Your New Company

Established in 1986, this college has three campuses with approximately 2,600 students enrolled. With many unique selling points such as extended leave, esteemed schooling, diverse day-to-day responsibilities, end-of-year bonuses, and small team management – this role offers excellent remuneration, a local workplace, and the opportunity to oversee facility maintenance across campus grounds.

Your New Role

Based in Melbourne’s West, you will work from 8:30 am – 4pm, Monday to Friday, reporting to the school’s Vice Principal / Business Manager.

Your key deliverables as Head of Curriculum (Primary) duties will include:

• Ensuring curriculum rollout is to a high standard, and teachers have guidance on areas of improvement and betterment;
• Identifying leaders within the school enabling opportunities for development and succession planning;
• Staying compliant with course guidelines and having smooth rollouts of content / themed weeks;
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of educational research, pedagogy, assessment and reporting in a primary school context.
• Working closely with Head of Curriculum (Secondary) as needed; and
• Contributing to the positive culture, and community feel of the school – providing a high performance, standard of excellence which all students can aspire to.

What You Need to Succeed

• Relevant tertiary teaching studies with Masters being highly regarded;
• Proven leadership in curriculum coordination or related roles;
• Experience mentoring and upskilling teachers;
• Strong knowledge of primary curriculum principles & regulatory frameworks;
• Highly relationship – driven to be able to influence and monitor overall primary specific curriculum; and
• Hold relevant checks; Working with Children Check (WWCC). First Aid qualifications will be highly regarded.

*Please note we encourage everyone to apply, of all backgrounds that meet the criteria. There are dedicated Islamic teachers within the curriculum, and there is no expectation for subject matter knowledge around this.

What You’ll Get in Return

• Brand new role to enhance coverage & excellence of curriculum rollout & strategy in Primary;
• Very competitively renumerated – experience dependant;
• 9 weeks’ leave and early finishes during religious occasions;
• Unique perks – fruit bundles (2kg twice yearly), low-cost onsite gym, car washes, upcoming staff canteen, monthly early finish, and excellent retention across school departments; and
• A role offering autonomy, stability, and daily variety.

How to Apply

For more information or a confidential discussion, please call Lauren Gruescu at u&u on 0422 803 494 or email [email protected] quoting reference number 41755. We look forward to receiving your application and assisting with your job search.

At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people with disabilities.

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