FOCUS OF THIS POSITION

The Lead Educator – VET is responsible for the leadership and management of Vocational Education and Training (VET) and related post-school transition programs. This role involves overseeing the development and maintenance of high-quality teaching and learning programs, including scope and sequence and assessment, while ensuring compliance with NESA and RTO requirements across all campuses delivering VET courses. The Lead Educator provides effective direction and guidance to teachers in all matters of curriculum, assessment, and reporting, relevant to the specific stages of student development. They are expected to work closely with the Director of Studies and Heads of Campus to engage meaningfully with students and parents to promote, organise, and administer both internal and external VET courses and work placements.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Curriculum:

• Ensuring the highest educational standards are established within the department by:
  • Maintaining and modelling appropriate teaching methods
  • Coordinating student assessment procedures
  • Encouraging a climate of educational excellence
  • Providing opportunities for the implementation of positive changes
  • Fostering a love of learning amongst students
  • Model and promote innovative and evidence-informed teaching and learning practices
  • Liaising with other schools and relevant professional bodies
• Ensuring the school meets NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and AISNSW RTO requirements by:
  • Regularly reading and acting on NESA news and updates
  • Implementing and maintaining curriculum prescriptions
  • Designing, reviewing and updating instructional programs
  • Ensuring teachers use AIS produced/approved assessment tasks for VET
  • Maintaining academic documentation as required for Registration and Accreditation including Scope & Sequences, Programs, Resource lists, Work samples and registers
  • Submitting assessment results and grades to the Director of Studies or delegate
• Ensuring the school complies with AISNSW RTO Requirements annually including:
  • Supporting and monitoring the completion and filing of all student enrolment paperwork and Student Work placement documents and other paperwork by the due date
  • Monitoring and documenting VET teacher qualification, training requirements, PD log, industry visits and;
  • Student Work placement documents
• Validating assessment and learner resources to meet training packages and industry requirements
• Encouraging and participating in whole-school initiatives and professional development in areas such as:
  • Numeracy and literacy
  • Professional Learning Communities
• Coordinating relevant educational excursions, incursions, visiting speakers and the like.
• Contributing to modified programs that meet the individual needs of students
• Facilitating safe learning environments through considering the resources and equipment appropriate to learner and syllabus expectations
• Plan and facilitate work readiness programs for students, and support the delivery of vocational education and training

Parents and School Community Liaison:

• Marketing the subjects/courses as per the guidelines provided by AISNSW RTO including updating and reviewing all marketing materials
• Promoting learning in VET through sharing particular achievements of students within the school

Student Progress, Wellbeing and Reporting

• Advising students about the VET courses available at Dynamic Learning College including regular review of subject descriptions for VET courses.
• Overseeing the assessment within the department including:
  • Planning and implementing student assessment tasks and competencies in accordance with NESA, RTO and College expectations.
  • Contributing to secure recording of assessment and competency results for all students in all courses in the department.
  • Ensuring students are provided with meaningful and timely feedback to promote learning.
  • Facilitating pilot-marking of common assessments with the VET team.
  • Ensuring the validity of formal assessment tasks, including enacting procedures for the response to malpractice in assessment

Management and Staffing

• Being a professional and positive leader to promote harmony within the department and support of the Dynamic Learning College’s Leadership Teams.
• Liaising closely with the Director of Studies in monitoring progress within the department
• Providing leadership and encouragement of staff in the department. Achieving this by:
  • Organising and chairing regular faculty meetings
  • Providing regular communication and feedback to staff
  • Encouraging staff and participation in professional development
  • Providing effective support of young and new staff
  • Implementing clear departmental policies and procedures.
• Dealing efficiently with departmental administration
• Overseeing the completion of staff checklists for VET Documentation for each cohort and maintain their professional development logs each term
• Contributing towards conflict resolution, as required
• Assist in delivering associated programs, services and events offered to students
• Deputise, as required, for the Head of Campus

  Forward Planning and Development

• Attending Curriculum meetings and contributing to the strategic direction of the College
• Setting and evaluating progress towards departmental goals, in consultation with teachers in the department, which align with College priorities and strategic direction. These may relate to:
  • Departmental priorities
  • Student academic performance
  • Implementation of new programs and initiatives
• Maintaining a thorough knowledge of the courses within the department by:
  • Attending and participating in conferences run by subject-based professional bodies, network meetings and SPCC cross campus groups.
• Acquiring and maintaining quality professional resources for teaching and learning and enhanced professional practice.
• Reviewing student achievement data such as PAT test results and NAPLAN with the aim to review and improve processes and practices in the department to promote student learning.

WE’LL PARTNER WITH YOU ALONG THE WAY

Our best assets are our passionate, purposeful and highly skilled teachers and staff who actively support the organisation’s goals.
We are committed to keep it that way by partnering with them in their continuous growth and ability to adequately meet challenges and respond to the increasing demands of a rapidly changing world.

Note: All SPCC employees are responsible for ensuring the workplace is free from sexual harassment and must not engage in any behaviour that could amount to sexual harassment. They are also committed to a culture that supports and embraces Child Safe Standards and strictly complies with work health safety standards.