Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Leading Teacher - Range 3
Occupation: Leading teacher
Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs
Reference: 1550049
Broadmeadows Valley Primary School (BVPS) is located in the City of Hume, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. The school is situated in the educational precinct of Broadmeadows, sharing a site with Hume Central Secondary College Year 7-9 Dimboola Road Campus, Broadmeadows Valley Gowrie Early Learning, Broadmeadows Special Development School and the Collingwood English Language School. Our school comprises of Learning Neighbourhoods. Learning Neighbourhood 1 (F-2), Learning Neighbourhood 2 (Year 3 and Year 4) and Learning Neighbourhood 3 (Year 5 and Year 6).
Students can reach their full educational potential only when they are happy, healthy and safe and when there is a positive school culture to engage and support them in their learning. Our school acknowledges that student wellbeing and student learning outcomes are inextricably linked. Broadmeadows Valley Primary School provides a safe and secure learning environment that embraces the teaching and learning of our values.
The staffing profile of the school includes: a Principal, an Assistant Principal, Leading Teacher and a Learning Specialist, 10 classroom teachers and specialist/support teachers. Our students and our community are supported by our Wellbeing Team, including a full time Student Counsellor, a Disability Inclusion Co-ordinator and a Mental Health in Schools Co-ordinator.
Collaborative planning has a focus on the identification of student needs through data, the sharing of best practice and the evaluation of teaching and learning. All curriculum programs are based on the Victorian Curriculum 2.0.
The daily timetable is arranged around 5 teaching sessions of 60 minutes each. Students have one 60-minute session each week in the following specialist subjects: Visual Arts, STEM and Physical Education.
Broadmeadows Valley Primary School has a diverse population. The school caters for the EAL and Koorie students through classroom programs and targeted teaching where necessary.
Our school also operates a Community Hub. Our Community Hub provides a range of activities and programs for all members of the community. Broadmeadows Valley Primary School is a positive, inclusive learning community that cares for the learning needs of the entire community.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to attend a tour of our school, scheduled at 9.15am on November 4th. Please RSVP via the office.
SC1 Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the implementation of school priorities, and the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum.
SC2 Demonstrated ability to lead the planning and implementation of high impact teaching strategies that respond to student learning needs. Demonstrated ability to support teachers to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.
SC3 Demonstrated exemplary ability to monitor and assess student learning at a class, cohort or whole-school level and use this data to lead improvement initiatives. Demonstrated ability to support others in using data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
SC4 Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community focused on student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.
SC5 Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values and support colleagues to adopt these behaviours and attitudes. Demonstrated ability to reflect upon their own, others and whole-school practice and contribute to the provision of whole-school professional learning.
Leading teachers provide expert advice about the content, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning within Literacy and Numeracy
Leading teachers build the capacity building of staff around Responsive Teaching, the VTLM2.0 and PCMS.
Leading teachers provide evidence-based feedback to teaching staff to inform their effectiveness and development through mentoring staff as part of the school¿s observational model.
Leading teachers work closely with other the school leadership to monitor the curriculum, unit planners, assessment strategies and associated professional learning are implemented.
Leading teachers contribute positively to the Leadership and School Improvement Team (LSIT)
Leading teachers are expected to have classroom responsibilities.
In recognition of the importance of leadership and management combined with exemplary teaching practice for improved student learning outcomes, the key roles of the leading teachers may include but are not limited to:
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.
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
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.