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Form of workAdvertised Vacancy Number: IPS/TCH886295
This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 2, 2024
Are you a dedicated and passionate Teacher looking for a rewarding opportunity?
Katanning Senior High School (SHS) are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Career Practitioner Teacher to join their school.
About the role
As our Career Practitioner, you will have strong communication skills and be able to liaise with and share information easily with students, staff, parents, training providers, employers, and industry. You will develop career education and career learning programs as required, source and provide high quality, accurate, unbiased, and current career pathway and labour market information and encourage individual pathway planning across Years 7 to 12.
Our Career Practitioner should ensure the consistent delivery of our career planning resources from Year 7 – 12 and ensure every student benefits from Individual Pathway Planning. The ideal candidate should proactively seek out new and emerging opportunities for our students and work in collaboration with other staff at our College to ensure every student is on a path to a successful future.
You will also be responsible for coordinating a range of incursions and excursions as part of the Year 9 Career Taster Program.
Our school
Katanning SHS is a unique and distinctive secondary school located in the heart of the Great Southern region of WA. Students have the opportunity to engage in a challenging and comprehensive educational program within a caring and nurturing school. Student’s academic and social needs are met within a school that values Respect, Achievement, Perseverance and Tolerance. We are in the second year of the Fogarty Edvance School Improvement Program, and have significantly invested in improving the instructional capacity of teachers through professional development in Explicit Direct Instruction, that forms the basis of our Whole School Instructional Model. Through these initiatives staff at Katanning Senior High School are developing their capacity in reflective practice, data driven decision making and high impact teaching strategies.
The location and community
Katanning SHS’s community is culturally diverse. We celebrate and respect individual difference and work in harmony to ensure success for all students. Students from language backgrounds other than English are provided additional support to develop their English language skills and successfully engage in their learning programs.
Professional Benefits
- Attractive Country Teaching Program Allowance of $8 020.00 a year
- Attraction and Retention Incentive of $7,000 (see info below)
- Permanency for Fixed Term employees who have worked continuously at a CTP school for 2 years
- 11 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- 12 weeks’ vacation leave (school holidays)
- More than 20 days of other leave, including sick and carers’ leave
- Subsidised accommodation where applicable
- Free relocation
- Subsidised Housing
Teachers and school administrators employed at Katanning SHS in 2024 are eligible to receive an Attraction and Retention Incentive of $7,000 (pa, gross – to be adjusted pro rata for FTE and tenure). Eligible staff will receive a percentage of this payment on commencement at the school, with the remainder paid at the end of the school year. Staff must remain employed in the location until the end of the school year to be eligible to receive the second payment.
The ARI payment is in addition to other incentives that may apply in this school.
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.
- 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.
Additional information about Independent Public Schools is also available here.
For further job related information:
You are encouraged to contact Calvin D'Sylva, Deputy Principal, for further information about this employment opportunity, including information about living and working in Katanning, by telephoning (08) 9891 11***or emailing *************@education.wa.edu.au
During the school holiday period, please contact Calvin D’Sylva on 0457888***.
Application Instructions
All applications are submitted online. Select “Apply for Job”, at either the top or bottom of this screen and follow the instructions on your screen.
Your application should include:
- A CV of up to four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- The contact details for two (2) work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application, preferably one being your current line manager.
It is recommended you have these documents completed and ready to attach before selecting “Apply for Job”.
You are asked to complete an online application form and attach your documentation, please allow enough time to complete this process as applications cannot be accepted after the closing date and time.
After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please telephone (08) 9264 4***.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please telephone (08) 9264 86***for assistance.
ELIGIBILITY
Employees will be required to:
- provide evidence of eligibility to work in Australia for the term of the vacancy;
- consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit prior to commencement of employment
- obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check;
- complete the Department’s induction program within three months of commencement;
- complete the Department’s training in Accountable and Ethical Decision-Making within six months of appointment and every three years thereafter;
- complete the Department’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness online course within 3 months of commencement; and
- complete any training specific to this role required by Departmental policy.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications must be submitted before 4.30pm (WST) on Friday, 12 April 2024
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE
PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
