Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Classroom Teacher - Range 2
Occupation: Classroom teacher
Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs
Reference: 1517571
SC1 Demonstrated high levels of understanding of curriculum and program development particularly in the Capabilities curriculum. Demonstrated high level of ability to respond to student learning needs.
SC2 Demonstrated high level of ability to plan for and implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.
SC3 Demonstrated high level of ability to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated high level of ability to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
SC4 Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated high level of ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the multi-disciplinary teams to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.
SC5 Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated high level of ability to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve student outcomes.
SC6 Demonstrated capacity to work within a hospital school setting with multidisciplinary teams and to understand the needs of students with mental health diagnosis.
Community Liaison Work
A specialised component of the work of teachers at The Austin School is to liaise with base schools in supporting the return of students to their home school or a new school. This usually involves teachers visiting schools across the state of Victoria as well as metropolitan schools. Telephone and video conferencing, fax and email are used extensively to support the reintegration process. Teachers from the base schools are encouraged to visit. Extensive communication is vital to the successful reintegration of our students. All teachers working at The Austin School are expected to travel as part of liaison and consultation role.
Other roles the school undertakes are:
Provision of secondary consultation support to the wider educational community. This is usually done by telephone and comprises crisis support as well as general information.
Professional Development to other teachers, either individually or as a whole staff. PD is also provided to regional and state-wide networks.
Membership of networks which facilitate provision of community education programs.
Hosting visitors from various schools and non-educational sectors across the world.
Educational Community Links
Strong links with our local community schools, base schools, and hospital staff promote active participation by all involved to support our special needs students. The school programs are integrated with hospital programs to provide the most effective and efficient services. The principal is a member of the ICYMHS Strategic team.
Responsibilities of all teachers at The Austin School will include but are not limited to:
Being accountable to the principal for all matters relating to school policies at The Austin School
Participating as a member of a program team, as designated by the principal, in joint planning, implementation and review of curriculum content and implementation and management of student individual learning plans.
Actively participating in and contributing to whole school activities.
Participating in the Performance Development and Review process.
Participating in and actively contributing to Professional Learning Teams.
Attending and participating in meetings at The Austin School relevant to a teaching staff member e.g. staff meetings, sub-schools, strategic planning teams, program team meetings, student free days and other meetings as directed by the principal.
Participating in organised and informal professional development programs.
Participating in professional development and planning days related to work within multidisciplinary teams.
Consulting with and supporting schools, parents, the multidisciplinary teams, and relevant agencies.
Managing the reintegration of The Austin School students to base schools including recommendations for alternative placements if appropriate.
Travelling to schools, case conferences and other meetings as required (statewide travel sometimes required).
Providing written and verbal student reports to parents, schools and ICAMHS multidisciplinary teams.
Recording student reports on The Austin School computerised reporting system and filing reports appropriately.
Maintaining strict privacy and confidentiality of student information and files.
Being accountable to the Clinical Team Leader for clinical issues related to students in the program.
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.
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
Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx
Information about the Schools programs, Strategic Plan etc can be found on The Austin School website - www.austinschool.vic.edu.au
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 Austin School is in the Northwest corner of the grounds of the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg.
The Austin School is a P-12 School that provides specialised educational programs for children and young people who are patients of Austin Health and Austin Infant Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS). Whilst there are places for fifty fulltime students, many students attend the school in a part time capacity. In total the 16.2 effective full time (EFT) school teaching staff may see up to one hundred students each term and usually more than four hundred students each year.
Students must be referred to the School by Austin Health. Student referrals come from the Austin Infant Child & Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS), either inpatient or outpatient teams, the Paediatric Ward, or Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Hospital. All students have a physical and/or mental health diagnosis. Mental health diagnosis may include psychiatric, emotional, or behavioural problems. Physical health problems may include eating disorders, spinal injuries, acquired brain injury, neurological conditions, liver and renal disease, chronic fatigue syndrome and a range of other medical conditions.