Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Classroom Teacher
Occupation: Other
Location: Grampians - Horsham
Reference: 1501589
SC1 Demonstrated excellence in EAL teaching, with the knowledge and skills to improve learning outcomes for students with diverse needs (a TESOL qualification or equivalent is required).
SC2 Demonstrated experience in working with and understanding the needs of EAL refugee and refugee-like students and their families.
SC3 Demonstrated skills in building instructional capacity of teachers and leaders through coaching, modelling and facilitating school based professional learning.
SC4 Demonstrated capacity to effectively analyse and use data to improve student learning outcomes.
SC5 Demonstrated understanding of current Department policies, programs and resources.
SC6 Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with the flexibility to adapt to and manage change.
The EAL Cluster teacher will provide support and build capacity of leadership and teaching staff within the nominated cluster schools, who are working with students from an EAL background who have been in the Australian school system for up to five years.
Support will be provided to eligible EAL students and teaching staff to maximize student participation and success in mainstream classroom programs.
EAL Cluster Teachers - An Approach to the Role
BACKGROUND/ CONTEXT
The EAL Cluster Program aims to provide advice and guidance to school communities to build their capacity to provide targeted EAL provision that better meets the needs of EAL students and their families.
The EAL Cluster teacher provides:
Classroom support could include:
The cluster teacher role should not include/require:
Ensure appropriate EAL assessment and reporting procedures are in place.
Support relevant school-based teachers to develop curriculum and programs, which meet the language and learning needs of the EAL student.
Provide direct EAL teaching to EAL students when appropriate, providing modelled strategies to build teacher capacity.
Recommend relevant EAL resources/materials and arrange for provision of LMERC New Arrivals Kit where appropriate.
Direct students to support services within and outside the school for welfare and careers advice.
Develop the capacity of mainstream teachers and school leadership through PL and mentoring, to ensure provision of appropriate programming for EAL students.
Conduct EAL Initial English Language Assessments for newly arrived students in Cluster schools and make recommendations for appropriate programming.
Provide information about DET EAL resources such as translating and interpreting services and the EAL Developmental Continuum, to support EAL learners and their families.
Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.
To be eligible, an applicant must have:
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
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.
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
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:
Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found at Recruitment in Schools.
The Wimmera EAL cluster program provides support to schools that enrol students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds within mainstream schools in the Wimmera area.
The host school for the program is Horsham West and Haven Primary School with the successful staff member based at the Horsham West campus based on the western outskirts of Horsham.
We provide a high-quality education for students from Foundation to Year 6. Our school community upholds the school values of Respect, Creativity, Passion, and Positivity with our vision being to empower all students to achieve their personal best.