Head of Faculty - Secondary Humanities
- Hume Anglican Grammar
- Craigieburn VIC, Australia
Job Description
Hume Anglican Grammar – About the school:
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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.
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Hume has an open enrolment policy so educates children from many faiths and with a diverse range of backgrounds and abilities.
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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.
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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.
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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:
About the role:
The teacher role is ongoing (1.0 FTE), and the Position of Responsibility is a four-year fixed-term position commencing on Monday, 25 January 2027. This position will be based at our Donnybrook Campus, with a leadership allowance at level 4. This role has a 0.2 time release.
A Head of Faculty drives the scope and sequence of the academic program and provides expert advice to the teachers within their learning area to deliver a relevant, stimulating and effective teaching program. Equipped with extensive knowledge of their specific discipline, and knowledge of contemporary teaching and learning practices, the Head of Faculty will encourage a safe, stimulating and challenging environment, whilst promoting the School's philosophy, policies and procedures.
The Head of Faculty is recognised and respected by colleagues, parents and community members as a model teacher. They have demonstrated consistent and innovative teaching practice and the ability to successfully initiate and lead activities that focus on improving educational 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 teachers, using activities that develop knowledge, practice and professional engagement in others. They promote creative and innovative thinking among colleagues.
The Head of Faculty will encourage a learning ethos and maintain the growth of a high-performance culture of continuous improvement and individual merit. They will promote teaching and learning as the core business of the School, facilitating and fostering a positive and productive learning climate for staff and students.
Due to the significant role the Head of Faculty plays in the overall leadership of the School, it is expected there will be some additional out-of-hours and non-school day commitment.
Requirements of the Role:
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An ability to lead effective teams.
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Far-reaching understanding of education in their discipline; including pedagogy, content knowledge, compliance with Australian Curriculum and VCAA authorities, curriculum development and student learning
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Sound understanding of curriculum design and teaching & learning practices
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Expert syllabus knowledge within their area of responsibility
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Sound financial management and budgeting skills
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Outstanding organisational skills, planning and analytical thinking capabilities.
- Current registration, or immediate eligibility for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching
Key Selection Criteria
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Far-reaching understanding of the curriculum within the learning area.
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Ability to develop, implement, deliver and evaluate teaching and learning programs within the learning area.
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Proven experience leading others in the implementation of teaching practices and capacity to provide expert advice to the teachers within their learning area.
Why work with us?
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Hume Anglican Grammar is an independent, multi-campus, co-educational and Anglican Diocesan School offering education from Prep to Year 12 in the Northern growth corridor of Melbourne. We aim to provide our 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. It is our fundamental belief that young people who are genuinely happy will engage, aspire and thrive within our learning community. By establishing high standards in all that we do, every student is encouraged and supported to discover and fulfil their unique potential.
Hume Anglican Grammar has an open enrolment policy so educates children from many faiths and with a diverse range of backgrounds and abilities. It has a strong sense of inclusivity and a community-minded focus. We are a progressive school, not just in the development of buildings and grounds, but also in innovative thinking and advancements in our approach to teaching and learning. This is led by a group of dedicated and expert teachers who practise their craft with skill, and by building the strongest of relationships with our students. It is not by chance that we have young people who readily display warmth, humour and respect for one another and their teachers.
Since 2011, the School has occupied the Mt Ridley P-12 campus of 10 hectares, this site will ultimately have 1,428 students. In 2019, it opened an 8-hectare second campus in Donnybrook. Currently numbering 840 students, it will ultimately have an enrolment of 1,596 from Prep to Year 12. At Donnybrook, the Secondary school commenced last year so now has 280 Year 7 and 8 students. Each year as additional classes and year levels are added, it will progress to offer Year 12 in 2028.
In 2023, the School opened its third campus in Kalkallo, as a Primary (P-6) school and as feeder to the Mt Ridley and Donnybrook Secondary schools, it will follow a similar growth pattern to Donnybrook with eventually 588 students.
This year, the school has 2,678 students and employs some 270 staff - 185 teaching and 85 non-teaching. Currently, the student enrolment at each campus is at Mt Ridley 1,418, Donnybrook 868 and Kalkallo 392.
The school is on a growth trajectory and in 2025 is projected to increase to 2,912 students (Mt Ridley 1,428, Donnybrook 1,008 & Kalkallo 476) and ultimately have some 3,612 students (Mt Ridley 1,428, Donnybrook 1,596 and Kalkallo 588) with a corresponding cohort of teaching and general staff on its three campuses with plans for further expansion.