Head of Productions

Hume Anglican Grammar is a multi-campus co-educational Anglican Diocesan School offering education from Prep to Year 12 in the Northern growth corridor of Melbourne.  Our multi-campus model provides a distinct advantage, enabling us to attract, develop and retain outstanding staff and leaders. With broad career pathways, rich opportunities for collaboration, and the capacity to invest in professional growth and capability, we foster an environment where staff thrive. Combined with our values-driven culture, respectful community, and engaged students who are eager to learn, Hume Anglican Grammar offers an exceptional place to work and build a rewarding career.

• Hume has an open enrolment policy so educates children from many faiths and with a diverse range of backgrounds and abilities.  

• The School aspires to develop young people who are kind, creative, inquiring, socially and emotionally at ease, and who strive to achieve their personal best in all their endeavours.  

• With campuses already in Mickleham, Donnybrook and Kalkallo, the School has announced its acquisition of a 10-hectare parcel of land in Wollert for its fourth campus planned to open in 2033. This campus will comprise another two Primary schools and a Secondary school and when it reaches its capacity, will enrol over 2,500 students. In all, Hume Anglican Grammar will ultimately educate over 6,000 students.  

• As one of Victoria’s fastest growing schools, it is expected to be one of the largest non-government schools in the state, with plans for further expansion.  

Hume provides its students with an education that prepares them for the challenges of life, equips them to contribute to the community in an environment based on Christian values and at a cost affordable to as many families as possible. By establishing high standards in all that we do, every student is encouraged and supported to discover and fulfil their unique potential.  

It is not by chance that we have young people who readily display warmth, humour and respect for one another and their teachers.  

About the role: 

Hume Anglican Grammar acknowledges the opportunity for creative expression that the Performing Arts plays in the education of students. The Head of Productions has the important role of leading the design, direction and choreography of the annual School Musical Production.

The Head of Productions is a campus-based position that leads campus staff in the delivery of well-organised and successful musical production while promoting the School's philosophy, policies and procedures. There are two Heads of Productions, one each for the Freier campus and the Donnybrook campus.

They have overall responsibility for successfully staging the annual production for their campus. The Head of Productions ensures all productions are of the highest standard, promoting excellence and offering opportunities for student development and encouragement. It is expected they will operate in close collaboration with colleagues to create a contemporary, rich and vibrant school production.

The Head of Productions is recognised and respected by colleagues, parents and community members as an exemplary teacher. They have demonstrated consistent and innovative teaching practices and the ability to initiate and lead activities that focus on improving opportunities for all students. They continue to seek ways to improve their own practice and to share their experience with colleagues. They are skilled in mentoring staff, adopting approaches that develop knowledge, practice and professional engagement in others. They promote creative, innovative thinking among colleagues.

The Head of Productions works in close association with their counterparts at other campuses and the Head of Co-curricular Performing Arts, and they are expected to work in the closest partnership with the Head of Campus, Heads of Section and Co-curricular Coordinators of their campus. The Head of Productions reports to the Deputy Principal and has, as a direct report, the campus Performing Arts Assistant (DB) or Performing Arts Coordinator (FR).

The Head of Productions acts autonomously in their area, as well as working as a part of the production team in consultation with the Deputy Principal, Head of Campus or Head of Co-curricular Performing Arts, as required.

This role primarily manages the development and implementation of the annual School Musical Production and exercises judgement in determining appropriate decisions to manage the specific areas of responsibility, which are both strategic and collaborative in nature.

It is inherent within the role and incorporated into the leadership time release, that the Head of Productions will operate outside regular school hours to attend and manage rehearsals, performances, and meetings. Hence, they will be required to work before and after school, during term breaks and on weekends, as required.

The Head of Productions may be required to travel between campuses.

Requirements of the Role:  

• Experience working in a leadership role within the Performing Arts

• Strong organisational and time management skills, with an ability to prioritise tasks, meet prescribed deadlines, and concurrently manage a number of competing demands  

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Experience in planning and conducting school musical productions

• Graduate qualifications within two or more of the Performing Arts subjects

• Current registration, or immediate eligibility for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching

Key Selection Criteria 

1. Experience working in a leadership role within the Performing Arts.

2. Outstanding organisational capability, planning, interpersonal skills to direct very successful major musical productions.

3. Excellent interpersonal skills, leading with empathy, transparency and collaboration to motivate staff and inspire students.

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