Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Classroom Teacher
Occupation: Classroom teacher
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 1496035
Melton FLO (Flexible Learning Options) cater for secondary school students who are disengaged, or at risk of disengaging, with mainstream schooling within the Melton and Brimbank area of Victoria, where student referrals are received directly from these secondary schools. The key objectives of our FLO programs are to support and re-engage students with positive learning experiences in an alternative flexible education setting to improve their literacy, numeracy, and personal development and to re-engage with mainstream education, or transition into further education, training and/or employment.
Melton FLO offers three accredited re-engagement FLO programs:
· CaLM (Community and Learning Melton)
· FLIP (Flexible Learning Intervention Pathway)
· Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC)
The CaLM campus located in Kurunjang, Victoria, is registered as a campus of Melton Secondary College with all FLO programs operating within Department of Education Victoria policies, procedures, and guidelines.
The CaLM and VPC programs operate out of the CaLM campus located in Kurunjang, Victoria whereas students within the FLIP program have a blended learning timetable where they study online from home and are also provided face to face education support at the Melton Library and the CaLM campus. The CaLM program caters for up to 35 students from year 7 ¿ 10 and FLIP caters for up to 60 year 7-10 students. The VPC is offered for up to 15 Melton FLO students. Many FLO students have experienced a degree of trauma and present with learning difficulties, social, emotional, and mental health issues, low attendance, and challenging behaviours.
The Melton FLO programs have a team of highly trained staff including a Campus Principal, three Leading Teachers, eight teachers, three Education Support staff, a Wellbeing Coordinator, a Transitions and Pathways Advisor, an Education Support Leader, and an Administration Assistant.
The FLO programs aim to support students to re-engage with mainstream education or follow a positive pathway into further education or training. It is personalised and aligned with the year 7-10 Victorian Curriculum and supported by a therapeutic approach based on the Berry Street Education Model. Onsite class sizes are small, and the academic program consists of literacy, numeracy, personal development, health, sport, nutrition, arts, music, technology, pathway planning and work-related skills. FLIP Melton is an online personalised program which seeks to reconnect students with learning, to engage them as leaders of their own learning and to help them achieve the learning and personal goals they negotiate through and directly with their Learning Mentor (VIT registered teacher).
Vision: At Melton FLO we are committed to providing all students an engaging, empowering, and inclusive learning environment where they feel safe, respected and can achieve their personal best - academically, emotionally, and socially.
Safety:
We prioritise the physical and emotional safety of all members of Melton FLO by creating and maintaining an inclusive learning environment where everyone feels protected from harm, bullying, discrimination, and any form of violence.
Safety enables everyone to feel comfortable without fear or judgement of individual needs.
Respect:
We respect ourselves, others, and our environment by showing kindness and acceptance towards the opinions, backgrounds, and unique abilities of all members of Melton FLO.
Respect is demonstrated by considering shared spaces, resources, and expectations.
Personal best:
We encourage all members of Melton FLO to continuously challenge, reflect and persist in reaching our personal best.
Personal best is developing and enhancing ourselves emotionally, socially, and academically.
Melton FLO staff purpose
The Melton FLO team exists to develop others to enable student growth.
Our overarching school goal is to further develop a learning environment that engages students in their own learning and supports the development of positive wellbeing and behaviours. Our school vision of `At Melton FLO we are committed to providing all students an engaging, empowering, and inclusive learning environment where they feel safe, respected and can achieve their personal best ¿ academically, emotionally, and socially¿ recognises that young people need both access to high levels of academic learning as well as social and emotional learning as described in the Capabilities of the Victorian Curriculum. Students will develop these capabilities when the explicit teaching of positive behaviours and mindsets occurs throughout the curriculum and daily interactions with staff. Students will feel safe, respected, and valued to perform at their personal best when the FLO structures and processes supports the delivery of this curriculum, routine positive interactions and feedback and a strong Student Voice. Students will feel greater ownership of their learning when they are provided with high quality feedback and student progress data and the opportunity to regularly engage in goal setting and reflection.
Our agreed staff behavioural framework
At Melton FLO, all staff:
· Support each other
· Have genuine conversations
· Seek to understand
· Commit to action
· Share information
Further information is available from the Campus Principal, David Reid on 0422 116 971
SC1 Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated experience in responding to student learning needs.
SC2 Demonstrated experience in planning for and implementing high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluating the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.
SC3 Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning. Demonstrated experience in using data to inform teaching practice and providing feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
SC4 Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues, and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing, and engagement.
SC5 Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated experience in reflecting upon practice and engaging in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.
SC6 Sound level of understanding of the needs of marginalised and vulnerable children who may have experienced complex trauma, including the barriers, enablers, and the ability to engage each child to progress their learning.
The classroom teacher classification comprises two salary ranges- range 1 and range 2. The primary focus of the classroom teacher is on the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes. The classroom teacher engages in critical reflection and inquiry in order to improve knowledge and skills to effectively engage students and improve their learning.
As the classroom teacher gains experience his or her contribution to the school program beyond the classroom increases. All classroom teachers may be required to undertake other duties in addition to their rostered teaching duties provided the responsibility is appropriate to the salary range, qualifications, training and experience of the teacher.
Classroom teacher Range 2
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:
- Have the content knowledge and pedagogical practice to meet the diverse needs of all students
- Model exemplary classroom practice and mentor/coach other teachers in the school to engage in critical reflection of their practice and to support staff to expand their capacity
- Provide expert advice about the content, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning
- Supervise and train one or more student teachers
- Assist staff to use student data to inform teaching approaches that enable targets related to improving student learning outcomes to be achieved.
Classroom teacher Range 1
The primary focus of the range 1 classroom teacher is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective classroom practitioner with structured support and guidance from teachers at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes. These teachers teach a range of students/classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programs. Range 1 classroom teachers are skilled teachers who operate under general direction within clear guidelines following established work practices and documented priorities and may have responsibility for the supervision and training of one or more student teachers.
At range 1, teachers participate in the development of school policies and programs and assist in the implementation of school priorities.
The focus of a range 1 classroom teacher is on classroom management, subject content and teaching practice. New entrants to the teaching profession in their initial teaching years receive structured support, mentoring and guidance from teachers at higher levels.
Under guidance, new entrants to the teaching profession will plan and teach student groups in one or more subjects and are expected to participate in induction programs and other professional learning activities that are designed to ensure the integration of curriculum, assessment and pedagogy across the school.
Teachers at range 1 are responsible for teaching their own classes and may also assist and participate in policy development, project teams and the organisation of co-curricula activities.
Required
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
Desirable
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
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.