Teacher - Primary

Advertised Vacancy Number: SS/TCH887962

This is a six (6) month fixed term, full-time position commencing Term 3, 2024 with possible extension and/or permanency

Broomehill Primary School (PS) is seeking a Primary Teacher to join their high quality regional school.

Professional Benefits

Working for the Department of Education attracts a range of attractive professional and personal benefits including:

• 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

The successful applicant will ideally possess innovative, enthusiastic teaching practices, and a strong commitment to professional development and continuous improvement to facilitate a best practice approach towards teaching and learning.

We are seeking applicants who understand the assess-plan-teach model and are comfortable with the Explicit Instruction approach with programmes such as Spelling Mastery. An understanding of the Science of Reading (SOR) and associated classroom practice is favourable, as is knowledge of the Talk 4 Writing and/or Seven Steps for Successful Writing programmes. Competency in the use of digital technology is required.

Applicants with exemplary interpersonal acumen who forge and maintain positive, productive, and trusting relationships with students, staff, parents, and the wider community are encouraged to apply.  Applicants should possess a strong capacity to plan challenging and engaging programs using an excellent understanding of the Western Australian Curriculum.

At Broomehill PS our vision is to provide a safe and welcoming learning environment where students and their families feel a strong sense of belonging. Where students are inspired to be passionate learners and caring, respectful citizens. Our school values of Learn, Respect and Pride are firmly embedded in our school culture and underpin all we do.

Our highly skilled and dedicated staff ensure that children are given every opportunity to develop both academically and socially, giving them the skills to become confident and independent learners. We have specialist teachers in the areas of the Arts, Italian, Health and Physical Education, and Digital Technologies.

Our school

Broomehill PS is in the Great Southern district of Western Australia twenty kilometres south of Katanning and approximately 150 kilometres north of Albany. The school services predominantly farming families that live in the town of Broomehill, surrounding farmlets and those residing on nearby grain and livestock farms. The school has an enrolment of 50 students aged between 4 and 12 organised into three multi-age groups consisting of an Early Childhood Centre catering for Kindergarten to Year 2, a Year 3-4 class and a Year 5-6 class.

Our school staff comprises of a dynamic mix of experienced and early-career teachers and support staff. They are professional, committed, caring, innovative and always actively seeking to improve their practice. Effective and ongoing school accountability and improvement is promoted through a distributive leadership model in which a close collaborative and reflective team approach supports planning to collect and analyse relevant data and set appropriate learning goals for our students to achieve whole school targets articulated in the Broomehill PS Strategic Plan.

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 Broomehill Primary School can be found by visiting Schools Online

Appointed applicants may be eligible for Recognition of Experience and Qualifications

For further job related information

You are encouraged to contact Debra Bearcroft, Principal, for further information about this employment opportunity, including information about living and working in Broomehill, by telephoning (08) 9824 12***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 statement addressing the domains that govern the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, in context of the role and business needs of the school
• A CV 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;
• meet the Department of Education Teacher Qualifications and Registration requirements;
• 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, 5 June 2024

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE 

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

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