Deputy Head: Junior School
Scotch College Melbourne
Victoria
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2023
- Apply by:
- 22 July 2022
Job overview
One of Australia’s leading independent schools for boys, Scotch College is renowned for its innovation in pedagogy, exceptional teaching and learning facilities, and its commitment to offering a broad education to develop each boy to his full potential.
Commencing in 2023, Scotch College seeks to appoint a teacher who has relevant tertiary qualifications and relevant experience to the role of Deputy Head of the Junior School.
The Deputy Head of the Junior School influences, inspires, empowers and supports all in the Scotch community to create an environment in which boys in the Junior School can flourish.
The Deputy Head of Junior School assists the Head of Junior School in driving the daily operational endeavours of students, staff and the wider community of Scotch College between the Prep to Year 6 age levels, whilst also being integral in strategic consideration as the School continually evolves.
The Deputy Head is a member of the Junior School Executive team and will stand in for the Head of Junior School in their absence. As an outstanding teacher in their own right, the Deputy Head is also a member of the teaching team and subsequently a role-model for best practice in and out of the classroom.
As a senior leader within the Junior School, the Deputy Head must develop strong and positive relationships with students, staff and parents. The Deputy Head plays a lead role in upholding School safeguarding policy and procedures, cultivating and promoting our School ethos, reinforcing collegiality and maintaining an effective and safe environment for learning.
Through strong organisational skills, the Deputy Head will support day-to-day activity within the Junior School, creating opportunity for staff to deliver a world-class curriculum, provide outstanding pastoral support and generating a plethora of opportunities for boys to find their own niche.
The Deputy Head has a strong understanding of the development of primary aged children and the great need for flexibility within a Junior School in order to provide for each individual. They must also have a strong appreciation for the role of parents/guardians in each child’s life and ways in which Schools can effectively work with such adults to improve outcomes for children.
The Deputy Head is a key conduit between Junior and Senior schools, recognising the symbiotic relationship between these two key stages in a child’s education. Whilst a senior leader within the Junior School they also play an active role in supporting Whole School development and activity.
This full-time, and ongoing, position in the Junior School is recognised as a senior leadership role within the Junior School Executive Team. The Deputy Head of Junior School will have a teaching component to their role. The successful candidate will be expected to start in the new academic year, 2023.
Applications should indicate appropriate expertise and experience. Support of the College’s Christian philosophy and co-curriculum is also expected.
Applications close Friday 22nd July 2022. For further information about the School, please go to www.scotch.vic.edu.au.
Further information about this position and the application process can be found at https://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/24504.aspx
Scotch College has been accredited as a Safe School by the Australian Childhood Foundation. All applicants are required to provide referee, proof of identity and academic qualifications checks prior to employment.
About Scotch College Melbourne
Scotch College is an independent day and boarding school located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1851, the school is a single-sex boys’ school with around 1800 pupils from pre-school level up to age 18. The school is located across four separate campuses of various sizes, which play host to facilities for boys of different ages, as well as provide residential areas for the school’s boarding students, although the bulk of the school’s teaching and provision takes place on a main 27-acre campus within Melbourne. The school’s boarding provision comprises around 150 students from within Australia and overseas. Scotch College is able to boast of a wide range of high-quality educational and recreational facilities, including extensive sporting opportunities and facilities for the creative arts.
Principal
Mr I T Batty
Values and Vision
The curriculum at Scotch College involves students working towards the Victoria Certificate of Education. This qualification is assessed over a long period of time in senior school, and includes a wide range of subjects for students to study. At the end of their studies, students are given a ranking score between 0 and 50, used to determine their entrance into a university. Scotch College also highly values the personal development of its students, and to this end provides an enormous range of extra-curricular activities for students to choose from, all designed to further their personal development, and includes a military band, the Army Cadet Corps, and a debating society, as well as a number of sports teams.
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