Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 5
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs
Reference: 1506240
Pascoe Vale North Primary School is a government school catering for students from Prep (Foundation) to Year Six. It has a school population that represents a diverse range of socio-economic, cultural and language backgrounds.
The school has a population of approximately 340 students with a SFOE of .299. The school has approximately 13.8% of students of an English as an Additional Language background, 3% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and there are currently 10 students funded under the Program for Students with a Disability.
The school operates 15 classrooms: Prep, and composite classes in Years 1/2, 3/4 and 5/6.
The school strives to provide a balanced education, following the Victorian Curriculum, to provide success for students by providing a range of specialist subjects taught by specialist teachers. The school offers Physical Education, Visual Arts, STEM, Music and Performing Arts to all students in Prep to 6. Auslan is taught via an online program within classrooms from Prep - Year 6. All specialist programs are well equipped with resources to provide an excellent education.
Additional programs such as tutoring, student excellence program, Choir, School Band and a variety of lunchtime clubs are also available to students throughout the year.
The school celebrates community events, which includes events such as Clean-Up Australia Day, Harmony Week, Education Week, 100 Days of School, Book Week, Busking Day, RUOkay and others with parents encouraged to attend events where possible.
The school has established Professional Learning Communities (PLC¿s) where teachers learn together. Teachers are involved in cycles of continuous improvement to build their capacity and improve student learning outcomes. They analyse student data and use their collective knowledge, skills and talents to work collaboratively on developing differentiated learning sequences to meet the learning needs of students and to build their personal and interpersonal skills.
Instructional teaching models are used to support program planning, to inform conversations and to guide observations, feedback and reflection of classroom practice.
We strive to provide students with an engaging, safe, supportive and a productive learning environment. The focus of a growth mindset and student voice and agency will continue into the next School Strategic Plan. Other goals are to maximise learning growth in Literacy and Numeracy and to ensure we develop confident, resilient students equipped to thrive in the contemporary world.
Through our focus on Positive Education and Respectful Relationships we promote inclusion, diversity and positive social interactions and behaviours. The school has a developed Positive Behaviour matrix, and every class have an expectation to be taught every week.
The wellbeing of our students, teachers and families is extremely important to us and are at the core of every conversation. Building relationships is our priority. An element of our social/emotional program incorporates `Smiling Minds¿ and time for mindfulness each day.
Students can play across the many outdoor spaces, as we have three playgrounds, large sandpit, bat tennis courts, basketball court and a large oval for recreational use. Students are not segregated while in the playground, as all students get along and play harmoniously together.
Pascoe Vale North Primary School has an active and enthusiastic parent community and an informed and committed school council that is supported by its range of organised sub committee structures.
The school has a culture of learning underpinned by `Learning is a journey not a destination¿.
Will usually be a member of the leadership team who is accountable for the development and delivery of key services that are integral to the effective operation of a school/s. Provides a range of services and/or undertakes the analysis of complex problems that form part of the policy framework.
A school or group of schools would need to have the necessary diversity and complexity to create a role at range 5. Management of a major school or district initiative, project or Department targeted strategy would be an indicator depending on the breadth of management responsibilities.
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.
As a member of the leadership team within a school/s responsible for the management of the following:
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