Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 2, Range 6
Occupation: Other
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 1512824
Riverwalk Primary School is a newly established government primary school located on Timbarra Drive, Werribee. Our school has facilities to cater for a long-term enrolment of 525 students and has a co-located two room kindergarten. Riverwalk Primary School is located within an extensive growth corridor and has been master-planned to allow for a peak enrolment of up to 1,100 students. There are a number of new housing estates developing within the Riverwalk area, which is contributing to our growing student numbers.
Riverwalk Primary School has two large learning neighborhoods which include general and specialist teaching spaces, an administration building, a performing arts and physical education building. In additional to this, the school has a range of outside facilities, including two playgrounds and learning street. The learning street encompasses flexible learning options with both indoor and outdoor areas of the school. The school also integrates the latest technology as a tool to support learning, including iPads, laptops and a range of STEM resources. Interactive whiteboards and LCD screens are available throughout the learning spaces.
Riverwalk Primary School is a supported inclusion school designed to cater for a higher proportion of students with disability. The school is designed to ensure that all students can access a high-quality education closer to home. Supported Inclusion Schools are a new addition to the Victorian education system and it is a model which balances a level of targeted support that is greater than a standard mainstream school, with a level of inclusivity that is greater than a stand-alone specialist school. The buildings design, learning structures and facilities allows the school to cater for students with additional learning needs as well as mainstream students.
Our vision is to be an inclusive school community where everyone is empowered to achieve excellence. This vision is captured in the motto `Achieving Excellence¿. Our mission is to provide a safe, inclusive and supported learning environment that inspires and challenges all members of the community to embrace learning and achieve academic, social, emotional and physical excellence.
Riverwalk Primary School is committed to:
¿ Building a culture of high expectations and acknowledging that every student can learn and has the right to learn ¿ Empowering all learners to achieve excellence and celebrating their success¿ Establishing a safe, inclusive and supported learning environment that is conducive to learning¿ Developing a professional learning community that is focused on the continuous improvement of teaching and learning and takes a collective responsibility for improving student learning outcomes¿ Delivering a high quality, student focused, rigorous and relevant curriculum that meets the learning needs of all students¿ Empowering learners to take ownership and be active participants in their own learning¿ Building resilience and supporting students to be happy, healthy and confident learners¿ Engaging with parents, carers and the wider community as genuine partners in learning, striving to achieve the best possible outcomes for students.Riverwalk Primary School¿s values are inclusion, collaboration, resilience and excellence.
1. Instructional Expertise and Evidence-Based Practice
Demonstrated expertise in explicit instruction, particularly in foundational literacy, with a strong understanding of the Science of Reading and the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0. Proven ability to translate research into clear, practical classroom practice.
2. Implementation Leadership and Coaching
Demonstrated ability to lead the implementation of whole-school instructional initiatives, including developing implementation plans, supporting instructional leaders, and building staff capability through coaching, feedback and professional learning.
3. Data Literacy and Problem Solving
Highly developed skills in analysing and using multiple sources of data to inform instruction and intervention. Demonstrated experience using structured problem-solving processes to guide decision-making, monitor impact and adjust practice.
4. Intervention and MTSS Knowledge
Demonstrated understanding of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), including Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 instruction and interventions. Experience reviewing, aligning and strengthening intervention practices across academic, wellbeing and behavioural domains.
5. Collaboration, Systems Thinking and Professional Practice
Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively across leadership, teaching, intervention and allied health teams. Demonstrated capacity to build coherent systems, support professional supervision, and contribute positively to a culture of continuous improvement.
An education support class position at level 2 will have a primary responsibility for the management of significant areas or functions within the school to support the educational services being provided to students. In exercising the responsibility an education support class position at level 2 will have the authority to make all significant decisions relating to the program, budget and staff relating to their area of designated responsibility within the framework of the school's strategic plan, policies and budget but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor.
Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee's position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
An education support class position at level 2 will contribute to the overall management of the school through involvement in policy formulation and decision making.
Instruction (Tier 1)
Data, Fidelity and Continuous Improvement
Interventions (Tier 2 and Tier 3)
Wellbeing, Behaviour and Allied Health
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of 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