Head of Personalised Learning – Inclusivity and Diversity

Salary Range: $120,000–$135,000 plus super
Type of School: Independent School Southeast Melbourne
Contract Type: Full-time, Ongoing
Start: Term 3, 2025 (notice periods will be considered and negotiated)

About the School

HARKE has partnered with a progressive independent school in Southeast Melbourne that balances strong academic standards with a genuine commitment to inclusivity, wellbeing, and student voice. With under 1000 students Prep to Year 12, the school is community-oriented and future-focused, offering a learning environment where diversity is celebrated and all students are known, supported, and challenged to reach their full potential.

Educators here are collaborative, student-centred, and committed to professional growth. The school has a dedicated wellbeing team, structured academic support, and a clear strategy to ensure every student’s learning needs are identified early and met with care, precision, and rigour.

About the Position

This is not a typical leadership role, it's a transformational opportunity for a leader ready to build, lead, and refine an inclusive education model that works across Junior and Senior Schools.

Commencing in Term 3, 2025, the Head of Personalised Learning will lead key programs across Enrichment, EAL, and Learning Support. They will guide a small but growing team (4 inclusive education teachers and 4 learning support assistant), with the goal of building sustainable systems that reflect best practice in inclusive education. There is no teaching load, which will allow for full immersion into leadership, design, and delivery.

This role will be responsible for:

Strategic oversight of personalised learning programs and inclusive education across Prep to Year 12

Managing NCCD compliance, testing processes, and special provisions

Leading a school-wide tiered Response to Intervention (RTI) model

Coaching staff through effective differentiation, data use, and inclusive practice

Working directly with parents and guardians of identified students to build trust and clarity

Collaborating across enrolments, academic leadership, and the wellbeing team to track and support student progress

You’ll be the bridge between vision and delivery and someone who can speak with authority on inclusive education while being approachable, practical, and deeply respectful in their leadership. Your voice will carry weight with department heads and classroom teachers alike because it’s grounded in experience, solutions, and outcomes.

This role is ideal for a leader who:

Has strong experience in intervention planning and delivery, including testing regimes and RTI

Can build systems where there haven’t been any and bringing order, clarity, and follow-through

Values communication and warmth, while staying focused on deadlines, compliance, and data

Can guide and upskill a team with varied experience, working shoulder-to-shoulder when needed

Is excited by the idea of embedding inclusive practice in every classroom, every day

Wellbeing & Student Support Context

The school’s student services model includes:

A Wellbeing Team comprising of school Psychologists and a school Counsellor.

Heads of Wellbeing for Y7–10 and Y11–12

An Academic Manager for Y7–12

A focus on early intervention and proactive family engagement

Requirements

Registration: Must hold or be eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT)

Work Rights: Full working rights in Australia

Safeguarding: Two referees required and must complete HARKE’s onboarding and safeguarding process

HARKE Recruitment

Partnering with HARKE Recruitment means:

A streamlined recruitment process, saving you time and effort

Direct access to hiring managers and school leadership

Comprehensive interview preparation and onboarding support

Ongoing opportunities for career development within the education sector

How to Apply

Click APPLY to express interest, or for a confidential discussion contact Paige Parsons on 0492 989 093. Visit www.harke.com.au for more information.

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