Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 4
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs
Reference: 1482011
Glenroy West Primary School was built in 1958 and is located in Glenroy 16km north of metro CBD. There are large maintained grounds that provide for active and positive play, adventure playgrounds, kindergarten and native gardens. Glenroy West Primary School received $18.12 million to upgrade and modernise the school, including new facilities for an additional 200 students to meet enrolment growth for the 2023 school year.
Glenroy West Primary School is a kindergarten to year 6 school and has a history of excellence in education. This school is very well regarded by the local community and has always had a reputation as an excellent Victorian Government school due to high expectations for both teaching, learning and behaviour. The school has a proven record of achieving high standards of education.
The school currently has 337 students with an expected increase in future enrolment to 550 students.
Glenroy West Primary School is an authorised IB (International Baccalaureate) World School for the Primary Years Programme (PYP).
The student population is diverse with thirty languages represented at the school and 65 per cent of students coming from a home where English is not the main language. Our EAL (English as an Additional Language) student population is increasing and the school has a SFO index of 0.7081. The school has two kindergartens on site which is called York Street Kindergarten operational from 2014 under the banner of the Northern Schools Early Years Cluster. The York Street Kindergarten has an excellent educational program for both three- and four-year-old. There is a strong link between the school and kindergarten to ensure a seamless transition in the Early Years.
The curriculum provides explicit teaching and learning in literacy and numeracy based on the Victorian Curriculum. The school provides an inquiry-based authentic approach to teaching and learning, where literacy and numeracy are embedded. As part of the PYP program a learner profile with a set of attributes and ideals that aim to inspire, motivate and focus learning in the 21st century is promoted. Specialist programs include STEAM, physical education, STEM and digital technology and LOTE (Indonesian). EAL is provided for students who meet the criteria and tutoring support for these students who require intervention. The school offers Homework Club as an extracurricular subject and the High Ability Program is also offered for students requiring extension.
Our staff is highly trained, dedicated and professional in upholding high academic, social and personal standards. They constantly strive to ensure that students access The Primary Years Programme (PYP-IBO) curriculum that is both personalised and rigorous. As an accredited IB World School, all teaching staff receive professional training to ensure the programme is delivered consistently at a high level across the school.
The school implements the Kath Murdoch model of inquiry linked to the PYP from Foundation to Year 6. We adopt a forward-thinking approach to curriculum development and delivery so that all students will be engaged in a curriculum that prepares them for their future. We emphasise personalised learning, goal setting for all students, EAL program, literacy and numeracy intervention at the school for those students who require the foundations for language acquisition and further individualised learning from Prep to Year 6.
The school has an ongoing focus on developing the open teaching spaces by linking pedagogy to practice. All classrooms have interactive whiteboards installed, a one-to-one iPad program from Grades 3-6 with a strong focus on teaching and learning. The focus continues to be on 21st century learning with the use of flexible learning spaces, teacher practice and working collaboratively with other schools in the local Moreland Network in partnership and across the system.
The school is excited about the future as we will work together to continuously improve the quality of teaching and learning to achieve high standards of education for all students.
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).
Required
Desirable
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.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, 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 family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
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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