AddressBrauer College is a high performing secondary school located in Warrnambool, Victoria. Warrnambool is a provincial city in the southwest of the state with a population of 33,000. The College has spacious and attractive grounds, which provide a safe and secure environment for the facilities that support the extensive range of curricular and co-curricular programs offered across the two campuses, Warrnambool and our Grampian outdoor education centre at Dunkeld.
Brauer College promotes excellence in every individual. Student learning and individual student growth is our core educative purpose with values of respect, responsibility and participation underpinning our work. The dynamic learning environment enables all students to develop academically, socially, physically and emotionally.
The College provides an innovative Year 7 curriculum program with an enhancement program to cater for students with high intellectual abilities. A vertical curriculum has enabled students to accelerate in areas which they are strong, consolidate in areas where they are less able and to specialize in areas which they have a particular interest.
There is a strong focus on student leadership and students lead activities in the College and student achievements are regularly celebrated. Student support is provided through a strong and positive pastoral care program and a student wellbeing Centre including a `Doctors in School¿ program all of which are supported by a student Wellbeing Team. This support is among the many social and emotional development programs implemented to ensure that students remain resilient, happy individuals who feel connected to their school and community. Students have an extensive co-curricular program to engage them, including a highly acclaimed Music program, an extensive array of sporting academies, public speaking and leadership opportunities. There is significant interest in our post compulsory programs with strong enrolments in VET, VCAL and University courses offered through our Tertiary Partnerships
The challenges of becoming a lifelong learner, pursuing further study, successfully entering the workplace and being a responsible member of society face all students. The school assists students and staff to meet these challenges and be not only responsible individuals who are able to relate to family, friends and colleagues, but informed citizens, who understand and can contribute to the community in which they live and the wider world around them.
SC1 Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the role.
SC2 Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.
SC3 Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high level oral and written communication skills.
SC4 Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.
SC5 Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management and other school staff in respect to the work area.
SC6 A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.
A Big Life program is a collaboration between Brauer College, Warrnambool College, Grasmere Primary School, Koroit & District Primary School, Woodford Primary School, Woolsthorpe Primary School, Warrnambool West Primary School and Merrivale Primary School (collectively known as the Schools), and the Warrnambool Student Wellbeing Association.
The program is guided by the 5 BIG LIFE questions and themes associated, which are at the heart of personal development. Aiming to build young people¿s level of resilience through social and emotional learning, in order to promote and safeguard young people¿s mental health. The questions are:
- How do I relate to people who are different to me? (Living with difference)
- How can I love and be loved? (Relationships and sexuality)
- What is the meaning of life? (Spirituality and purposeful occupation)
- How do I make family work ¿ even if I haven¿t got one or don¿t want mine? (Family in the 21st century)
- What do I do when bad things happen? (Grief and loss)
The ideal candidate will be an experienced Secondary School teacher and support the delivery of BIG LIFE in our secondary schools. Ideally, this person will have an understanding and experience in using School Wide Positive Behaviour, Resilience Rights and Respectful Relationships Curriculum and trauma informed approaches/Berry Street Education Model.
The position will include:
- Deliver Secondary School lessons as required.
- Development of content suitable for newsletters, social media platforms, and school communication mediums (eg. compass).
- Preparation of resources for classroom delivery.
- Coaching, mentoring, supporting staff in health promotion, social and emotional learning and building resilience.
- Use of Google suite, Microsoft 365, Compass, and Canva, for planning, development of resources, teamwork and communications.
- Collaborate and consult with Students, Staff, Wellbeing teams, Leadership teams for the delivery of Big Life in schools.
- Being responsible for adhering to the school's policy and procedures.
This job may also include opportunities, as the need arises for:
- Plan and support delivery of wellbeing/student leadership days, in line with the Big Life Footpath and `The Schools¿ needs.
- Support the BIg Walk event.
- Support schools to deliver Resilience Rights and Respectful Relationships curriculum and meet their Department requirements.
- Support Big Life Team to deliver Big Life initiatives in primary and secondary school contexts.
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.
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.
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 (the department) 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. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants can contact Brett West, Yamatji man, in the Koorie Outcomes Division to talk about the recruitment process, the department and supports for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the department. Mobile: 0477 726 *** or email on: **********@education.vic.gov.au
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
- 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 at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx
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. This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.
