Position: Acting Academic Leader - Health and Physical Education (HPE)
Commencing Date: 28 March 2025
Tenure: Full Time, Fixed Term
Salary Range: $84,077 - $121,092 per annum pending experience + $9,489 per annum ML Allowance
Classification: Middle Leadership - Tier 1.2
Closing Date: Monday, 3 March 2025 unless filled prior

Burdekin Catholic High School, Ayr is a secondary co-educational school for students in Years 7 to 12. The school is a member of the Marist Brothers’ network and has strong links with St Francis School, Ayr and St Colman's School, Home Hill enabling a total experience of Catholic education for the student. The school provides quality education with a broad curriculum base within a caring Christian environment. Opportunities exist for those students seeking an academic education along with those seeking a more vocational direction.

Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.

About the role

Burdekin Catholic High School is seeking an experienced and dedicated Acting Academic Leader - Health and Physical Education (HPE). This position is a Full Time, fixed term role commencing 28 March 2025 until 17 April 2026. While this role will see you working in a Middle Leader capacity, the position will also include a component of classroom teaching as part of your duties.

The role of the Academic Leader - HPE is to support the mission of the School through leadership of the learning and teaching program. The Academic Leader - HPE will ensure that appropriate pedagogies are developed and implemented at all levels and will ensure quality of student learning and the effectiveness of teacher practice through appropriate supervision. The Academic Leader will utilise thorough analysis of current data to inform decisions and develop appropriate partnerships within and outside of the School, along with prudently administering available resources.

The Academic Leader - HPE demonstrates leadership in three dimensions: leadership of teaching and learning, human leadership and strategic leadership. The Academic Leader - Humanities and Arts also demonstrates an understanding of, commitment to and support for the values and ethos of Catholic education.

To join this vibrant school community, you'll need

• To have knowledge of and commitment to the Catholic ethos and mission of the school
• To be able to work as a member of a committed team of professional teachers, dedicated to providing quality teaching and learning in partnership with the parent community
• To have an understanding of contemporary pedagogy and the ability to differentiate, and provide for, a diverse range of abilities
• To have the ability to collaborate and work positively as a part of a professional learning community
• To have a willingness to change and develop instructional strategies to increase student growth and achievement

Key Accountabilities

Academic Leader – HPE is responsible for:

• The coordinating of the Health and Physical Education program within the school
• Pastoral care of staff engaged within a designated area of responsibility
• Induction of new teachers within an area of curriculum
• Supervision of teachers engaged in an area of curriculum
• Other appropriate duties as required by the Principal and Senior Leadership Team.

Academic Leader – HPE will be responsible to achieve this by:

• Coordinating the development of work programs according to national, state and local requirements
• Coordinating assessment, moderation and reporting programs
• Keeping abreast of developments within the curriculum area through on-going professional reading and research, and providing for the professional learning of staff with these developments
• Engaging in professional discourse with staff on an individual and departmental basis with regular meetings
• Supervising the quality of teaching practice through activities such collegial planning, moderation, classroom observation and facilitation of reflective teaching practice
• Supervising the quality of student learning through analysis of student performance data and addressing areas of concern through appropriate interventions
• Managing financial material resources within the area of responsibility including the formulation of budgets and the expenditure of allocated funds.

Mandatory Criteria/Professional Registration/Other

• Appropriate Tertiary qualification with registration or eligibility for registration with Queensland College of Teachers
• Current Driver’s Licence
• Ability to travel from time to time within the Catholic Diocese of Townsville
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role in a safe manner.

Desirable Criteria

• Demonstrates active pastoral engagement, authentic witness, sacramental participation and leadership in the life of the Church.

For detailed information about the role, please refer to the Teacher Position Description and the Middle Leader Position Description.

What we offer

• Competitive Salary
• Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading
• Access to salary packaging options to maximise employee benefits and salary
• Modern facilities, equipment and resources
• Access to additional Employer Superannuation Contributions
• Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service (portability of Long Service Leave may also be applicable)
• 14 Weeks’ paid parental leave
• Deferred Salary Scheme
• Access to corporate health schemes
• Induction processes, professional learning programs and Early Career Teacher Support
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• Leadership development opportunities
• Firm lifelong teacher networks
• Wellbeing programs and initiatives

Our Organisation

Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.

How to apply
If you have a relevant teaching qualification or you are currently working towards one, the TCE Recruitment Team are interested in hearing from you.

• Complete the application form including contact details (phone and email) of two professional referees
• Upload a cover letter addressing the skills, attributes and experience to support the key accountabilities of the role identified in the position description
• Upload a current resume

Applications close 3pm Monday, 3 March 2025 unless filled prior.

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