Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Classroom Teacher - Range 2
Occupation: Classroom teacher
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: 1495335
Purpose
Monash Children's Hospital School (MCHS) is a Victorian Department of Education (DE) school located within Monash Children's Hospital. The school has been established to provide education for children who are inpatients and/or outpatients of Monash Children's Hospital inclusive of Early in Life Mental Health Services (ELMHS).
Vision
Monash Children's Hospital School's vision is to ensure our young people will have access to high quality teaching, learning and consulting that will provide continuity of their education.
We aim to build a safe and supportive environment and culture, one that promotes positive relationships, values diversity and inclusivity and supports the holistic development of our students.
Values
Monash Children's Hospital School's values are: Collaboration, Inclusion and Excellence.
MCHS Model
The Monash Children's Hospital School model allows education and health colleagues to work together as members of multidisciplinary treating teams. This provides a holistic approach to the care and education of the young person. Together health and education professionals align treatment and education, inform one another's practices, provide different perspectives of the child, utilise one another's strengths and build a holistic understanding of the young person.
We provide education to students from Foundation to Year 12 inclusive of all schools - mainstream, specialist and alternative settings.
3 Major Phases
Monash Children's Hospital School delivers education services alongside a patient's treatment, recovery and reintegration to school/education setting.
Treatment Phase
We establish and maintain contact with the young person's regular school in a supportive and confidential manner in order to provide continuity and connectedness with their learning. During this phase, MCHS staff members teach, liaise and advocate with, and for, the young person.
Recovery Phase
We engage with the young person's family, Monash Children's Hospital medical and health personnel, ELMHS treating team members and key staff from the student's regular school. This role assists the continuity of the patient's education while they are recovering at home. This is an important phase to make sure that the young person stays connected with their education and school.
Reintegration Phase
We provide support to the young person, their family and the base school to assist in a smooth and positive reintegration back to school/education. MCHS staff can provide advice about return to school planning and with other key stakeholders will develop strategies that further strengthen this process.
Who We Work With
Inpatients
Monash Children's Hospital School supports inpatients at the following sites:
Monash Children's Hospital - Clayton Site
Teaching at our Clayton site occurs in purpose built classrooms within our school on Level 2, in learning spaces on the wards and in patient's rooms.
Monash Children's Hospital - Casey and Dandenong Sites
Teaching staff are available on a referral basis for young people during a hospital admission. The teacher can provide roles such as teaching, liaising and advocating.
Outpatients
Monash Children's Hospital School also supports outpatients (as educational consultants) in the following areas:
Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service
Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI) Clinic
Chronic Fatigue Clinic (CFS)
General Rehabilitation Clinic
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Early in Life Mental Health Services (ELMHS)
CORE Program
Intake, Assessment, Consultation and Treatment unit (iACT)
Intensive Mobile Outreach Service (IMOS)
Endeavour Service - Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service - Early Action in Schools (CASEA)
Wellness and Recovery Centre - Eating Disorders Day Program
Medical Clinics
Adolescent Medicine Clinics
Developmental Paediatrics Clinic
Victorian Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Clinic (VicFAS - Metro & Regional)
Cystic Fibrosis Department
Nephrology Department
Healthy Koori Kids Clinic
Paediatric Refugee Clinic
Children's Health & Wellbeing Local
Pakenham Community Paediatric Clinic
Cranbourne Local Hub Clinic
Spina Bifida Clinic
PLEASE NOTE: no more than a 1 sided page response per criteria.
KSC 1: Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of current literacy, numeracy and the personal and social capability strategies and intervention approaches.
KSC 2: Demonstrated knowledge of the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0 and experience in planning for and implementing high impact teaching and wellbeing strategies.
KSC3: Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and communication skills that will enable you to facilitate conversations with a broad range of professionals, including both education and health personnel.
KSC 4: Experience of educating and supporting students who are neuro diverse and/or have significant medical and/or mental health issues. This includes an ability to effectively support students who have significant cognitive, social and emotional needs.
KSC 5: Commitment to professional development. Provide evidence of recent professional learning and its impact on your teaching.
Range 2 classroom teachers play a significant role in assisting the school to improve student performance and educational outcomes determined by the school strategic plan and state-wide priorities and contributing to the development and implementation of school policies and priorities.
A critical component of this work will focus on increasing the knowledge base of staff within their school about student learning and high quality instruction to assist their school to define quality teacher practice.
Range 2 classroom teachers will be expected to:
The role of classroom teacher may include but is not limited to:
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.
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
Capacity and willingness to be able to work on the general paediatric medical wards, children's cancer centre, mental health units and/or as an educational consultant across a variety of specialised medical clinics. Please note that our mental health units and clinics provide specialist assessment, care planning and education for young people who are experiencing significant neurodevelopmental and psychiatric difficulties.
In 2026, this teaching position will be based in the Adolescent Mental Health Unit - Stepping Stones.
This position requires an exemplary teacher who can align health and education for the development of the young person in all the learning domains.
Capacity and ability to effectively teach and consult across multiple year levels especially middle/secondary years (Grade 5 to Year 10).
Strongly encourage a deep understanding and commitment towards inclusive education.
Wellbeing leadership experience is desirable.
Demonstrated ability to actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, in line with the Child Safe Standards.
SCHOOL INFORMATION SESSION:
We will be running a TEAMS information session for potential applicants. This meeting will take place on Tuesday 23 September @ 11:00am. Please copy this link to attend this online TEAMS session: Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 432 707 073 833 Passcode: d6MV6Fi3
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.