Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Graduate Teacher Program
Occupation: Classroom teacher
Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs
Reference: 1499408
SC1 Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated capacity to respond to student learning needs.
SC2 Demonstrated capacity to 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 capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
SC4 Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.
SC5 Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.
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.
Core responsibilities include:
Additional responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
To be eligible to apply for a position advertised through the Teacher Graduate Recruitment program, a teacher must:
Applicants must also be currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
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
All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
Eligibility for incentive payments:
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
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.
Sunbury Primary School can trace its origins to 1869 as the first school in the local area. It was relocated in 1999 to Jacksons Hill on the southern boundary of the township of Sunbury, located approximately 35 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, within the city of Hume.
The school explores a range of classroom structures (i.e. composites) based on cohort enrolments. Specialist programs operate to support school priorities and include The Arts, Physical Education, STEAM, Languages - Japanese and Food Technology as part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program. To further support student learning the school is involved in various networks with a focus on teaching excellence. The School Family Occupation index of the school is 0.25.
The school is housed in refurbished, heritage-listed bluestone and weatherboard buildings. Children access school facilities that include traditional classrooms, specialist art and music facilities, library, hall, STEAM Centre and kitchen facilities and an extensive kitchen garden. Landscaped grounds feature historically significant trees. The playground facilities include an oval, soccer field, basketball court, passive recreation areas and play equipment including an industrial playground matched to the different physical and social stages of development. The school has recently completed a capital works project which delivered two additional purpose built buildings that were completed in May 2021.
Teachers work within Professional Learning Communities with a focus on improving student outcomes through collaborative practices, reflection and feedback. Within the Action Inquiry Cycle teams diagnose student learning needs to plan, implement and evaluate teaching responses to an identified problem of practice. PLCs at Sunbury Primary School are focused on continuous improvement by linking the learning needs of students with the professional learning and practices of teachers. In 2019/2020 Sunbury Primary School was identified as a PLC Link School. Over the past 5 years, team-based coaching is in place to support identified key improvement strategies and is focused on building the capacity of educators and promoting collective efficacy.
The school has continued to strengthen it's inclusive education and wellbeing processes. The school's Response to Intervention Framework details the supports and strategies identified at each tier, with adjustments documented in Individual Education Plans, Wellbeing Support Plans and/or Behaviour Support Plans in partnership with parents/carers and other support staff and external providers.
Our current staffing profile comprises a Principal and an Assistant Principal. Our Teaching and Learning Leadership Team is comprised of 1 Leading Teacher (Teaching and Learning Coach) and 1 Learning Specialist and PLC Instructional Leaders within each team. Our Wellbeing and Inclusions Team is made up of 1 Inclusions Coordinator, 1 school-based psychologist and 1 Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader. These two teams support our 25 teachers (18.91 EFT), 6 classroom-based Education Support staff, and 6 non-teaching Education Support staff.