Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 3
Occupation: Education and training
Location: Loddon Mallee - Central Goldfields
Reference: 1518612
Timor Primary School is a rural learning community situated in the Shire of Central Goldfields, 77km from Bendigo, 80km from Ballarat and 8.7km from Maryborough. Timor Primary School was established during the Gold Rush period of 1873, in which Timor was a thriving town of approximately 30,000 residents. We have recently celebrated 150 years of education. Today, with a small local population, approximately one quarter of the students attending the school come from the Timor areas itself. There are currently 42 students enrolled.
Timor Primary School aims to develop confident learners who take ownership of their learning, are proud of their achievements and are well prepared for the ever changing world that awaits them. The main school building has significant historical importance to the local community and continues to be used effectively as classrooms and learning spaces today. There are three multi-age classrooms consisting of a Junior classroom (F-1) Middle classroom (2-3) and Senior class (4-6). The school has 5.9 equivalent full-time (EFT) teaching staff and 2.7 (EFT) support staff. The school is proud of the diversity of its curriculum, which includes specialist areas such as Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Humanities, Science, Technology and the MARC mobile library. A major focus for students at Timor Primary is to be respectful, be responsible and achieve your potential.
Our Social and Emotional Learning Programs including Mental Health in Primary Schools are initiatives to promote and model respect, equality, build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence. The school encourages commitment from students and families to achieve the highest possible outcomes individually and as a community in all learning areas.
Parents are involved in weekly assemblies, school council, fund raising and providing support to teachers. While the school community is spread over a wide area, the school is supported by a core group of parents.
Experience supporting the general wellbeing of students and the school community.
Experience in providing services to improve student engagement and connectedness.
Ability to foster a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment.
Experience in delivering wellbeing services within a multidisciplinary team
Ability to operate within the school community and with external providers, including providing students with referrals to specialist services when required.
Ability to support schools and teachers to identify and develop educational, social and emotional programs to support students.
A chaplain or student wellbeing officer engaged via the NSWP may:
work as a member of the school¿s wellbeing team in the delivery of student wellbeing services
contribute to improving student engagement and connectedness
contribute to providing a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment
provide pastoral care and guidance to students
operate within the school community and with external providers.
The roles and responsibilities of NSWP student wellbeing officers could include:
supporting student attendance, engagement and mental health
supporting students in difficult or challenging situations such as during times of grief
providing students with referrals to specialist services when required
providing pastoral care and guidance to students about values and ethical matters
supporting physical, emotional, social and intellectual development and wellbeing of all students
supporting an environment of cooperation and respecting a diversity of cultures and traditions.
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
The National Student Wellbeing Program (NSWP) provides:
The NSWP defines pastoral care as the practice of supporting the general wellbeing of students and the school community.
Student wellbeing officers must follow the NSWP Guideline and the service agreement between the school and provider (if applicable). The guidelines include a code of conduct which must be signed by the Student wellbeing officer. The NSWP guidelines can be viewed at https://www.vic.gov.au/national-student-wellbeing-program.
Student wellbeing officers must also abide by any requirements established by their NSWP provider (if applicable).
Student Wellbeing Officer
A student wellbeing officer is an individual who:
Student Wellbeing Officers
Student wellbeing officers must respect other peoples views, values and beliefs, including cultural and religious perspectives. NSWP student wellbeing officers must not proselytise, evangelise or advocate for a particular religious view or belief.
Student wellbeing officers must comply with mandatory reporting obligations under the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.