Selection Criteria

1. Proven Leadership in Wellbeing and Engagement.
Demonstrated success in leading whole-school wellbeing programs that foster a positive, inclusive culture and enhance student engagement through innovative strategies.
2. Experience in Respectful Relationships (RRRR):
Experience with the RRRR framework, embedding gender equality, respect, and inclusivity in school culture and curriculum. Skilled in leading professional development for staff on RRRR integration.
3. Experience in Student Voice and Leadership:
Proven ability to empower students in decision-making and lead student-led initiatives. Success in supporting student leadership teams and incorporating student voice in policies and practices.
4. Attendance Improvement and Data-Driven Practice:
Experience in developing strategies to improve attendance, using data analysis to drive targeted interventions and collaborating with staff to implement strategies.
5. Demonstrate 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.

Role

The Leading Teacher for Engagement, Whole School Wellbeing, Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR), Student Voice and Attendance is responsible for shaping and leading whole-school strategies that enhance student wellbeing, foster a positive, inclusive culture, and ensure that all students feel respected, engaged, and supported. This role integrates student voice into school decision-making processes, works to improve attendance, promotes respectful relationships, and oversees the whole school wellbeing program to support every students personal and academic growth.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and continuously improve the whole school wellbeing program, ensuring it addresses students personal, social, and emotional development.
• Collaborate with year-level coordinators, wellbeing leaders, and Assistant Principals to ensure the program meets the holistic needs of all students.
• Lead professional learning sessions on whole school wellbeing principles and RRRR strategies to support students¿ emotional and social wellbeing.
• Student Engagement - Lead the innovation and development of strategies to enhance student engagement
• Oversee the school¿s implementation of the RRRR initiative, embedding principles of gender equality, inclusivity, and respect within the school culture and curriculum.
• Drive initiatives that empower students to actively shape their educational experiences and contribute to the school community.
• Support student leadership teams, ensuring their voices are reflected in school policies, programs, and cultural practices.
• Encourage student-led projects to foster ownership, responsibility, and leadership skills.
• Develop and manage strategies to improve attendance
• Regularly review and analyse attendance data to implement targeted interventions that increase attendance rates.
• Collaborate with external organisations and community providers to strengthen the whole school wellbeing program.
• Use data on student attendance, engagement, and wellbeing to inform decisions and drive improvements.

Who May Apply

Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.

EEO AND OHS Commitment

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via marrung@education.vic.gov.au

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

DE Values

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

Other Information

Enquiries regarding the position can be directed to the Principal, Jenny Bromley, 0408 652 304.. Applications must include:
1. A specific response to all the key selection criteria
2. A CV including the names of three referees and contact numbers should be included in the application
3. Applications must be submitted, AS ONE DOCUMENT, via Recruitment Online.

Conditions of Employment

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

VIT LANTITE

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements. This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.

Location Profile

Mount Clear College is nestled into an idyllic bush setting on the edge of the Woowookarung Regional Park, 6 kilometres from the centre of Ballarat. Our College is a Year 7 to 12 co-educational College and we are renowned for, and proud of, our ability to maintain the friendly, caring approach of a small school, despite our student numbers being over 1000.

The essence of the Colleges philosophy is to provide educational opportunities of the highest quality, where each student is challenged to achieve individual excellence to pursue their chosen pathway. College resources include a highly experienced and dedicated staff who promote quality teaching and learning within a secure safe learning community.

Mount Clear College is an exciting place to work and offers incredible opportunities and cultural diversity for both our students and our staff. Our College has a number of established relationships with sister-schools in Vietnam, Finland, China, Japan and Gallipoli, providing staff and students opportunities for international experiences. Mount Clear College¿s purpose-built Language Centre is the Hub of LOTE and cultural programs and includes Australia¿s first Confucius Classroom.

Our College has one of only six Specialist STEM Centres in Victoria - our Earth Ed Centre. With an aim to inspire and engage the next generation of students and teachers, Earth Ed brings STEM education to life. We provide innovative learning programs that encompass new and emerging scientific thinking, state-of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge technologies. Students are able to engage with real-world STEM applications, see science, technology, engineering and mathematics at work and imagine a future where they are creating the solutions to 21st century challenges.
Our Colleges outstanding Performing Arts program is highly regarded both within Victoria and also internationally. Our vibrant and innovate program includes Music, Singing, Dance and Drama, as well as many combinations of these disciplines, and we utilise the Musical Futures Program within the classrooms. Students are involved in Performing Arts from Year 7 and can pursue their performing arts pathway by continuing through VCE and VET in their senior schooling. Students are provided numerous opportunities to participate in the Performing Arts outside of their curriculum, including our annual School Production (Musical), the Victorian State School Spectacular, Dance clubs, plus a wide variety of Music ensembles. We are very proud of our Performing Arts students and their accomplishments both whilst at secondary school and their achievements after leaving our College.
Our modern buildings and facilities, including our state-of-the-art Technology Centre, refurbished 300 seat Theatre, Visual Arts and Science Hubs, and Senior and Junior Student Study Centres create an innovative and dynamic learning areas for our students and staff.

Mount Clear College is committed to being a `Child Safe¿ school with and expectation that all staff commit to our Child Safe policy and Child Safe Code of Conduct. Appropriate rigorous reference and background checking will be undertaken for this selection process, including a Working with Children Check and police record and identity check. We are committed to commitment to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. We are also committed to meeting the needs of all students, including those with a disability, our indigenous students and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.