Work Type: Casual
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 1
Occupation: Transport and logistics
Location: Grampians - Pyrenees
Reference: 1483534
1. Demonstrated experience in safely operating a passenger vehicle and ensuring the wellbeing of children during transport.
2. Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build positive relationships with students, families, and school staff.
The School Bus Driver plays a vital role in supporting student attendance and wellbeing by ensuring the safe, punctual, and reliable transport of students to and from Moonambel Primary School. The driver is responsible for operating the school bus along a designated route within the Moonambel area and maintaining a professional, caring presence that contributes to a positive start and end to the school day for all students.
Safely operate the school bus along designated routes, picking up and dropping off students at assigned stops within the Moonambel area.
Morning pick-up begins at 8:00am and concludes with student drop-off at the school by 9:00am.
Afternoon pick-up from the school is at 3:15pm, with all students returned to their designated stops, arriving back at Moonambel Primary School by 4:00pm.
Maintain daily safety checks and cleanliness of the bus and ensure timely refuelling as needed.
Uphold student safety through supervision, behaviour management, and adherence to road safety laws and school policies.
Report any incidents, maintenance needs, or student concerns to the school principal promptly.
Maintain accurate records of travel, refuelling, and any incidents.
Communicate courteously and respectfully with students, families, and school staff.
Current Medium Rigid (MR) driver¿s license.
A valid Working with Children Check (WWCC).
Safe driving record and demonstrated commitment to the wellbeing of children.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage positively with young children.
Ability to work independently and take responsibility for the school bus vehicle.
Punctual, reliable, and organised.
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
Moonambel Primary School is a rural school situated 20km from Avoca and 90 km from
Ballarat. It is in the heart of the Pyrenees district, which is regarded for producing fine food.
Moonambel Primary School was built in 1875 and has a rich and proud history amongst the
local and broader community.
The school's motto is 'Creating Bright Futures,' and we do this through educating our
students to become:
¿ Successful learners,
¿ Confident and creative individuals, and
¿ Active and informed citizens.'
Moonambel Primary School strives to build a safe and supportive environment that respects
the rights of all students to learn, the rights of all teachers to teach and the rights of all
members of the school community to be safe. We believe the development and promotion of
high-quality relationships are responsibilities shared by all members of the school
community. Our school values align academic and behaviour expectations to explicitly
teach, monitor and acknowledge positive behaviours that promote our school values.
¿ Kind: Have care for self and others at all times.
¿ Respectful: Treat others as you would like to be treated.
¿ Responsible: Do what you know is right and encourage others to do the same.
Our vision is to develop social and life long learners in an inclusive, engaging learning
environment, where all students are confident to reach their full potential. We are committed
to making our school inclusive for all learners. With one of the advantages for families being
a free bus service to and from school daily.
Moonambel Primary School¿s current enrolments are 16. The staffing profile consists of
highly experienced, passionate and motivated staff. A full-time teaching principal, two
part-time classroom teachers, a full time education support employee, a business manager
who works one day per week and two part time MARC teaching staff to make up a full time
role.
Moonambel Primary School is the base school for the Pyrenees MARC program, servicing
10 small schools in our region. Moonambel's classroom structure consists of two
classrooms of Foundation to Year 2 and Year 3 to Year 6. Our classroom design is fluid and
flexible with our highly experienced staff working closely with each other to ensure the
learning and wellbeing of every child is targeted and transparent with families.
At Moonambel Primary School we seek to create a challenging learning environment that
encourages high expectations for success through developmentally appropriate instruction
that allows for individual differences and learning styles. Our school promotes a safe
environment that is based on routines with an emphasis on care and support. Wellbeing is
at the centre of all that we do with positive relationships with students, parents, staff and the
wider community being a priority.
We strive to develop a love of learning in our students across all areas of the curriculum.
Daily structured literacy and numeracy provide the foundation for our students to develop the
knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for an ever changing world. We provide an
extensive excursion and incursion program which integrates the learning in the classroom
into the real world.
One of our many strengths is the ability and capacity to provide individualised education for
all students focused on their point of need. We do this by building authentic partnerships
with families, listening to and learning from one another for the best outcomes for each
student.
Our modern facilities, both inside and outside of the classroom, consist of every student
having 1:1 technology at no cost to families. At Moonambel Primary School we view
technology as a tool for learning to enhance learning experiences for our students. The
diversity in our program is highlighted through our Swim Program, Camp Program, Sports
Program, Cluster Program, MARC Program and a range of events throughout the year with
our local community.
In 2023 the establishment of a two year learning cycle for our specialist learning areas was
established and launched. These learning areas include Science, Physical Education, The
Arts: Dance, Music, Performing Arts, Media Arts, Visual Arts and STEM. We are very proud
of our rich and diverse curriculum that we immerse our students in.
Fortnightly the Pyrenees Cluster Primary Schools of Moonambel, Landsborough, Natte
Yallock, Amphitheater, Trawalla and Navarre work together at one of the primary schools to
engage in a range of curriculum areas. In 2024 these included Digital Technology, Music,
Visual Arts, PE and Respectful Relationships.
Parent partnership and involvement is highly encouraged as it enables the successful
operation of the school. Our school invites all families to become members of our School
Council. Our Junior School Council, led by students, meets on a fortnightly basis with all
students to plan, discuss and work towards school improvement and initiatives. Student
voice at Moonambel Primary School is a crucial aspect of our school culture.