Maribyrnong College provides a broad education for 1350 students in Years 7~12. It is home to Victoria's only state funded Sports Designated Program with a select entry sports enrolment comprising approximately 40% of the school population.
Our motto, 'Pride in Performance', embodies the culture of aspiration and effort that underpins every aspect of our college and drives our collective efforts to continually improve in all that we do.
Maribyrnong College delivers programs that produce outstanding outcomes for students in both academic and sporting endeavours. The College provides a broad VCE curriculum, including the Vocational Major, and the majority of students undertake further study after Year 12. A High Achievers program operates at Years 7 ~ 9, with extension opportunities available to all students. Year 10 students can access a range of VCE subjects. A rich extra curricular program includes instrumental music and drama, debating, a school production and a strong interschool sports program. The College has an active Student Leadership Program at all year levels.
The college has recently been funded in the state budget for a $14.3 million upgrade of its Performing Arts and Food Technology precinct. Current college facilities also include a 7000 square metre Sports Stadium with an elite training centre, and synthetic hockey, soccer and tennis facilities. The sport complex forms the base for the Maribyrnong Sports Academy program and all students at the College use this facility for Health and PE classes.
SC1 Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the implementation of school priorities, and the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum.
SC2 Demonstrated ability to lead the planning and implementation of high impact teaching 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 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.
SC5 Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values and support colleagues to adopt these behaviours and attitudes. Demonstrated ability to reflect upon their own, others and whole-school practice and contribute to the provision of whole-school professional learning.
Local Criteria Demonstrated capacity to provide strong cultural leadership that reinforces our shared commitment to aspiration, excellence and achievement.
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 lead and manage a significant area or function within the school with a high degree of independence to ensure the effective development, provision and evaluation of the school's education program.
Leading teachers will be expected to make a significant contribution to policy development relating to teaching and learning in the school. A leading teacher has a direct impact and influence on the achievement of the school goals.
Leading teachers are usually responsible for the implementation of one or more priorities contained in the school strategic plan.
Maribyrnong College Leading Teachers
All Leading Teachers at Maribyrnong College are educational leaders with pivotal roles in their professional learning communities, leading professional growth focused on improving student outcomes.
Whole School leadership
The College Strategic Plan and Annual Implementation Plan describes in detail the goals and priorities of the College and the work in which all staff are involved.
Leading Teacher ~ Head of Student Wellbeing
Role Purpose
Lead student wellbeing across the college, helping students thrive and respond positively to challenges.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead the school wellbeing framework.
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Manage wellbeing staff, MHP, and support teams.
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Working alongside sub school and year level teams, support student behaviour, attendance, and engagement strategies and interventions.
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Coordinate internal and external programs, agencies and services when supporting individual students and groups of students
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Assist the Principal team in meeting wellbeing reporting requirements.
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Help develop a safe, inclusive, and positive school culture.
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Manage organisational and communication requirements relevant to Student Wellbeing.
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Manage the Student Wellbeing budget.
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Other responsibilities as required.
Support
The Leading Teacher ~ Head of Student Wellbeing is supported at MC by:
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Time allowance of 23 x 48 minute periods per week
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Assistant Principal ~ Wellbeing
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Assistant Wellbeing Coordinator
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MHP ~ Psychologist
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.
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via
[email protected]
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.
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
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
Preferences for part-time employment will be considered
Please provide 3 references with current mobile phone numbers
Please attach your covering letter, resume and KSC responses as one pdf file only
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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
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:
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The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and
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if the person completed an Australian postgraduate level initial teaching program or course of study on or after 1 January 2024, they must demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed a postgraduate level accredited initial teacher education program that has been accredited by an Australian State or Territory Teacher Regulatory Authority as satisfying the requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership 'Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures'; and
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a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program after 1 July 2016 must also 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 ITE program completed by the person).
Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found at Recruitment in Schools.
