Jessica Challinor
Hallett Cove,SA
Summary
With over 10 years classroom experience and 4 years leading change, I bring a high level of professional experience and quality leadership to the field of Education: Intervention & Wellbeing, Curriculum & Pedagogy, Curriculum Development & Support.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Year 8 Middle School Leader
Christies Beach High School
01.2023 - Current
- Support Care Group teachers in delivering programs for student wellbeing, positive relationships, curriculum, and wellbeing practices.
- Deliver English Curriculum to Year 8 students.
- Collaborate with team to develop, document, resource, and review innovative Wellbeing for Learning Programs for Year 8.
- Lead Year 8 team to ensure student care and wellbeing through collaboration with teachers, wellbeing, intervention, and executive leaders.
- Provide responses to student behaviour that support positive learning behaviours.
- Actively monitor learning achievement growth for all students in year level team.
- Lead the development and implementation of One Plan for all identified students in Year 8.
- Lead Year 8 events, including camps, assemblies, learning celebration events, and activities for engagement and improved outcomes for all students.
- Support a team of teachers and staff, providing direct performance and development support for Year 8 teaching staff.
- Collaborate with staff, students, and families, implementing positive behaviours for learning in a safe and rigorous learning community.
- Proactively implement the CBHS Wellbeing Programs across Year 8.
- Closely monitor student attendance and successfully implemented intervention strategies to improve current attendance rates in Year 8.
- Work with year level and executive leaders to enhance Student Wellbeing in attendance and engagement acrossYear 8.
- Contribute actively to the development and management of CBHS policies and procedures and Site Improvement Plan.
- Develop and organise school-based programs, interventions, and support to ensure Year 8 programs are of high quality and inclusive.
- Manage the Year 8 level budget, ensuring effective allocation and utilisation of resources.
- Mentor pre-service and graduate teachers, providing guidance and support in their professional development.
- Promote and uphold the school's Culture of Achievement, Inclusion, Innovation, and Respect, including managing behaviour through restorative practices in collaboration with the Executive team and implementing the Berry Street Education Model.
- Organise and administer Year 8 and whole-school events acknowledging, showcasing, and celebrating a full range of student achievements.
Curriculum Coordinator
Good To Great Schools Australia
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Successful Coordinate a team of Curriculum Experts and Curriculum Writers.
- Provide direct performance and development support and training to education and curriculum staff.
- Coordinate and lead the development, implementation and review of highly effective strategies that lead to improvement in student attendance, engagement and learning achievement.
- Ensure Science and HASS, within an Aboriginal context, are embedded throughout GGSAs Writing curriculum.
- Coordinate the planning and co-designing of multi authored explicit instruction curriculum resources.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate complex projects, determine priorities, identify risks and mitigation strategies, and effectively and efficiently meet deadlines.
- Coordinate effective working relationships across the wider organisation to achieve high standards in all deliverables and meet all site improvement goals and deadlines in a timely, collaborative manner.
- Lead and promote the development of initiatives for students from diverse and complex backgrounds that lead to improved attendance and outcomes.
Lead Teacher
Department For Education South Australia
01.2013 - Current
Education
Bachelor of Education - Primary/Middle School
Curtin University
Western AustraliaSkills
- Performance development of key staff
- Data Analytics
- Curriculum Moderation
- Implementation of Berry Street Education Model
- Implementation of Restorative Practices in Education Setting
- Implementation of DIBELS testing across R-8
- Lead, develop and implement student One Plans
- Develop IESP applications
References
Anne Bell – Line Manager
Head of Middle School
Christies Beach High School
0417 880 166
Sharon Jackson
Assistant Principal
Christies Beach High School
0438 207 444
John Maratos
Director of Inclusion
0403 447 539
Further work history available upon request.
Timeline
Year 8 Middle School Leader
Christies Beach High School
01.2023 - Current
Curriculum Coordinator
Good To Great Schools Australia
01.2021 - 01.2023
Lead Teacher
Department For Education South Australia
01.2013 - Current
Bachelor of Education - Primary/Middle School
Curtin University
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