Teacher Grad Recruit Program

Department of Education Victoria; Drouin; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Jindivick Primary School, operated by the Department of Education Victoria, invites applications for a graduate teacher in a full-time position teaching in a composite classroom. The role offers supportive coaching, strong leadership and a collaborative learning environment in a rural setting near Drouin and Warragul.

The successful candidate will contribute to explicit teaching, differentiation and SWPBS-based wellbeing initiatives while building strong relationships with students, families and

Qualifications

• Understanding of curriculum requirements and ability to apply literacy and numeracy teaching.
• Ability to respond to student learning needs and adapt instruction accordingly.
• Willingness to participate in induction, coaching, feedback and professional learning.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement teaching programs or courses for a range of students.
• Teach an area of the curriculum to a year level and monitor student progress.
• Maintain records of student progress and provide feedback to students and parents.
• Collaborate with mentors and colleagues to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.

Skills

Relationship building

Explicit teaching

Coaching & feedback

Collaboration

Differentiation

Education

Graduate teaching

Job description

Department of Education Victoria – Drouin VIC

22h ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Start your teaching career in a school where you are known, supported and encouraged to grow.

Jindivick Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic graduate teacher for a full-time position teaching in a composite classroom.

Located in a beautiful rural setting close to Drouin and Warragul, our small school offers the opportunity to build strong relationships, make a meaningful contribution and develop your teaching practice within a collaborative team.

We understand that the beginning of your teaching career is a time of learning. At Jindivick, you will be welcomed as a valued colleague, with opportunities to ask questions, share ideas and learn alongside others.

Start your teaching career in a school where you are known, supported and encouraged to grow.

Jindivick Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic graduate teacher for a full-time position teaching in a composite classroom.

Located in a beautiful rural setting close to Drouin and Warragul, our small school offers the opportunity to build strong relationships, make a meaningful contribution and develop your teaching practice within a collaborative team.

We understand that the beginning of your teaching career is a time of learning. At Jindivick, you will be welcomed as a valued colleague, with opportunities to ask questions, share ideas and learn alongside others.

Support to build your confidence and practice

• Strong, approachable leadership: Our leadership team prioritises classroom teaching and provides practical guidance with planning, teaching, student engagement and wellbeing.
• School-wide coaching: You will participate in a supportive coaching approach that helps you develop your practice through reflection, feedback and achievable professional goals.
• Curriculum resources that support your workload: We use Impact curriculum resources to provide a strong foundation for planning and teaching. Working with colleagues, you will learn to refine and adapt these resources to meet the needs of your cohort.
• Clear teaching approaches: Our emphasis on explicit instruction and the Gradual Release of Responsibility model provides a consistent framework as you develop your classroom practice.
• Shared approaches to behaviour: School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) provides common expectations and strategies to support positive behaviour, student wellbeing and engagement.

A team you can learn with

Our staff work together to plan, share resources, solve problems and celebrate student progress. We value a positive staff culture where colleagues check in, offer practical help and support one another through the everyday challenges and successes of teaching.

You will work alongside teachers and Education Support staff who share responsibility for student learning and inclusion. Your ideas and developing strengths will be valued as part of our team.

A small school with meaningful connections

Teaching in a composite classroom offers a rewarding opportunity to develop your skills in differentiation, understand how learning progresses and support students at different stages of development.

Our values of CARE ¿ Community, Achievement, Respect and Environment underpin our work. Strong connections with families and our wider community help create a school where every student is known and valued.

We are looking for a graduate teacher who:

• Is enthusiastic about building positive relationships with students, families and colleagues.
• Is keen to develop their skills in explicit teaching and responding to individual learning needs.
• Welcomes coaching, feedback and opportunities to learn.
• Enjoys collaboration and contributes to a supportive team culture.
• Brings curiosity, flexibility and a commitment to helping every student succeed.

Begin your teaching career at Jindivick Primary School¿with a team invested in your growth and a community where your contribution matters.

Selection Criteria - Graduates

SC1Demonstrated 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.

SC2Demonstrated 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.

SC3Demonstrated 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.

SC4Demonstrated 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.

SC5Demonstratedbehaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professionallearning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

Program Benefits - Graduates

Role - Graduates

The 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-curricula activities.

Responsibilities - Graduates

Core responsibilities include:

• Planning and implementing a range of teaching programs or courses of study
• Teaching an area of the curriculum or a general curriculum to a year level
• Monitoring, evaluating and reporting student progress in key learning areas
• Implementing strategies to achieve targets related to student learning outcomes
• Maintaining records of class attendance and recording student progress
• Implementing effective student management consistent with the school charter.
• Working with a mentor to participate in professional development planning, implementation and reflection developing a professional portfolio

Additional responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Supervising a range of student activities including support and welfare programs
• Contributing to a range of co-curricular programs

Who May Apply - Graduates

To 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, and
• not be employed as a teacher by the department at the time the advertised position is to commence

Applicants must also be currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.

Diversity and Inclusion

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 (seeWorkplace 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*******@education.vic.gov.au

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.

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. 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

DE Values

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

Conditions of Employment

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.

Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website athttp://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

Qualification Requirements

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:

• The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and
• if the person completed an Australian postgraduate level initial teaching program or course of study on or after 1 January 2024, they must demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed a postgraduate level accredited initial teacher education program that has been accredited by an Australian State or Territory Teacher Regulatory Authority as satisfying the requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership 'Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures'; and
• a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program after 1 July 2016 must also 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 ITE program completed by the person).

Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found atRecruitment in Schools.