Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 4
Occupation: IT and telecommunications
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 1506558
Featherbrook P ¿ 9 College is located in Point Cook, adjacent to the Featherbrook Community Centre. The school opened in term 1, 2017. The school has been constructed through a Public Private Partnership which supports an optimal learning environment as well as enrichment of curriculum programs through partnering with the YMCA and CERES. The school also includes a Community Hub which includes the provision of an outside school hour¿s program managed by the YMCA and facilities which will support other community programs for local families.
The facilities have been designed to:
· Provide contemporary learning neighbourhoods that facilitate learning and learner-centred opportunities for all students, regardless of learning needs, through flexible spaces and responsive programs;
· Support digital technology enriched learning
· Support contemporary collaborative learning and teaching for teacher practitioners;
· Promote inclusion, access and choice for all learners;
· Promote environmental sustainability principles;
· Support a sense of community and belonging within the school and wider community.
A Contemporary Education
The school offers a progressive approach to educating students from Prep ¿ Year 9. The school leadership team and teachers are purposeful in providing optimal learning experiences for each and every student and as such, provide all children with learning that is personalised, evidence-based and technologically rich. Our students enjoy and are engaged in a broad and differentiated curriculum promoting creativity, resilience and a growth mindset drawing on their sense of curiosity. STEM, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Camps, Sports and Physical Education provide students with diverse learning opportunities. Digital Technologies enhances and enriches learning opportunities and engagement for students. The strengths, talents and learning styles of each student are harnessed and celebrated. As a State Government school, our teachers draw from the best available education resources, knowledge and expertise from across the education system.
Curriculum
Featherbrook P ¿ 9 College delivers the mandated Victorian Curriculum and learning takes place in an environment that is conducive to preparing children for a rapidly changing world that demands technological capacity and knowledge, heightened interpersonal skills, critical thinking and problem solving skills, plus strong literacy and numeracy skills. Our students learn and excel in flexible, purposely built learning spaces that support and inform responsive and innovative learning and teaching. Our programs are enriched through our partnership with the YMCA eg student leadership and camping programs, while CERES informs our learning programs as we seek to become a 5 star sustainability school, supporting our students to become socially and environmentally literate, aware and responsible. The learning spaces facilitate students¿ engagement through collaborative structures and groupings.
Professionalism, instructional capacity and accountability of our teachers is foundational to the education our students receive. Teacher quality is crucial for optimal student achievement and so our energies are strategically directed towards coaching and capacity building of our teaching staff. High expectations of our students underpin the rich learning tasks and challenges provided for all students as they are supported to achieve and thrive. The following are enablers of Featherbrook College¿s education provision:
SC1 Demonstrated ability to organise and prioritise tasks in a dynamic educational environment and meet required timelines.
SC2 Demonstrated applied knowledge and experience across all facets of ICT, including networks, software and hardware.
SC3 Manage and support the College with daily "troubleshooting" for IT and technology equipment
SC4 Manage, train and support all staff to access and implement eLearning management systems and programs, eg Compass and digital platforms.
SC5 Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively with the Assistant Principal (Logistics, Organisation and ICT)
SC6 Demonstrated commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.
Important Information
Applicants must address the specific selection criteria. A limit of one page of standard 12 point text is required.
Attentdence: 2 days per week
Range 4 is distinguished by broader management responsibility, particularly in the areas of finance, human resource and other support functions. Range 4 is responsible for managing a range of functions under a wide range of conditions, subject to the size and complexity of school operations.
Objectives will, generally, be clearly defined; guidelines will be broad and day-to-day direction minimal. Management responsibility extends to ensuring appropriate support levels are maintained across the school. Range 4 generally provides key support and timely advice to the leadership team and school council and liaises with the general school community, the Department and other government agencies and service providers.
Specialised professional roles will carry a high level of independence and accountability where suitable scope is provided to achieve objectives.
An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, 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.
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