Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 3
Occupation: Administration
Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs
Reference: 1489024
Lalor Gardens Primary School Profile 2025
About Us
Lalor Gardens Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive school in northwest Lalor, on Wurundjeri land. Currently at 415 students and 50 staff, we expect continued growth as new housing estates develop.
Teaching & Learning
We are developing a strong multi-tiered system of support for learning and wellbeing. We teach through explicit direct instruction in core subject areas. We use a structured synthetic phonics approach in our early years¿ literacy instruction and evidence-informed approaches schoolwide. We are deeply committed to providing the best learning opportunities for all students. We support many students who speak English as an additional language. Our first-language-supported EAL program helps English learners thrive.
Our focus on continual improvement is driven through regular schoolwide Professional Learning, including participation in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). Teaching teams work collaboratively to plan and rehearse lessons every week. We use centralised planning resources to ensure high level curriculum is delivered school wide.
Programs & Features:
Wellbeing
Our motto, "Learn, Grow, Achieve ¿ Together anything is possible," guides us in developing respectful, responsible, empathetic, and resilient students. As a Gold Standard School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support school, our values are; Learning, Respect, Responsibility, Empathy and Resilience.
We use the Berry Street Education Model to create a calm, supportive environment through strategies like Circle Time, Zones of Regulation, and brain breaks. We deliver an in-class Wellbeing program and a Specialist Wellbeing program where Respectful Relationships is taught. We offer breakfast club daily.
Staff wellbeing is also a priority, supported through PERMAH and professional development. As such, we have a very strong team culture.
Sustainability
Our solar-powered school reduces costs and ensures year-round air-conditioned classrooms. Other initiatives include: Vegetable gardens & mini orchard, Frog pond, rabbits & chickens, and an Indigenous Flora Garden.
Facilities
We are proud of our modern, spacious learning spaces, including:
Take a virtual tour on our website: LGPS Virtual Tour
Join Our Team!
If you¿re a passionate educator with strong teamwork skills and a commitment to inclusive, evidence-informed education, we¿d love to hear from you!
Contact Principal Frazer Thomas on (03) 9465 1351 or email [email protected] to arrange a tour or ask questions.
Selection Criteria
SC1 Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the role.
SC2 Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.
SC3 Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high level oral and written communication skills.
SC4 Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.
SC5 Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management and other school staff in respect to the work area.
SC6 A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.
[Attendance requirement for this position]
Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.
Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with minimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management will be provided with timely reports and advice, although this will generally be confined to matters relating to the immediate work area, service provision or educational program and is unlikely to impact substantially on whole of school operations.
This is the minimum range for positions that carry a mandatory qualification requirement of not less than four years. Professional student support positions become a feature at range 3 (e.g. therapists, psychologists) where standard professional services are delivered. Professional support and guidance will be close at hand and deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee¿s position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview