, or the name of a particular project you want to look for.### Spaces and Case SensitiveLeave one space only between words and do not include commas (**,**). The search field is not case sensitive. **Example:** *Account Management*### Intelligent Alias MatchingThis technology looks for and matches all commonly used/abbreviated terminology to ensure you get the maximum results to your search. **Example:** *Accounts Receivable*, the search will look for accounts *rec* and *acct rec*### Include a "Key" WordTo include a word in your search, place a plus sign (**+**) directly in front of the word you wish to include. Do not leave a space between the plus sign and the word. F. **Example:** *Accounts +Management*### Exclude a "Key" WordTo exclude a word from your search, place a minus (**-**) sign directly in front of the word you wish to exclude. Do not leave a space between the minus sign and the Please place all exclude "KEY" words at the end of your list! **Example:** *Accounts -Management*### Match Words that must Appear TogetherTo search for two words together, place double quotes (**" "**) around the words. **Example:** *"Accounts Clerk"*### Location#J-18808-Ljbffr