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Form of workThe Student Services Leader will be part of a dynamic team of people with major responsibilities across one of a range of areas of the School's ongoing development.
Primarily, the Student Services Leader will lead and co-ordinate the work of the Student Services Team who, together work to assist students who are experiencing varying degrees of difficulty with their academic, social and/or personal life. A crucial aspect of this role is the building of positive relationships with students, staff and parents and with personnel in other educational institutions as well as with a range of external support agencies. The Student Services Leader will facilitate, either personally or through the team, appropriate strategies and the support as required, in order to assist any young person to overcome the difficulties that are preventing them from fully engaging with their learning. The end goal is that all students are supported to achieve success within their educational aspirations. The Student Services Leader will have leadership responsibilities in the enhancement of a student engagement and well-being culture, aligned with the Eltham High School Principles of Teaching and Learning, Core Values and the Deeds that Count.
The successful applicant will be accountable to and report to the Assistant Principal (Empowering Students and Building School Pride) and ultimately to the Principal.
The Student Services Leader will work closely with students, staff, the Executive Leadership team, parents, and the local and wider communities. They will have skilled knowledge of and contribute to system-wide preventative and intervention strategies to support student well-being. To ensure improved learning outcomes, the role will be proactive in the development and implementation of innovative ideas and approaches to student engagement and well-being and respond to identified needs of students, staff, and the school community.
The focus of the role is the provision of outstanding leadership in supporting student well-being within the school. This will be achieved by ensuring that assistance beyond the classroom is available to all students and that where difficulties arise, a coordinated approach to support is employed.
The Student Services Leader will lead the Student Services Team that is responsible for:
- effective monitoring of the progress of individual students
- developing proactive strategies to support student attendance
- maintaining clear and open communication with parents and support personnel
- high level knowledge of and engagement where appropriate, with external agencies
- providing key support in student welfare
- promoting student involvement in a range of activities to enhance student connectedness with peers and the school
- enhancing the involvement of parents in their child¿s education
- attracting support through the involvement of both the local and wider communities in the school.
The Student Services Leader will exercise judgement and initiative in the delivery of support to resolve problems identified or referred by students (both self-referral and/or by other students), parents and staff to ensure the best possible learning outcomes for the individual. This would be exercised within the broad policy of the school and under the broad supervision of the Assistant Principal (Empowering Students and Building School Pride).
In collaboration with other members of the School Leadership Team, the Student Services Leader will develop and manage a range of strategies in line with the School Strategic Plan, to support students to actively engage with learning irrespective of the difficulties that may confront them, consistent with the school's purpose, values and beliefs.
