Leading Teacher - Numeracy & Mathematics Leader - New School in Aintree

Our college's core purpose is to provide students with an education that fosters personal, academic, and social development and provides access to fulfilling post school options.

The Numeracy / Mathematics Leader will be responsible and accountable to the College Principal Team. They will provide leadership, information, direction, and support to the College Council, teaching staff and College community in relation to programs and practice for their team. In liaison with the College's Executive Team and in accordance with College's policies, Strategic Plan and Annual Implementation Plan, the Numeracy / Mathematics Leader will lead and manage the provision of support for staff learning and student curriculum and programs within the College.

This position seeks to support effective teaching and learning by ensuring that assistance is available to Staff at all levels and that where difficulties arise a coordinated approach to their support is employed. The primary responsibility is to coordinate, manage, and monitor the provision of a range of programs supporting the provision of Numeracy and Mathematics in the College. An emphasis will be placed in aligning the work of the Mathematics Learning Area and the College's Numeracy Focus. The leadership focus would be to facilitate forward planning and to develop a team-oriented approach in serving the needs of staff. A focus on improving levels of expectation and aspiration is critical.

The Numeracy / Mathematics Leader will provide advice to the College Principal and Leadership Team where appropriate, regarding requirements and strategies for improvement. They will exercise judgment and initiative in assisting to resolve problems identified or referred by staff to ensure that policies and procedures are followed, and standards maintained. This would be exercised within the broad policy of the College and under the broad supervision of the College's Executive Team.

Together, with the Educational Leaders in Teaching and Learning, they will form a management and administrative team in which duties are negotiated with the Principal Team and are shared according to the needs of the College and interests of the personnel involved. The Numeracy / Mathematics Leader reports to the Curriculum Assistant Principal. It is expected that the person appointed to a leadership position will work with the College Executive Team on the emphases as required. These specific responsibility allocations will enable us the flexibility to provide appropriate experience to Leaders over time.

Typical Duties include:

• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement in one’s own practice as both a teacher and an educational leader and assist others in their professional growth.
• Lead, manage and implement the College-wide Numeracy strategy as identified in the Strategic Plan and Annual Implementation Plans to improve student numeracy levels.
• Lead the implementation of the intervention process, including leading teams to develop comprehensive intervention strategies.
• Collect, analyse, evaluate, and report on student numeracy data.
• Work with the Educational Leaders to develop a shared understanding of the Key Characteristics of Effective Numeracy Teaching in years 7 to 10.
• Lead and coach teams to implement agreed numeracy strategies as identified.
• Coach a group of staff to build their capacity in Numeracy teaching skills.
• Promote the importance of numeracy with students, parents, and staff.
• Encourage professional development for teachers regarding mathematics teaching and learning and pedagogical practice that differentiates student learning.
• Manage and oversee the work of the Numeracy Support personnel.
• Work with the College's Executive Team in charge of data analysis and plan collection of numeracy data and analysis for all students.
• In conjunction with the Staff Development and College's Executive Team develop and document a school-wide Professional Learning plan based on individual staff and College needs.
• Liaise with College Educational Leaders to develop processes which encourage staff to use data to inform their performance in line with the College expectations and DET standards.
• To convene regular meetings of relevant groups.
• Support teachers in classrooms to improve student learning outcomes.
• Represent the College at appropriate events in a professional manner.

Mathematics Duties include:

• Lead the implementation of current pedagogy and curriculum practice.
• Take responsibility for leadership and management of the Mathematics Curriculum Area.
• Oversee the documentation and evaluation of the Mathematics units and lesson plans.
• Ensure all Curriculum Area members are actively involved in curriculum development.
• Ensure that the units of study are documented, continually evaluated, and placed on the school drive.
• Lead the team of staff in the Curriculum Area to work together to review their practice and their teaching program in Professional Learning Teams throughout the year.
• Review the performance of a group of staff as part of the professional development process.
• Take responsibility for the promotion of the Curriculum Area at events such as Awards Night, and Information Nights.
• Foster a positive community perception of the Curriculum Area.
• Ensure that program budgets are developed, professionally managed, and evaluated.
• Ensure curriculum resources are allocated equitably and housed appropriately.

Other Duties include:

• Active member of the school's Leadership Team.
• Represent the school at designated events.
• Review the performance of a group of staff as part of the Performance & Development process.
• Ability to lead the school in the situation of short term principal class absence during a school day.
• Other duties as allocated by the Principal.