AddressNorth Melbourne Primary School is one of the few schools close to the CBD. The original school was established in 1874. It backs onto Flemington Road, the boundary between North Melbourne and Parkville. The Royal Children's, the Women's and Royal Melbourne Hospitals are located nearby. The school has easy access to the facilities and space of Royal Park.
To cater for significant enrolment growth over the coming years, an innovative new vertical campus for North Melbourne Primary School opened in 2023. The Molesworth Street campus caters for P-2 (Junior Campus), while the current Errol Street Campus caters for Years 3-6 (Senior Campus). The two campuses work collaboratively with students having the opportunity to visit each site for enhanced learning opportunities.
The student community of 800+ students reflect the cultural diversity of the surrounding neighbourhood, including North and West Melbourne, Parkville, and the CBD. There are approximately 45 different nationalities represented across the school community.
The school has a dynamic leadership team consisting of a Principal; Assistant Principals; and Literacy, Numeracy and Technology Learning Specialists, and Wellbeing Leading Teachers. This model is designed to provide stability and structure across both campuses.
The school is divided into eight Professional Learning Teams, seven of them teaching from Prep to Year 6; each team working collaboratively to provide a curriculum that is based on a solid foundation of literacy and numeracy. The Specialist Team delivers comprehensive specialist programs in Visual and Performing Arts (Music and Drama), Physical Education and Science.
The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program provides students with experiences in planting, harvesting and cooking healthy meals with much of the produce coming from our vegetable garden.
The North Melbourne Primary School philosophy is underpinned by the following beliefs and practices:
- All children can learn
- Learning outcomes will be maximised when children feel safe, connected and engaged at school
- Students are encouraged to be active and self-directed in their learning
Our school values are reflected within all we do. At NMPS, we value being Responsible; Inclusive; Sagacious; and Ethical.
Mission: Guaranteed extraordinary learning opportunities for students, providing a rich curriculum and evidence-based practices of teaching.
Vision: Students will contribute positively to their local, national and global communities
Students will contribute positively to their local, national and global communities.
We value being
- Responsible
- Inclusive
- Sagacious
- Ethical
SC1: Experience and sound knowledge of speech pathology techniques, including speaking, listening, language, literacy, pragmatics and the ability to provide specialist advice on appropriate intervention strategies for primary years of education.
SC2: Capacity to work as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary professional team and contribute significantly to the achievements of the team.
SC3: Ability to deliver a comprehensive speech pathology service to students and families in an educational environment, including speech and language assessment and reporting and the provision of advice on program delivery.
SC4: Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively with a range of professionals, teachers and parents as part of a team.
SC5: Demonstrates a commitment to professional learning and growth, including the delivery of professional development to others.
This role is for two days a week, working days are negotiable.
The role requires the applicant to have a qualification in Speech Pathology and eligibility for Membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
Range 4 is distinguished by broader management responsibility, particularly in the areas of finance, human resource and other support functions. Range 4 is responsible for managing a range of functions under a wide range of conditions, subject to the size and complexity of school operations.
Objectives will, generally, be clearly defined; guidelines will be broad and day-to-day direction minimal. Management responsibility extends to ensuring appropriate support levels are maintained across the school. Range 4 generally provides key support and timely advice to the leadership team and school council and liaises with the general school community, the Department and other government agencies and service providers.
Specialised professional roles will carry a high level of independence and accountability where suitable scope is provided to achieve objectives.
An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee¿s position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
The Speech Pathologist works within the Wellbeing and Disability Inclusion Teams, led by the Wellbeing Coordinator, in consultation with the principal.
The responsibilities of this position will be:
- Provide strategic advice on specific support services and their impact on students, school curriculum and services.
- Manage the use of and access to school resources and reference material.
- Conduct speech and language assessments e.g. speech, oral language, phonological awareness, voice, fluency and pragmatics.
- Complete assessments reports and provide advice to teachers, ES support staff and families where necessary.
- Providing speech therapy intervention to individual and groups of students.
- Collaborate with allied health professionals in response to the needs of students, their families, and the school.
- Provide case support and advice aligned with Disability Inclusion.
- Maintain appropriate records and adhere to school communication methods
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of 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 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
- 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
