About ACC Southlands

Australian Christian College (ACC) is a non-denominational, Christian Education organisation, whose mission is to develop each and every student to be equipped spiritually, academically, socially and physically to flourish into their full potential, and be a positive influence on the world around them. ACC is wholeheartedly committed to excellence in education so that students are “well known, well loved, and well taught” by dedicated trained Christian staff.

ACC is part of Christian Education Ministries (CEM), with 14 schools in 5 states, and is also the largest non-government Distance Education provider in Australia. 

About ACC Casey

ACC Casey, is located at Skye (45 minutes south of Melbourne), and is a P-10, co-ed, Christian school with Secondary year groups being added each year until P-12 is catered for.

We’re praying for the right staff to come and join our team, and we’re thankful that you would consider our College as a place where you will have meaningful relationships and do meaningful work.

Statement of Commitment to Child Safety & Wellbeing

• ACC Victoria Ltd is a child safe organisation which welcomes all children, young people and their families.
• We are committed to providing environments where our students are safe and feel safe, where their participation is valued, their views respected, and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives. Our child safe policies, strategies and practices are inclusive of the needs of all children and students.
• We have no tolerance for child abuse and take proactive steps to identify and manage any risks of harm to students in our school environments.
• We promote positive relationships between students and adults and between students and their peers. These relationships are based on trust and respect.
• We take proactive steps to identify and manage any risk of harm to students in our school environment. When child safety concerns are raised or identified, we treat these seriously and respond promptly and thoroughly.
• Particular attention is given to the child safety needs of Aboriginal students, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, international students, students with disabilities, those unable to live at home, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, and all other students experiencing risk or vulnerability.
• Inappropriate or harmful behaviour targeting students based on these or other characteristics, such as racism or homophobia, are not tolerated at our school, and any instances identified will be addressed with appropriate consequences.
• Child safety is a shared responsibility. Every person involved in our school has an important role in promoting child safety and wellbeing and promptly raising any issues or concerns about a child’s safety.
• We are committed to regularly reviewing our child safe practices, and seeking input from our students, families, staff, and volunteers to inform our ongoing strategies.

As a part of your application, you must read and support the Child Safety & Wellbeing Policy and the Child Safety Code of Conduct. These documents are also available here.

Core Responsibilities & Duties

• Plan and implement a range of teaching programs or courses of study;
• Have the content knowledge and pedagogical practice to meet the diverse needs of all students;
• Demonstrate a commitment to improving professional practice through coaching and professional development
• Provide a child safe environment in accordance with the child safe standards;
• Participate in child safety and wellbeing induction and training provided by the school and always follow the school’s child safety and wellbeing policies and procedures;
• Act in accordance with our Child Safety Code of Conduct;
• Identify and raise concerns about child safety issues in accordance with our Child Safety Responding and Reporting Obligations Policy and Procedures, including following the Four Critical Actions for Schools;
• Ensure students’ views are taken seriously and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives;
• Model and promote the vision and values of the school;
• Teach an area of the curriculum to senior year levels;
• Maintain records of class attendance and recording student progress;
• Implement effective student management consistent with the school’s strategic plan;
• Attend and participate in staff meetings as required;
• Be actively involved in regular staff devotions and prayer.

About the role

Applications are sought from suitably qualified and experienced teachers with a passion for supporting students with diverse needs. This role is a part-time role (0.8FTE) providing small group initiatives for students with learning needs, working with teachers in supporting these students in their class, coming alongside the Learning Support team to ensure students are well supported and all appropriate administration is completed, and working with parents to develop partnership to help each student to find their success.

The position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for identity, rights to work in Australia, and child protection in accordance with CEM policy.

Qualifications

• Evidence of the right to work in Australia
• Proof of identity
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Clearance status of the Working with Children Check (where applicable)
• Registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT)
• Statements of service from previous child-connected roles
• References from previous child-connected roles

You will:

• Be a committed Christian, comfortable with sharing your faith
• Be committed to improving student academic outcomes
• Have high expectations for what students are capable of, both academically and behaviourally
• Relate well to staff, students and parents. You are able to inspire and manage students, and communicate effectively with parents to support a culture of high expectations
• Have a servant heart
• Have demonstrated excellent organisational skills

About you

• Be able to display the capacity to improve student learning and wellbeing outcomes.

• Be able to demonstrate excellent teaching as described by the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
• Be able to receive feedback on your teaching and implement changes.
• Be able to effectively plan for, collect and analyse educational data, then devise appropriate strategies and interventions to improve student outcomes. 

• Work within a team that has a clear Christian vision and a strong Christian culture. 
• Attractive salary package (including salary packaging options).
• EAP Program.
• Play an active part in growing the school and providing quality Christian care to students.

About us: 

Established in 2007, CDC Data Centres is Australia’s leading operator of sovereign, secure, world-class data centre facilities.

Headquartered in Canberra with multiple facilities in the ACT, NSW and New Zealand, CDC’s diversified operations provide secure data centre configurations that support co-location, containerised and hyperscale compute environments with all campuses interconnected with high-speed carrier grade networks.

At CDC we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We believe that everyone’s unique experiences enable us to deliver meaningful benefits for our people, our clients and communities. Our mission is to attract, retain and grow the world’s best data centre team.

Our people are responsive, innovative and trusted in supporting our customers. Together, we configure the landscape to meet the security, reliability, connectivity and sustainability needs for today and tomorrow.

About the role:

We are looking for a Technical Solutions Engineer to provide thought leadership, planning, management, and technical design development for our customer’s and support their migration to/growth within CDC’s Data Centre Facilities. The incumbent will be a Data Centre Engineering SME and will be deployed across the business in technical discovery, customer response preparation and major change consultation.

Key responsibilities include:

•      Work with internal teams to respond to requests from customers and to respond in bid scenarios.

•      Liaise directly with customer technical teams in support of the Head of Engineering Innovation.

•      Assist with hyperscale pre-sales opportunities as required.

•      Provide advice and support to stakeholders and cross functional teams throughout the sales lifecycle.

•      Prepare data centre engineering briefing infromation to ensure alignment between key customer and or CDC Business requirements and project deliverables.

•      Collaborate with the CDC Engineering Delivery Design team to customise and configure design to meet customer specific needs.

•      Participate in the data centre engineering Concept Design phase to ensure alignment between key customer requirements and project deliverables.

•      Manage the development of key customer sales collateral.

•      Gather and relay customer feedback to appropriate parities.

•      Articulate, capture and escalate risk to the Head of Engineering Innovation. 

•      Contribute to CDC Engineering strategy regarding innovation and Data Centre Engineering best practice. 

•      Continually seek out opportunities for innovation for both CDC and its customers.

•      Grow internal networks and provide opportunities to share knowledge and improve performance.

•      Development and management of relationships alongside our Sales teams to identify, coordinate, and win business.

•      Act in an ambassadorial capacity for the company.

•      Attend and contribute to appropriate team and stakeholder meetings and committees as required and relevant to ensure excellent stakeholder engagement and communication.

•      Function as part of a team that occasionally requires work to be completed outside of normal business hours.

•      Embrace and model CDC’s DNA and Leadership Fundamentals and mentor and impart knowledge to junior staff.

•      Provide cultural and operational team leadership.

•      Other duties as directed from time to time.

About you:  

•      5+ years’ relevant experience in Data Centre Engineering Design with a degree qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with 10+ years total engineering experience

•      Technical solutions experience in Data Centre engineering or critical infrastructure environments.

•      Strong experience in designing and implementing hyperscale data centre engineering developments and customer deployment solutions. 

•      Experience in optimizing and evaluating data centre engineering design for time and cost efficiency.

•      Strong understanding of Data Centre Engineering principles and industry standard design architectures.  

•      Demonstrable track record in pre-sales or post sales.

Essential:

• Australian Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain AGSVA Security Clearance at Negative Vetting 1 level.

How to Apply:

If you are looking to own your career and take on a new challenge in a fast-growing Australian Technology company and be part of our amazing team, please submit your resume and cover letter by clicking Apply.