Student Wellbeing & Disability Inclusion (2nd New Position) …, Melton

**Overview**: **Work type**:Full time

**Salary**:Salary not specified

**Grade**:Leading Teacher Range 3

**Occupation**: Education and Training

**Location**: Melton

**Reference**: 1477351

**Location Profile**: **Are you a passionate, positive and proactive teacher or leader looking for an exciting Leading Teacher position in Disability Inclusion and Wellbeing? Then we have the positions for you!**

These Disability Inclusion Leading Teacher positions will be joining our extensive Wellbeing Team of staff including Principal Class, Leading Teachers x 3, Allied Health x 3 (Social Worker, Occupational Therapist and Speech Therapist) and Education Support staff.

Located on beautiful Wurundjeri Country, Strathtulloh Primary School has been educating with HEART since 2022. We are a brand-new state of the art school, located in the suburb of Strathtulloh. We opened in January 2022 with 710 students already growing to over 1350 students and employing over 150 staff.

Our students are phenomenal and eager learners who are beautifully behaved and respectful. We are supported by families and a community which really values and supports education and our school.

School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) and Respectful Relationships (RR) feature strongly at our school, along with a culture that supports positive, proactive and passionate wellbeing and learning for students and staff. Our students, staff and community demonstrate outstanding positive behaviours and consistently work to demonstrate and build their #StrathtullohHEART.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and progressive school community. Our staff are our most valuable resource and we provide support & recognition accordingly. Our Coaching, Wellbeing and Principal Class teams are visible and working together with staff to support the best outcomes for students.

**Why work at Strathtulloh?**
- 3 meetings times a month allocated to meeting and connecting with parents/families (inside regular work hours);
- No requirements for communication outside 38hr work week;
- Free before & after school program for children of staff;
- A terrific team of staff who engage in a various social events, celebrations and functions;
- Getting here is easy! It's a 30 minute drive against traffic from Sunbury, Gisborne, the inner west or north of Melbourne and an hour from the eastern suburbs, Ballarat & Geelong. We're also only a short walk from the train station with plenty of seats heading away from the city.
- On site Cafe with great food and coffee!

The Strathtulloh community are encouraged to be Helpful, Excelling, Accepting, Resilient and Trustworthy people as they demonstrate, support and strive for a #StrathtullohHEART

**Selection Criteria**: SC1 Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the implementation of school priorities in Disability Inclusion and Wellbeing.

SC2 Demonstrated ability to lead the planning and implementation of high impact wellbeing strategies that respond to student learning needs. Demonstrated ability to support teachers to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

SC3 Demonstrated exemplary ability to monitor and assess student learning at a class, cohort or whole-school level and use this data to lead improvement initiatives. Demonstrated ability to support others in using data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4 Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to positively engage in team-oriented relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.

SC5 Demonstrated ability to model positive behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department and school values. Demonstrated ability to positively and proactively support others to reflect on their practice and facilitate school-based professional learning.

SC 6 Demonstrated high-level knowledge, and exemplary skills to promote and facilitate a tiered approach to inclusive education for all students and to lead and facilitate our Disability Inclusion program.

**Role**: Leading teachers will be highly skilled classroom practitioners and undertake leadership and management roles commensurate with their salary range. The role of leading teachers is to improve the skill, knowledge and performance of the teaching workforce in a school or group of schools and to improve the curriculum program of a school.

Typically, leading teachers are responsible for coordinating a number of staff to achieve improvements in teaching and learning which may involve the coordination and professional support of colleagues through modelling, collaborating and coaching and using processes that develop knowledge, practice and professional engagement in others.

Leading teachers are expected to Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qh9ud