Graduate Teacher Program - Health And Pe Classroom Teacher

School Profile

Founded in 1961, Bayswater Secondary College is a growing secondary school located in the City of Knox in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, approximately 34 kilometres from the Melbourne Central Business District. The College is a centre of the community and we value our strong relationships with students, parents, carers, local primary schools and the wider community, including tertiary partnerships.

Our core focus is providing a wide variety of options and opportunities to our students in a boutique setting, to ensure that every student at Bayswater Secondary College has every opportunity to succeed throughout and beyond their secondary school years. Bayswater Secondary College currently has an enrolment of 235 students, with growth projected to increase over the coming years with a built capacity of 550 to be reached by 2028. Our staffing profile includes a Principal and 2 Assistant Principals, 2 Leading Teachers, 2 Learning Specialists, 25 teachers and 11 full-time equivalent Education Support (ES) staff.

Our College values of Honesty, Excellence, Acceptance, Respect and Teamwork are at the H.E.A.R.T. of everything we do at Bayswater Secondary College, and underpin the culture of support and inclusivity that we continually work to achieve. We believe in a supportive and inclusive school community where all students, staff and teachers have a right to learn and work in a safe and orderly environment. Respectful learning environments and positive student behaviours are most effectively developed through positive relationships that are based on whole school and classroom practices. The organisational structure for students is one that is arranged into subschools (Junior - Years 7-9; and Senior - Years 10-12) where students are supported by engagement and wellbeing leaders within the College including their Home Group teacher, Sub School Coordinator, Sub School Leader and Assistant Principal.

Further engagement and wellbeing supports are enacted through our College wellbeing team comprising of a Student Wellbeing Coordinator, Mental Health Practitioner, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and Chaplain. Regular support from the regional Student Support Services team, in addition to strong links with the Occupational Therapy program of La Trobe University round out the team and ensure the wellbeing and engagement needs of students are met. Our learning community is welcoming and highly diverse and we celebrate and acknowledge the broad range of strengths, skills and attributes that all members of our school community possess.

Bayswater Secondary College currently offer a structured core curriculum (Victorian Curriculum / VCE / VCEVM), as well as Accelerated Learning opportunities for students at all year levels, an Instrumental Music program from Years 7-10 and a wide variety of VCE and Vocational Education and Training in schools (VETis) options for senior students. The College offers a variety of elective choices in Years 8-10, which are vertically grouped to provide students a wide range of options in a small setting.

The College is part of the Bayswater Education Plan, and is currently working with the local Bayswater primary schools to improve educational outcomes for students in the Bayswater area. The College also received $12.4 million to fund the redevelopment of the buildings and grounds, with work now completed in Term 2, 2024.

All students, staff and teachers have a right to learn and work in a safe and orderly environment. Respectful learning environments and positive student behaviours are most effectively developed through positive relationships that are based on whole school and classroom practices.

Vision

To provide high quality learning experiences and pathways that enable all students to achieve excellence.

College Values

H.E.A.R.T: Honesty, Excellence, Acceptance, Respect and Teamwork

Honesty: Being honest with ourselves, and one another in everything we do

Excellence: Striving for excellence and our personal best at all times by always giving our best effort

Acceptance: Accepting one another for who we are, and recognizing that our differences are what make us unique and interesting, and ensuring we treat ourselves, and one another with kindness.

Respect: For ourselves, one another and our surroundings

Teamwork: Working together and supporting one another helps us strive for excellence and achieve successful outcomes

SC1    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. 

This 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.

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.

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

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.

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. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via *******@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

·     A cover sheet providing your name, home address and telephone contact details;

·     Please provide evidence of your eligibility to work in Australia. (i.e. copy of passport)

·     A specific one page response to each of the selection criteria with regard to the position advertised;

·     A summary of experience and qualifications;

·     Names, contact details, nature of relationship to you, mobile number and email addresses of three (3) referees who can provide information regarding your application in relation to the key selection criteria.  Please note that referees other than those nominated may also be contacted.

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.

Eligibility for incentive payments:

• The successful candidate is committing to a minimum of 1 year employment at this school
• The successful candidate will not be a Graduate Teacher Incentive recipient from a previous vacancy
• The successful candidate must not be employed as a teacher by the Department at the time the advertised position is to commence

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.