Independent Public School - Pilbara Education Region Hedland Senior High School Teacher - Student Engagement and Support 00043032 Teacher, $78,397 - $113,568 per annum (SEA GA 2021)
Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/TCH855630
This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2024
Are you looking for an ocean outback adventure, whilst working in a highly supportive and collaborative learning environment?
Exciting opportunity to teach as a part of our exceptional High School in Western Australia’s beautiful Pilbara region.
The ARI payment is in addition to other incentives that may apply in this school.
Hedland Senior High School (SHS) is seeking a passionate and innovative teacher - Student Engagement and Support to join their high-quality regional school.
Are you an innovative thinker looking for the next career move? Are you inspired to teach young people about leadership, self-advocacy, responsibility, social and emotional literacy, and regulation, whilst developing their critical thinking, problem solving, and applications into the real world and more? Are you ready for a once in a lifetime adventure in the Pilbara?
Discover the magic of Western Australia’s Northwest, where the red dirt truly get under your skin. Each weekend you could be off on a new adventure, with some of WA’s most iconic attractions right on your doorstep. Explore WA’s rugged coastline, where you’ll find plenty of fishing, crabbing and even whale watching. Or why not head inland and explore half billion-year-old gorges in Karijini? It’s practically down the road.
Living in Hedland means being part of a vibrant community, where you can excel in your career while enjoying a diverse, multicultural town, with ancient Aboriginal heritage from our, Kariyarra people, a thriving arts and culture scene, stunning landscapes, and a down-to-earth lifestyle.
You’ll also get to work in a school which prides itself in supporting its staff to provide students with a supportive, inclusive environment where they can thrive. Our school is like its own community, a positive working environment where your colleagues are more like your friends.
Meet with us to find out more about our growing movement of leaders creating opportunity and lifestyle in the Pilbara.
About the Role
The Teacher – Student Engagement and Support ensures all students are supported in their schooling with a particular focus on academic, emotional, behavioural, and cognitive engagement. With effective communication, and liaison with both internal and external stakeholders, the successful applicant will be responsible for building strong rapport and relationships with students, staff, and parents/caregivers. A focus of the role is on triage, case involvement and case management.
Under the guidance of the Program Coordinator – Student Support, the Teacher – Student Engagement and Support, will operate in a proactive, fast-paced and responsive work environment. The successful applicants would ideally be exceptionally organised - keeping accurate records and analyse system and school data to inform future practices. Using Student Attendance Reporting (SAR), Compass Chronicle and Attendance modules, amongst other data tools, the Teacher – Student Engagement and Support will implement social and emotional learning programs.
As a culturally responsive teacher, with a high emotional intelligence, the Teacher – Student Engagement and Support would provide mentorship for students with complex behavioural and emotional support needs. The successful applicant will ideally possess the highest professional integrity, using their understanding of both departmental and school policies to work autonomously throughout the school day to achieve planned outcomes in line with the Student Support Operational Plan and Hedland SHS Business Plan.
The Ideal Applicant
The successful applicants should have a deep belief that a positive school culture will support every student to consistently display positive and respectful behaviour. As an excellent classroom practitioner, you will support early-phase teachers to refine their classroom management skills within a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) environment. With excellent written and verbal communication skills, you will ideally lead year group assemblies with inspiring, engaging, and positive messaging, influencing staff and students. You should be trauma-informed and possess the ability to self-regulate and manage escalated situations with clarity and reason, resulting in educative outcomes.
With your exceptional collaborative skills, you will liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support case management for your cohort. Your proven ability to support student leadership will ensure your cohort learns effective communication, citizenship, community collaboration and decision-making.
We will consider an internal secondment opportunity for permanent teachers in other locations within the Department of Education who would like to work at our school for up to three years and retain their substantive position. If this interests you, please gain the approval of your principal before applying.
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education attracts a range of attractive benefits including:
1. Attractive Country Teaching Program Allowance of $10,210 a year
2. Locality allowance of $3,976 a year
3. Attraction and Retention Incentive of $10,000
4. 11 percent employer contributions to superannuation
5. 12 weeks’ vacation leave (school holidays)
6. More than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave
7. Travel concessions
8. Subsidised accommodation where applicable
9. Free relocation
10. Optical aids subsidy
Our School
Hedland SHS, located in the Pilbara, is an Independent Public School catering for students from Year 7 to Year 12. Our school prides itself on the staff's commitment to a system of positive behaviour supports which focus on care, courtesy, respect and responsibility. These values underpin our philosophy at Hedland SHS. All staff strive to maintain a school culture which encourages a high standard of behaviour & performance. We take an approach that is inclusive, explicit and supports all students and staff to achieve success.
The school has worked hard to build a positive reputation for the excellent educational opportunities it offers students, the exceptional support for staff development and professional growth, and for its high standards of achievement.
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This selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy. Applicants assessed as suitable during this selection process may be considered for other similar vacancies that occur throughout our school for up to 12 months following this initial appointment. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.
To be suitable for this role, you will need to demonstrate your competency against the following domains (that govern the ):
11. Professional knowledge;
12. Professional practice; and
13. Professional engagement.
Applications will be assessed against these domains. The business needs of the school may also be considered. It is therefore recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.
Applicants currently completing the Department of Education Leap program (formerly known as the Switch program) can apply for vacancies using their current or Leap qualification – even if they have not completed the program at the time of applying. Applicants may be appointed to a vacancy based on the qualification being completed via the Leap program.
The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
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For further job related information:
You are encouraged to contact Polly Harcourt, Human Resources Officer