OVERVIEW

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Leading Teacher - Range 3
Occupation: Leading teacher
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 1481975

LOCATION PROFILE

Would you like to join the Leadership Team of a Victorian Government Secondary School which opened in 2024 and is looking to further expand in 2026?

Would you like the opportunity to do the following?

• Shape a new school’s culture
• Work in state-of-the-art facilities and resources
• Work in a collaborative and innovative environment
• Actively participate in shaping the curriculum, pedagogy, and policies, to tailor teaching practices to meet the specific needs of your students.
• Forge meaningful partnerships with parents, local businesses, and community organisations, creating a strong network of support for students and their education.
• Develop your leadership skills
• integrate technology in exploring interdisciplinary teaching, fostering an environment that nurtures curiosity and intellectual growth.
• Play a vital role in the growth of a new school

If you are, then Yarrabing Secondary College is looking for Leading Teachers to join the school from Term 1 2026.
About Us
Yarrabing Secondary College opened in Term 1 2024 and provides the growing local population with great educational opportunities close to home. In 2025 Yarrabing Secondary College had a student population of 400 students in Year 7 & 8. The college will progressively grow by one year level thereafter. In 2026, we will have Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 students only.
Yarrabing Secondary College is located 29 kilometres west of Melbourne, in the suburb of Aintree. When fully established in 2029, the school is anticipated to have 1200 students enrolled from Year 7 to 12 and 130 school staff members.
Our school grounds are close to planned parklands, sporting facilities, and we are surrounded by a supportive community. Most students that will attend our school live locally and would tend to walk or ride their bike to school.
Our school will be culturally diverse with many of our students having a language background other than English (LOTE) spoken in the family home, with the largest LOTE languages being Hindi and Punjabi. We are proud of our diversity and our inclusive school community.
We strive to provide a nurturing and challenging environment that empowers students to reach their personal best, both academically and socially.
Our Vision
Our vision is to empower our students by developing well rounded, confident, and responsible individuals who have high expectations of themselves, and who aspire to achieve success through respect, responsibility, and collaboration.
Our Mission
Our mission is to be a safe, supportive environment that emphasises motivation and self-discipline. Using 21st century approaches, we provide students with the means to achieve their potential and we challenge our students to grow academically, socially, culturally, and emotionally. Collaboration and positive relationships will underpin all our work.
Additional information can be found at: https://yarrabingsc.vic.edu.au/
The successful applicant will play an instrumental role in the development and implementation of contemporary educational practices to support the learning and wellbeing of all students across the school. This position is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to help our school be the absolute best school it can be for students, staff and the wider school community as our school continues to grow and thrive over the years ahead.
As a teacher at Yarrabing Secondary College, you will contribute to the collaborative planning, implementation and evaluation of school curriculum and contribute to the school culture as a results-oriented collaborative professional learning community.
Teachers at Yarrabing Secondary College are exceptional classroom practitioners, with an innovative mindset, who will bring passion and creative thinking to providing challenging and stimulating learning opportunities for students. Our teachers work collaboratively with colleagues and leadership to improve students educational outcomes and to ensure that the school remains on a path of continuous improvement through the application of evidenced-based research.

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

OTHER INFORMATION

This is an ongoing tenured Leading Teacher position, 27/01/2026 to 28/01/2030.

Applications must include:

• A cover letter providing contact information including home address, email, and phone number.
• A CV with a summary of:
• Experience,
• Qualifications,
• subjects you are qualified or willing to teach
• your VIT Registration number.
• Your written responses to the Key Selection Criteria.
• The names, email addresses and contact details for three referees.

For ease of handling by the school, all documents (cover letter, CV, and key selection criteria responses) can be saved as one pdf and uploaded to Recruitment Online. Please also ensure that your name is included in the header of each document.
All applicants should ensure that their personal profile on Recruitment Online is up to date.

Applicants seeking further information about the school or this position, are encouraged to:

• Visit the Yarrabing Secondary College website at https://yarrabingsc.vic.edu.au/
• Attend the College’s Teacher Recruitment Evening on Wednesday 23rd July 2025 commencing at 5pm. More information & registrations available on the College website https://yarrabingsc.vic.edu.au/employment/
• Contact the Principal, Mr John Mitsinikos, prior to the closing date of applications on 03 7033 2444 or email yarrabing.sc@education.vic.gov.au

ROLE

Our College¿s core principle is to provide students with an education that fosters personal, academic, and social development and provides access to fulfilling post school options.
General Description:
The Head of House Leader will be responsible and accountable to the College Executive Team. They will provide leadership, information, direction and support to the College Council, teaching staff and College community in relation to programs and practice for their team.
In liaison with the Assistant Principal of School & Student Operations, and in accordance with College policy, the Head of House Leader will lead and manage the provision of support for student learning within the team. This position seeks to support effective teaching and learning by ensuring that assistance is available to students beyond the classroom and that where difficulties arise a coordinated approach to their resolution is employed.
The primary responsibility is to lead and manage the co-ordination team, and through this team, the teachers and students. The leadership focus would be to facilitate forward planning and to develop a team oriented approach in serving the needs of teachers and students; improving levels of expectation and aspiration are critical.
In 2026, the Head of House Leader will be responsible for overseeing two House Teams comprising of Year 7, 8 and 9 students. Each team will comprise of approximately 150 students and 2 coordinators.
In 2027 and beyond, the Head of House Leader will be responsible for overseeing one House Team comprising of Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 students. By this stage, we anticipate each team to comprise of approximately 225 students and 2 coordinators.
The Head of House Leader will be responsible for the team and monitoring individual student progress, ensuring effective reporting of student progress, monitoring attendance, ensuring effective support structures are in place, providing key support in student wellbeing, ensuring effective operation of the school Code of Conduct and promoting student involvement in co-curricular activities.
The Head of House Leader will provide advice to the College Principal and Leadership Team where appropriate, regarding requirements and strategies for improvement in student learning management.
The Head of House Leader will exercise judgment and initiative in assisting to resolve problems identified or referred by staff to ensure that policies and procedures are followed and standards maintained. This would be exercised within the broad policy of the College and in conjunction with the broad supervision of the College Executive Team.
The Head of House Leader reports to the Assistant Principal of School & Student Operations.
The Assistant Principal of School & Student Operations and Team Leaders form a management and administrative team in which duties are negotiated and are shared according to the needs of the College and interests of the personnel involved.
It is expected that the person appointed to a leadership position will negotiate with the College Executive Team the particular emphases required. These whole school portfolio allocations will enable us the flexibility to provide appropriate experience to Leaders over time. However, there are some typical duties expected to be undertaken

Typical Duties include:

• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement in ones own practice as both a teacher and an educational leader and assist others in their professional growth.
• Providing leadership, direction and support for the Team coordinators, including the negotiation of specific roles and duties for team members.
• Leading the Team in overseeing the implementation of College policies in relation to well-being and discipline.
• Developing a team identity and culture, and promoting this culture through a range of activities, including celebrations for individual and team success.
• Providing support to class teachers to embed research based strategies such as VTLM, HITS, and GANAG teaching schema. The Head of House Leader will act as a key point of contact for issues beyond the responsibility of the class teacher and year level coordinator and provide advice and assistance to these class teachers where required.
• Assuming a leading role in monitoring and assessing student learning data at the individual and cohort level and to use data to inform strategies for improvements.
• Overseeing the procedures in place for monitoring of student progress and attendance and to initiate contact with parents to assist in the early resolution of problems and to establish effective procedures for responding to parent initiated contact concerning students.
• Ensuring the effective operation of student support structures such as Home Groups, home teachers, student support groups, subject counseling strategies, student leadership.
• Convening regular meetings of relevant groups, including team coordinators, and class teachers.
• Taking overall responsibility for the wide range of administrative tasks associated with Team operation, for example, onboarding enrolments and exits, attendance records, reporting, student files, camps, course counseling, student handbooks etc.
• Collaborating with other leading teachers across the school to ensure consistency in approaches to course counseling, pathways advice, information evenings, implementation of the College¿s code of conduct, reporting practices and any other common areas as they arise.
• Liaising with an Assistant Principal regarding the specific skilling of staff including provision for staff with identified difficulties.
• Overseeing student subject selections to ensure viable and appropriate choices.
• Assisting students to select appropriate pathways, liaising with the careers staff and Assistant Principal of School & Student Operations.

Other

• Active member of the school’s Leadership Team
• Represent the school at designated events
• Review the performance of a group of staff as part of the Performance & Development process.
• Ability to lead the school in the situation of short term principal class absence during a school day
• Other duties as allocated by the Principal.

However, it is important to state that as a Leading Teacher, duties do not just stop with the main areas of this position. The management of significant school student management programs or functional areas in schools involve Leading Teachers in the analysis of the needs of students and the translation of state educational policy and frameworks into appropriate education programs to meet the needs of all students.

Additional whole school portfolios could include one or more of the following:

• School Wide Positive Behaviours
• Team/School Connectedness & Attendance
• Student Voice and Agency
• Student Transitions
• Other whole school responsibilities as allocated by the Principal

RESPONSIBILITIES

In recognition of the importance of leadership and management combined with exemplary teaching practice for improved student learning outcomes, the key roles of the leading teachers may include but are not limited to:

• Leading and managing the implementation of whole-school improvement initiatives related to the school strategic plan and school priorities
• Leading and managing the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery;
• Leading and managing the provision of professional development and developing individual and team development plans for teaching staff within the priorities of the school;
• Leading and managing staff performance and development (review of staff);
• Teaching demonstration lessons;
• Leading and managing the development of the school’s assessment and reporting policies and practices;
• Leading and managing the implementation of the school operations and policies related to student welfare and discipline;
• Leading the development of curriculum in a major learning area and participating in curriculum development in other areas;
• Responsibility for general discipline matters beyond the management of classroom teachers;
• Contributing to the overall leadership and management of the school;
• Contributing to the development of proposals for school council consideration;
• Developing and managing the school code of conduct.