Work Type: Ongoing - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Graduate Teacher Program
Occupation: Classroom teacher
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 1546059
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.
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.
Sunshine Heights Primary School is a passionate, vibrant and multicultural P¿6 school community in Sunshine West, in Melbourne¿s west. We are a community of approximately 360 amazing students, representing more than 40 different cultural backgrounds, and we see this diversity as one of our greatest strengths.
Our staff comprises approximately 41 equivalent full-time staff, including three Principal Class leaders, 25 teachers, 11 Education Support staff and two Allied Health professionals. We are part of the Deer Park/Sunshine Network.
At Sunshine Heights, we believe that relationships are the foundation for everything. We invest time in knowing and understanding our students and families and in fostering a genuine sense of identity, belonging and partnership. We are committed to building a community in which everyone can know, show and grow themselves openly and without judgement.
Our diversity is something we actively celebrate. Our annual Harmony Day celebrations are a highlight of the school year, culminating in an epic community Block Party that brings together our students, families, staff and wider community.
We also believe schools should be joyful places. We work hard and have high expectations of ourselves and one another, but we laugh, celebrate, create, perform and have fun together too.
Teaching and Learning at Sunshine HeightsWe are ambitious about what our students can learn and passionate about the craft of teaching.
Our approach to curriculum, teaching and professional learning is informed by the Science of Learning and Reading and by the best available evidence about how students learn. We are building a coherent approach in which curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and professional learning work together rather than existing as separate initiatives.
Over recent years, we have undertaken significant curriculum development across our school. This includes the development of our own Systemic Knowledge Curriculum, carefully sequencing the knowledge we want students to develop from Prep to Year 6; a comprehensive approach to writing and sentence-level instruction; and explicit, systematic approaches to early reading.
Alongside this, we are developing a shared instructional approach to great teaching. Our work focuses on securing students' attention and engagement, teaching new material explicitly, checking understanding and responding to what we find, and supporting students towards accuracy, depth and mastery.
Professional learning is central to our culture. We believe that great teachers are developed over time through learning, practice, feedback, reflection and collaboration. Instructional coaching is an important part of how we work, providing teachers with regular opportunities to focus closely on an aspect of their practice, receive actionable feedback and keep getting better.
Starting Your Teaching Career at Sunshine HeightsBeginning your teaching career is exciting, challenging and occasionally overwhelming. We don't expect a graduate teacher to arrive as a finished product ¿ nor do we think any teacher ever truly is.
What we do expect is curiosity, commitment and a genuine desire to learn.
At Sunshine Heights, you will be surrounded by colleagues who talk about teaching. We share resources and ideas, examine student learning together, observe practice, ask questions and support one another when things don't quite go to plan.
For a graduate teacher, this means you won't be expected to figure everything out alone.
You will have access to established curriculum and resources, collaborative planning, experienced colleagues, instructional coaching and professional learning designed to help you build your expertise. We want you to understand not just what we teach and do, but increasingly why we do it.
This is a 0.6 position, providing an opportunity to begin your career as part of a highly collaborative school while working a part-time fraction. Although you will work three days each week, we want you to feel fully connected to your team and to the wider life of Sunshine Heights.
Who This Role Will SuitWe are looking for a graduate teacher who is excited about becoming really good at teaching.
You don't need to know everything. You don't need to have perfected your classroom management, mastered every element of curriculum or have an answer for every situation you will encounter.
You do need to want to learn.
This position will particularly suit someone who:
We aren't looking for a graduate who already teaches exactly as we do. We are looking for someone with the mindset and disposition to grow ¿ someone who is interested in the craft of teaching and excited by the idea that they will be a considerably better teacher in twelve months than they are on their first day.
And while learning to teach well matters enormously, being part of Sunshine Heights is about more than what happens during a lesson.
We value people who bring something of themselves to our community. That might be a love of sport, music, art, science, gardening, books, performance, technology or something entirely different. It might simply be that you are the person who gets to know families at the gate, turns up to community events and makes children feel that somebody at school genuinely knows them.
There is no particular mould we are looking for. We want someone who will authentically connect, contribute and belong.
We strongly encourage applications from people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Our Aspirational VisionSail into a Universe of Possibilities
Delve into the unlimited energy of the human imagination
Inspire and grow hearts and minds
Nurture creativity and curiosity
Through courage, connection, commitment and collaboration
Discover the wonder and uniqueness in you
Welcome to Sunshine Heights Primary School.
Courage
We have the courage to believe that we can make a positive impact. We understand that hard work takes courage and a growth mindset. We have the courage to be curious and creative and stretch outside our comfort zone.
Connection
We understand who we are as individuals and how we build connections. We understand what it means to be part of a community. We are connected to the world around us and actively address issues of human and environmental sustainability.
Commitment
We acknowledge our strengths and build on our achievements. We take responsibility for and commit to our continual learning and growth. We show resilience when faced with challenges.
Collaboration
We motivate each other to be the best we can be. We encourage and embrace different perspectives. We are respectful of everyone.
Last, and most certainly not least, we love a good song and dance at Sunshine Heights.
Music can often be heard blasting from the speakers at the end of the school week, students and staff are rarely too far away from a performance, and we believe there should always be room for a little joy in the serious business of education.
Our Sunshine Heights playlist looks something like this:
¿¿ Old Town Road ¿ Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
¿¿ Roar ¿ Katy Perry
¿¿ Uptown Funk ¿ Bruno Mars
¿¿ Watch Me ¿ Silentó
¿¿ Cut to the Feeling ¿ Carly Rae Jepsen
If you've read this far, perhaps have a listen while you write your application.
We'd love to hear what you might add to the playlist.