Leading Teacher - Positive Climate for Learning

Location Profile

Cranbourne East Secondary College (CESC), located in the Hunt Club Estate, adjacent to Cranbourne East Primary School and Marnebek School, was established in 2011. The College is in Cranbourne East, approximately 55 kilometers south-east from Melbourne CBD. As a Public Private Partnership school, we continue to experience rapid enrolment growth, with a year 7-12 enrolment exceeding 2150 students in 2024, an almost 10% increase on 2023.

The Cranbourne East community and cohort is very multicultural, with a significant number of students born overseas and coming from language backgrounds other than English. Students from refugee backgrounds make up approximately 9.7% of the entire cohort and 1% of students are indigenous. The 2024 SFOE index is 0.4551.

The College currently has the equivalent of 173 full time staff, including a Principal, seven Assistant Principals, 11 Learning Specialists, 21 Leading Teachers, EFT 156.1 teaching staff, and 56.6 Education Support staff.

Cranbourne East Secondary College continues to develop a strong sense of community through areas of focus including house culture, student voice and agency, attendance and connectedness, transitions, Positive Education, and wellbeing.

CESC is known and respected for the high expectations we have of our entire community, in all aspects of college life. These expectations extend beyond agreed behaviours and are ingrained in the learning that students are demonstrating in the classroom and form the basis for our comprehensive extra-curricular programs.

Implementation of proactive initiatives to improve and maintain safe, supportive, and productive learning environments with the College.

· Work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders, to implement initiatives (e.g. PCL Team, Sport and House Culture Leader, Pastoral Programs Leader, Berry Street, and SWPBS Coach).

· Oversee a review and implementation of the Behaviour Model (Engagement Model) and exit from class process that meets the needs of all students.

· Implementation of the College Instructional Model and Positive Climate for Learning framework.

· Implementation of the College policies, processes and procedures that lead to a safe and orderly learning environment that contributes to the achievement of improved student outcomes and engagement.

· Lead the implementation of consistent high expectations for all stakeholders, based on the college processes, procedures and policies.

Responsibilities

· Plan, chair and lead relevant meetings as per meeting schedule. Distribute agendas and minutes for these meeting in a timely manner.

· To develop effective, documented processes and procedures for impl-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.aspxVIT 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: Middle Park, AU

Posted Date: 10/1/2024