Secondary School Teacher
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
Barker College aims to foster a love of learning that inspires the heart, mind and soul of each student through
a diverse and challenging curriculum (Pre-K-12), catering for individual interest and capacity.
PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF A SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER
Secondary School Teachers are required to undertake a range of responsibilities. This section is intended to
clarify those duties.
- Be responsible for the learning and development of the students’ in their care, ensuring lessons are well
planned and carefully delivered.
- Provide individual support for learning taking into account the differing learning needs students and being
willing to make adjustments as necessary.
- Take direction on the learning programs from the Head of Department/Stage Leader and the Individual
Learning Centre as appropriate.
- Demonstrate a well-developed knowledge of their subject discipline and be actively involved in
professional learning opportunities that will enhance their delivery of that subject in the classroom. This
may include professional conversations in the staffroom, participation in programming and unit
development and keeping abreast of NESA requirements and changes to syllabus.
- Secondary School Teachers are required to undertake administrative responsibilities appropriate to their
level of experience and responsibility, including participating in curriculum planning meetings; completing
progressive reporting and preparing reports ; developing teaching programs and assessment folders and
the maintenance of records within the School’s data base and Learning Management System. Secondary
School Teachers are also required to undertake other supervisory responsibilities in settings such as
Assemblies, Chapel, and inter-School sports events.
- All Secondary School Teachers, including part-time Secondary School Teachers, must attend staff
member meetings and the Head of Barker College’s briefings, if their timetable requires them to be at
School at that time. If a part-time teacher teaches classes immediately either before or after any
scheduled departmental meeting, they are expected to attend that meeting. If not scheduled to attend, it
is expected that they will ensure that they are aware of all matters discussed and have provided any data
(marks, exam scripts, ideas) that have been requested). All Secondary School Teachers, including part-
time Secondary School Teachers, must attend and participate in all professional development activities.
- A normal teaching load for Secondary School Teachers at Barker College, under the present timetabling
arrangements, is the equivalent of 35 teaching periods across each 10 day cycle, averaged across the
School year. From time to time, a Secondary School Teacher may be required to teach in excess of 35
periods per cycle, to meet timetabling needs. Other duties may be adjusted to reflect the additional
teaching load.
- In addition to the normal teaching load, a Full Time or Part Time Secondary School Teacher may expect
to be rostered for a set minimum number of periods per cycle to provide supervisory cover for absent
Secondary School Teachers (called Covers). If a Secondary School Teacher’s normal timetabled
teaching load is 35 periods or less per cycle, or the equivalent pro rata for a Part Time Secondary School
Teacher, then the School may at its discretion add Covers to their Teaching load.
