Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 3
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Loddon Mallee - Loddon
Reference: 1496508
Pyramid Hill College is situated in the Shire of Loddon, 100 kilometres north of Bendigo and approximately 240 kilometres north of Melbourne. The school was founded in 1876 and services the rural town of Pyramid Hill and adjacent communities.
The school currently has an enrolment of 100 and 20% of the student population are from non-English speaking backgrounds. The SFOE index was 0.41 in 2023. The staffing profile of Pyramid Hill College includes a principal and assistant principal, 12.36 full time teaching staff and 5.52 full-time equivalent Education Support (ES) staff.
The Pyramid Hill College community is committed to providing an inclusive, caring and rigorous learning environment that engages our students and challenges them to reach their full potential; academically, socially, emotionally, physically and creatively. Students are empowered to demonstrate and value knowledge and skills that will support them, as life-long learners, to participate in and contribute to a wider community. We promote a positive school culture that ensures staff, students and parents feel valued, have meaningful opportunities to contribute to the school, and can effectively engage in the learning journey.
Pyramid Hill College¿s values are respect, learn and community.
Values Statement:
We are respectful of self, others and the environment. (We are thoughtful with our words and actions.)
We are learners who strive for excellence. (We challenge ourselves to do our best.)
We are community minded and embrace diversity. (We foster a sense of community and belonging for all.)
The School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) and the Resilience Project strongly underpin the wellbeing program.
The school grounds include a BER which provides a library, open-plan classrooms and several flexible learning spaces for students. In addition to a gymnasium the grounds include courts, oval, shaded play areas, outdoor learning spaces and an extensive farm area incorporating a vineyard, orchard, vegetable gardens and chicken pens. The school delivers an approved curriculum framework based on the Victorian Curriculum which is highly differentiated to meet the personal learning needs of individual students.
All teaching staff members are part of the Victorian Professional Learning Communities (PLC) initiative and a School Improvement Team (SIT) in Literacy, Numeracy or Wellbeing. The College conducts a Hands-on learning program for students in Years 5-8. Students in Years 9-10 have the opportunity to undertake Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) Units 1 and 2, Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses and School Based Apprenticeships. Students in Year 9 attend the North Central Trade Training (NCCTC) in Charlton to participate in various technical subjects. Students in Year 10 also undertake a range of VET subjects at the NCTTC one day a week.
The Mental Health Practitioners (MHP) initiative was announced by the Minister for Education in late 2018 to expand mental health and wellbeing support in government schools. The initiative provides for a suitably qualified mental health professional in all government secondary school campuses and specialist school (with secondary-aged enrolments) settings.
Operating in collaboration with the relevant Department of Education Regional Mental Health Branch, this role has the following functions:
Education support class level 1 range 4
The successful applicant will be an experienced professional who will carry out their duties and responsibilities, relative to their professional discipline, with a high level of autonomy and with minimal reliance on professional supervision. The successful applicant will be responsible for the development and implementation of professional support programs within an educational environment, including guidance to other professional staff.
As an education support class position, this role supports the educational services being provided to students, but will not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic).
For more information on the responsibilities of an Education Support class level 1 range 4 employee, please visit the Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2022: https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/industrial-agreements/resources
Please note: Continued professional development is a registration requirement under the National Law, which governs the operations of the National Boards and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
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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
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Please note that the selection panel may seek additional referees beyond those you name. Consistent with policy, we shall advise you if we will take this action.