Location: North West Region | Maryborough
Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Education and Training
Reference: 1440575
Selection Criteria - GraduatesSC1 Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated capacity to respond to student learning needs.
SC2 Demonstrated capacity to 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 capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
SC4 Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.
SC5 Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.
Program Benefits - GraduatesThis position may attract an incentive payment of $5,650 (pre-tax) for the successful candidate who meets the eligibility criteria set out under conditions of employment. Role - GraduatesThe primary focus of the range 1 classroom teacher is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective classroom practitioner with structured support and guidance from teachers at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes.
These teachers teach a range of students/classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programs. Range 1 classroom teachers are skilled teachers who operate under general direction within clear guidelines following established work practices and documented priorities and may have responsibility for the supervision and training of one or more student teachers.
At range 1, teachers participate in the development of school policies and programs and assist in the implementation of school priorities.
The focus of a range 1 classroom teacher is on classroom management, subject content and teaching practice. New entrants to the teaching profession in their initial teaching years receive structured support, mentoring and guidance from teachers at higher levels.
Under guidance, new entrants to the teaching profession will plan and teach student groups in one or more subjects and are expected to participate in induction programs and other professional learning activities that are designed to ensure the integration of curriculum, assessment and pedagogy across the school.
Teachers at range 1 are responsible for teaching their own classes and may also assist and participate in policy development, project teams and the organisation of co-curricular activities.
Responsibilities - GraduatesCore responsibilities include:
Planning and implementing a range of teaching programs or courses of studyTeaching an area of the curriculum or a general curriculum to a year levelMonitoring, evaluating and reporting student progress in key learning areasImplementing strategies to achieve targets related to student learning outcomesMaintaining records of class attendance and recording student progressImplementing effective student management consistent with the school charter.Working with a mentor to participate in professional development planning, implementation and reflection developing a professional portfolioAdditional responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
Supervising a range of student activities including support and welfare programsContributing to a range of co-curricular programsWho May Apply - GraduatesTo be eligible to apply for a position advertised through the Teacher Graduate Recruitment program, a teacher must:
have completed their course requirements and graduated in the last 4 years, andnot be employed as a teacher by the department at the time the advertised position is to commenceApplicants must also be currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
EEO AND OHS CommitmentApplicants 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 StandardsVictorian 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:
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.
Conditions of EmploymentAll 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.
Eligibility for incentive payments:
The successful candidate is committing to a minimum of 1 year employment at this schoolThe successful candidate will not be a Graduate Teacher Incentive recipient from a previous vacancyThe successful candidate must not be employed as a teacher by the Department at the time the advertised position is to commenceTo 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. This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.
Location ProfileCarisbrook Primary School, established in 1874, is located in Central Victoria, 8kms from Maryborough. The school draws students from Carisbrook, neighbouring Maryborough and the surrounding rural areas. Carisbrook Primary School facilities include modern well-resourced classrooms, the use of the Tullaroop Leisure Centre (gymnasium), an art room, and spacious well-maintained grounds.
At Carisbrook Primary School, we are committed to providing environments where our students are safe and feel safe, where their participation is valued, their views respected, and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives. Our Child Safe policies, strategies and practices are inclusive of the needs of all children and students. We have no tolerance for child abuse and take proactive steps to identify and manage any risks of harm to students within our school environments. We promote positive relationships between students and adults and between students and their peers. These relationships are based on trust and respect.
Our vision is to provide all students with the skills, abilities and desire to grow and learn to meet their full potential in an inclusive environment. Our mission is to foster integrity, promote lifelong learning and the achievement of excellence. The fundamental purpose of the school is to provide an engaging and comprehensive education where students of all abilities will have access to high quality, explicit teaching and learning. Students are guided to reach their academic, social, emotional, technological, physical and creative potential in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.
Carisbrook Primary School encourages and values strong community links through open and positive communication. The home-school relationship is of high importance. Carisbrook Primary School base everything around our 3 school values of Respect, Integrity and Resilience. In 2024 we have an enrolment of 250 students. The school implements the priorities of the Victorian education system, emphasising the importance of providing all students with strong foundations in Literacy and Numeracy learning.
Literacy and Numeracy continue to be the core curriculum areas with students being provided with personalised learning opportunities as part of their regular classroom program. The school follows the workshop model in the teaching of Literacy and Numeracy. The Foundation classes use a Play-Based Learning approach and from grades 1-6 Inquiry Learning consolidates this approach. Carisbrook Primary School provides an array of student support programs for students in English, Mathematics and Wellbeing. The programs offer intervention as well as extension opportunities to students at each grade level. The school offers a range of literacy intervention programs. These include SPAIDES in our junior school, MACQLIT in grades 3-6 and English as an Additional Language programs emotional wellbeing. Carisbrook Primary School is part of the Dogs Connect Program with Tilly our Golden Retriever.
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