AddressService Delivery - Statewide Services
School of Alternative Learning Settings - Kalgoorlie
Teacher - Alternative Learning Settings
00042703
Teacher, $78,397 - $113,568 per annum (SEA GA 2021)
Advertised Vacancy Number: SS/TCH876211
This is a ten (10) month fixed term, full-time position commencing Term 1, 2024 with possible extension (12 months) and/or permanency
The School of Alternative Learning Settings (SALS) are seeking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Teacher to join its school site in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education attracts a range of attractive professional and personal benefits including:
- Attraction and Retention Incentive of $10,210 approved to 31 December 2024 (see below)
- 11 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- 12 weeks' vacation leave (school holidays)
- more than 15 days of other leave, including personal leave
- subsidised accommodation where applicable
- free relocation
Teachers - Alternative Learning Settings located in Kalgoorlie in 2024 will receive up to an additional $10,210 per annum. Note that additional payments are gross, per annum amounts, and will be adjusted for tenure and work fraction.
About SALS
Since 2019, the Alternative Learning Settings (ALS) program has targeted a specific cohort of students who have demonstrated signs of physical aggression and would benefit from a short-term, intensive intervention program. SALS delivers specialised activities and learning programs that build students' social skills and self-regulation in environments designed to affect positive and lasting change in their behaviour. The program has the capacity to provide access to specialists such as paediatricians, clinical psychologists or consultation with psychiatrists.
About the role
This teaching position will provide the unique opportunity to collaborate and be involved in further developing the program to inform our strategic direction and establishing new sites. We are looking for dedicated teachers who are seeking a challenge and can work in a team environment, using their sound communication skills in engaging and making a difference to students' wellbeing and engagement. Your skills in developing and implementing a social and emotional curriculum that meets the needs of the student will be highly valued and practical knowledge of the circle of courage would be advantageous. Teachers also support individual learning plans utilising an integrated curriculum approach.
The ALS program will provide Teachers with the excellent opportunity to be part of a multi-skilled team focused on a student-centric model built around an ecological framework of support.
The successful applicant will work as part of a team located in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder area. The ALS site is staffed by a Program Coordinator and a team of teachers with support from two student support officers, and a school psychologist. The successful applicant will ideally have experience and credibility in student engagement and transitions, case management, social and emotional learning program development, a background in student support and current professional learning, or the capacity to undertake targeted professional learning in areas such as de-escalation, team teach, circle of courage, therapeutic crisis intervention in schools and trauma-informed practice.
All functions of Statewide Services support successful outcomes for all students. This is achieved through a focus on better integration of services with schools, students, families, and external service providers; supporting schools and networks of schools to deliver high quality teaching and learning in every classroom; and creating expanded opportunities for students to develop the academic, personal, and social competencies they will need for participation in the workforce and society of the future.
The successful applicant will be required to hold and maintain a valid WA driver's licence. Teachers in our setting may transport students and/or travel to schools within the Goldfields Educational Region. There may also be travel across our school, including Perth to attend professional learning, that may involve overnight stays and air travel.
This selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy. Applicants assessed as suitable during this selection process may be considered for other similar vacancies that occur throughout our school for up to 12 months following this initial appointment. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.
To be suitable for this role, you will need to demonstrate your competency against the following domains (that govern the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers):
- Professional knowledge;
- Professional practice; and
- Professional engagement.
Applications will be assessed against these domains. The business needs of the school may also be considered. It is therefore recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.
Applicants currently completing the Department of Education Leap program (formerly known as the Switch program) can apply for vacancies using their current or Leap qualification - even if they have not completed the program at the time of applying. Applicants may be appointed to a vacancy based on the qualification being completed via the Leap program.
The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
Further information about School of Alternative Learning Settings can be found by visiting www.sals.wa.edu.au , Schools Online, or by viewing the below video.
Appointed applicants may be eligible for Recognition of Experience and Qualifications
For further job related information
You are encouraged to contact Andrew Button, Associate Principal, for further information about this employment opportunity, including information about living and working in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, by telephoning 0409 086 668 or emailing andrew.button@education.wa.edu.au
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