Program Coordinator - Team Leader

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Independent Public School - South Metropolitan Education Region

Yule Brook College

00014407

Level 3, $125,850 - $137,715 per annum (SEA GA 2021)

Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SA894513

This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 3, 2024

Yule Brook College is seeking a Program Coordinator - Team Leader to join their team.

The successful applicant will ideally be a passionate educator who loves to be at the forefront of innovation and is willing to learn. You will lead the Big Picture Learning design by example, implementing every aspect and showing the way to others. As a key member of our leadership team, you will also ideally possess a commitment to planning, accountability and successful outcomes.

We seek to engage young people in learning by helping them identify and pursue their interests and passions. We want to prepare our young people uncommonly well for life post-school. We start that by engaging students in the community through internships. We aim to be strongly connected with families. We do this each term through learning plan meetings and exhibitions. We have high expectations of each and every student to do the best they can and be the best they can be.

The Team Leader at Yule Brook College ideally needs to be:

• a passionate educator who loves to be at the forefront of innovation, willing to learn and an entrepreneur.
• experienced leading the Big Picture education design by example, implementing every aspect of the design and showing the way to others.
• the leader of your team of teachers and students by building a learning community that includes staff, students and families and is able to develop a team that trusts, shares, plans and achieves together.
• a key member of our leadership team who is able to collaborate, argue for what is right, commit to decisions and plans, be accountable and pay attention to outcomes.

Yule Brook College is a small, caring and supportive learning community that encourages students and staff to achieve their potential through the approach of ‘one student at a time in a community of learners’.

Our students become responsible and active members of the community through a strong focus on the principles of the Big Picture design for education, encompassing academic excellence, the development of social skills, emotional wellbeing, respect and values. We have been a middle school since 2000, but in 2022 we become a senior high school using the International Big Picture Learning Credential for students in Year 11 and 12.

This selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy. Applicants assessed as suitable during this selection process may be considered for other similar vacancies that occur throughout our school for up to 12 months following this initial appointment. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position. 

To be suitable for this role, you will need to demonstrate the following work related requirements:

• Capacity to provide effective leadership in a diverse range of educational settings.
• High level of interpersonal and public relations skills that demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships to achieve planned outcomes.
• Professional knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure a high level of educational outcomes for all students (e.g. Aboriginal students, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds and students with special needs).
• Capacity to manage physical and financial resources.

Applications will be assessed against the work related requirements of the position. The business needs of the school may also be considered. It is therefore recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.

The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Further information about Yule Brook College can be found by visiting or Schools Online

Additional information about Independent Public Schools is also available here

For further job related information:

Please contact Stephen Jones, Principal by telephoning (08) 925183***or emailing

Application Instructions

All applications are submitted online. Select “Apply for Job”, at either the top or bottom of this screen and follow the instructions on your screen.

Your application should include:

• A four (4) page statement addressing the Work Related Requirements, in context of the role and business needs of the branch
• A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
• The contact details for two (2) work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application, one being your current line manager.

It is recommended you have these documents completed and ready to attach before selecting “Apply for Job”.

You are asked to complete an online application form and attach your documentation, please allow enough time to complete this process as applications cannot be accepted after the closing date and time.

After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please telephone (08) 9264 4***.

If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please telephone (08) 9264 86***for assistance.

Eligibility and training requirements

 Employees will be required to:

• provide evidence of eligibility to work in Australia for the term of the vacancy;
• consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit prior to commencement of employment
• obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check;
• complete the Department’s induction program within three months of commencement;
• complete the Department’s training in Accountable and Ethical Decision-Making within six months of appointment and every three years thereafter;
• complete the Department’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness online course within 3 months of commencement; and
• complete any training specific to this role required by Departmental policy.

The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.

Applications must be submitted before 4.30pm (WST) on Monday, 10 June 2024

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE

PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.

WORK TYPE:  Permanent - Full Time

FTE:  1.0

LOCATION:  Maddington

CLOSING DATE:  2024-06-10 4:30 PM
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