Our Vision: Together, empowering learners to follow their passion and make powerful contributions to the lives of others.
Trafalgar Primary School is a medium-sized rural primary school catering for approximately 400 students in years Foundation to Grade 6. We have 34 equivalent full-time staff. This includes 2 principal class staff, 25 teachers, and 10 education support staff. Trafalgar Primary School adjoins the local government secondary school site and newly opened Early Learning Centre. Together, we form a vibrant and cooperative education precinct that promotes strong transition pathways and enrichment opportunities for students. The primary school, relocated to the new site, has been educating local students for over 140 years, having celebrated its centenary in 1979.
Trafalgar is located 120 kilometres from Melbourne and backs onto the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges to the south. The town is in one of the fastest growth areas of the State and has grown significantly in recent years. The school has three values: Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be A Learner. These values are aligned with our commitment to School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and promote health, wellbeing, and social inclusion for every member of the School Community. Being fully inclusive, we do not charge families any fees and provide students with all stationery and textbooks free of charge.
Trafalgar Primary School is a vibrant, caring, and inclusive place to learn with specialist programs in Music, Media (Visual Art), Indonesian culture, and an expanded Health, Physical Education, and Sports activity program. Students can expect to spend at least 3 hours a week being active, learning team-based philosophies, and extending themselves. All the mainstream sports are included (such as AFL, cricket, rugby league, netball, basketball), but we also ensure that students can experience tennis, lawn bowls, T-ball, athletics, taekwondo, gymnastics, AFLX, and Volleyball. This list continues to grow. We are serious about water safety; every student receives free swimming lessons every year. The school also has a successful Performing Arts program.
At Trafalgar Primary School, we believe in fostering each child’s desire to learn as we develop creative thinkers, strategic problem solvers, collaborative team members, and independent, confident learners who are equipped for future success.
Selection Criteria
SC1: Demonstrated high level of knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated high level of ability to respond to student learning needs.
SC2: Demonstrated high level of ability to plan for and implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.
SC3: Demonstrated high level of ability to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated high level of ability to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
SC4: Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated high level of ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues, and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing, and engagement.
SC5: Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated high level of ability to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.
Role
Range 2 classroom teachers play a significant role in assisting the school to improve student performance and educational outcomes determined by the school strategic plan and state-wide priorities and contributing to the development and implementation of school policies and priorities.
A critical component of this work will focus on increasing the knowledge base of staff within their school about student learning and high-quality instruction to assist their school to define quality teacher practice.
Range 2 classroom teachers will be expected to:
* Have the content knowledge and pedagogical practice to meet the diverse needs of all students.
* Model exemplary classroom practice and mentor/coach other teachers in the school to engage in critical reflection of their practice and to support staff to expand their capacity.
* Provide expert advice about the content, processes, and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning.
* Supervise and train one or more student teachers.
* Assist staff to use student data to inform teaching approaches that enable targets related to improving student learning outcomes to be achieved.
Responsibilities
The role of classroom teacher may include but is not limited to:
* Direct teaching of groups of students and individual students;
* Contributing to the development, implementation, and evaluation of a curriculum area or other curriculum program within the school;
* Undertaking other classroom teaching related and organisational duties as determined by the School Principal;
* Participating in activities such as parent/teacher meetings; staff meetings; camps and excursions;
* Undertaking other non-teaching supervisory duties.
Who May Apply
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.
EEO AND OHS Commitment
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.
Child Safe Standards
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.
DE Values
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership, and Human Rights.
Other Information
* All staff employed by the department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
* Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
* A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
Please ensure that your application includes:
* A resume including relevant experience as well as personal details (name, address, and contact numbers, business and home).
* A section addressing the selection criteria and the requirements for application under the Who May Apply section.
* Names and contact numbers (telephone and email if possible) of two referees who are able to attest to the claims made in your application.
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.
VIT LANTITE
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements.
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