Key Roles and Responsibilities
Leading Teacher English/Literacy Position Overview:
As a leading teacher of English/Literacy, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the skill, knowledge, and performance of the teaching workforce in our school or group of schools. Your expertise in teaching and learning practices specifically in English will be highly valued.
This position involves leading and modelling the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery. You will ensure all Curriculum Area members are actively collaboratively involved in curriculum development.
* Plan for and facilitate Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) with a focus on curriculum documentation, sharing of pedagogy, use of data for differentiation and monitoring of student progress.
* Guide and monitor teacher teams in the creation of effective high-quality formative and summative assessments, their moderation of student learning evidence and the learning programs in response.
* Develop a high-level of expertise in literacy teaching strategies across the whole school and work within the PLC framework to support individual teachers to develop strategies to embed literacy teaching.
Additional responsibilities include:
* Collaborating with the leadership team in the collation and analysis of test results/data re student achievement and student engagement.
* Providing regular reports on college curriculum issues to staff, students and parents, College Council and the wider community.
* Developing processes and protocols for observation and feedback of teacher practice and peer collaboration.
* Providing evidence-based feedback to teaching staff to inform their effectiveness and development of their practice.
Qualifications and Skills Required
To be successful in this role, you will need to have:
* Provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
* Graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016 and demonstrated that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements.
Other qualifications include:
* A strong understanding of the School's pedagogy and the ability to co-create and action the delivery of a guaranteed and viable Victorian Curriculum and/or Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) senior school program.
* Experience in developing and/or demonstrating a deep understanding of the School's values and commitment to ongoing adult learning and skill improvement.
Working Conditions and Culture
This is a part-time position, working across two campuses, and requires flexibility and confidence in contributing to the school community. The successful applicant will work as both a leader and community member, establishing a strong school culture that reflects an understanding of equity, inclusion and cultural sensitivities.
The school promotes a positive climate for learning, and all teachers are expected to commit to collaborating in a multidisciplinary way while working in a professional learning community. All teachers have the opportunity to work across both campuses, based on qualification and experience.
Selection Criteria
The selection criteria for this role includes:
* Demonstrated expertise in teaching and learning practices specific to English/Literacy.
* Leadership and management skills, with the ability to lead collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders.
* Ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values.