Teacher - Primary

Advertised Vacancy Number: SS/TCH885729

This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 2, 2024

Trayning Primary School (PS) is seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic Primary Teacher to join their friendly team in a lovely wheatbelt school.

Professional Benefits

• 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

This role will suit someone who is relationship-focused, highly motivated, and passionate about creating exciting, culturally responsive learning experiences to ignite a desire to learn in students.

The successful applicant will ideally have high expectations and truly believe that all students can learn and be successful. You will provide a learning environment that is caring, engaging, and differentiated to cater for a range of learning needs. Using explicit, evidence-based teaching practices that lead students towards success, you will also be a reflective and innovative teacher who possesses high quality teaching skills and knowledge.

It is highly regarded that the applicant, who will possess strong collaborative skills to work with colleagues, is committed to developing both positive relationships with students, parents, wider networks and the local community. We are embarking on a three year ‘Restorative Practice’ program in our school and are looking for a teacher who will come on board and join us in this exciting new venture.

Our School

Trayning Primary School caters for a diverse range of students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Our teachers strive to help our students achieve every day, through our whole school approaches, explicit teaching, and instructional strategies.

Our school, located in the Noongar Ballardong region of the Wheatbelt in Western Australia, takes pride in our approach to teaching and learning. We set high expectations across all learning domains giving our students the greatest chance of success. We are also lucky enough to host and participate with other schools in the near vicinity for incursions, special excursions, and sporting events.

Location and Community

Located in the Noongar Ballardong region of the Wheatbelt in Western Australia, we are a small community of friendly and sociable people who often meet at the local sporting club, which offers tennis and bowls and other social events. There is a magnificent swimming pool with free entry. There is also a post office. Come and get to meet the locals and enjoy a fabulous tree change.

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.

Further information about Trayning Primary School can be found by visiting Schools Online

For further job related information:

You are encouraged to contact Vicki Macdonald, Principal, for further information about this employment opportunity, including information about living and working in Trayning, by telephoning 9683 1400 or emailing ***************@education.wa.edu.au

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 (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, 27 March 2024

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE

PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.