AddressAdvertised Vacancy Number: IPS/TCH886355
Appointment Pool
Katanning Primary School (PS) are seeking to establish a pool of Primary Teachers for appointments to permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during the 2024 school year. Appointments can be made from the pool at any time for commencements within the 2024 school year, up to the end of term 4, 2024.
Professional Benefits
- Attractive Country Teaching Program Allowance of $$8 020.00 a year
- 11 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- 12 weeks’ vacation leave (school holidays)
- More than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave
- Subsidised accommodation where applicable
- Free relocation
About the role
We invite you to apply to become a member of our dynamic and distinctive school community. As a primary teacher in our team, you will join in our shared responsibility for the wellbeing and success of all. You will use your positive classroom management; excellent, responsive planning of challenging and engaging programs; and effective repertoire of teaching skills to achieve robust academic, social and wellbeing outcomes for students. You should have an excellent understanding of the WA Curriculum, strong skills in literacy and numeracy, and be earnestly developing your cultural responsiveness.
You will be purposeful and deliberate in striving to create learning conditions that maximise opportunities for every student to achieve and progress. You will actively support the implementation and ongoing review of whole of school approaches that have explicit teaching, sound data analysis, and success for all at their core. Your well-developed interpersonal skills will be utilised to work collaboratively with colleagues within the school and network to improve your own practice, and to support others to do the same. Our team knows strong partnerships are essential to maximise the success of our students, and you should build respectful, productive relationships with our students, their families, and partnering agencies, corporations, and community groups.
At KPS, we endeavour to develop leadership at all levels. We seek teachers who thrive when working in a strong, professional, and supportive team and who will contribute to the maintenance of our positive and caring school culture that is founded on high levels of relational trust. The successful applicant will be flexible, passionate, have a growth mindset, and be dedicated to getting the best out of themselves and every student.
Our school
Katanning Primary School is in the Great Southern town of Katanning and is a member of the Great Southern Schools Network. Like the wider community, our school celebrates its diversity: over 40% of our students are Aboriginal and 20% of our students speak a language other than English at home. We value all that this contributes to our development of confident, socially responsible, successful students with broad perspectives, developing cultural understandings, and an increasingly knowledgeable world view.
- 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 Katanning Primary School can be found by visiting Schools Online
Additional information about Independent Public Schools is also available here
For further job related information:
You are encouraged to contact Keira Van Der Wal, Principal, for further information about this employment opportunity, including information about living and working in Katanning, by telephoning (08) 9889 10***emailing ***************@education.wa.edu.au
During the school holiday period, please contact Keira Van Der Wal on 0409 373 ***
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 three (3) 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 Wednesday, 10 April 2024
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE
PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
