Teaching in Practice Teacher

Are you looking for a career that really makes a difference.

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate educator to join our growing team where wellbeing and learning are in balance everyday.

This is your chance to use your skills and experience to coach, train and mentor staff at a highly regarded secondary school. Helping implement quality educational and learning opportunities for our students at Alesco Secondary College.

If you don't tick every box, we still want to hear from you. We priorities hiring on attitude and competency that we can support with mentoring.

About Us

We are a for purpose, progressive NFP, successfully unlocking potential and transforming lives through education for over 100 years. We are indeed proud of our continued growth and development, coupled with sustainable practices in the service and difference we make to the community.

Year on year we continue to grow by being agile, positive, and a hands-on team.

We are seeking equally passionate people who are aligned with our values, invested in their roles, and the success of others.

‘Why’ this role makes a difference

Our organisation is genuinely committed to our values of Inclusion, Integrity and Innovation, not just in our strategic plan, yet in our day to day business as usual deliverables to our company, people and students.

About the Role

The Teaching in Practice Teacher role is responsible for providing specialist assistance and support to campus teams and students. The key features of this role is to coach, train and mentor Teachers and Learning Support Officers to plan and implement best practice in Teacher & Learning strategies and support in the classroom for students.

In this full-time role, successful applicants should be able to confidently:

• Plan, implement, model, monitor and evaluate teaching programs for students with additional learning and support needs in conjunction with regular classroom teachers.
• Plan, implement, model, monitor and evaluate personalised adjustments for learning where required, with the classroom teacher, student and/or parent or carer.
• Model exemplary classroom practice when tailoring adjusted learning programs for students with additional learning needs.
• Provide direct support for students with additional learning and support needs through a range of strategies (including direct instruction, delivery of adjusted learning programs, assessment and monitoring of progress).
• Provide professional specialist advice, support and mentoring to classroom teachers
• Provide professional specialist advice and assistance about students with additional learning needs to Campus teams.
• Support campuses to deliver individual, standardised literacy and numeracy assessments for students and interpret results to make recommendations to Campus teams on future T & L supports and strategies.
• Support campus teams to identify and deliver literacy and numeracy programs to identified students.
• Work with individual students to assist them with organisation, revision, and assessments.
• Train, coach, and mentor campus teams in all areas of NCCD processes and compliance, including assisting with NCCD moderation processes.
• Use the Teacher Observation and coaching policy to coach, train, and mentor classroom teachers against the National Teaching Standards.
• Work collaboratively with classroom teachers to support assessment for learning of their students with additional educational needs and identifying specific learning and support needs.
• Collaborate with staff in the development of a differentiated curriculum as appropriate and suggesting or developing resources to support individual student needs.

About You

• You already live by the values of Inclusion, Integrity and Innovation.
• Mental health first aid certificate or training
• Senior first aid certificate
• Experience in an alternative or special education setting.
• Experience working with disadvantaged and at-risk young people
• Uses empathy to build trust and nurture lasting relationships
• Demonstrates forward-thinking and awareness of the consequences of own actions
• Proactively manages career and professional development in a mutually beneficial partnership with the Organisation.
• Qualifications in Bachelor of Education, Diploma of Education or equivalent.
• Accreditation with NESA
• Working with Children Check and current National Criminal Police Record Check prior to the commencement of employment.

Your values align ours

Inclusion

We strive to create an environment where a diverse range of people can access opportunities and be valued.

We intentionally design strategies for the active engagement of all, especially those who may need support for their successful involvement.

Innovation

We embrace new ideas and are open to moving forward with a positive curiosity to the possibilities.

We challenge ourselves to continually improve and positively influence the things that can be achieved

Integrity

We demonstrate a consistent and uncompromising commitment to highest personal, professional, and ethical standards.

About our PERKS!

At Atwea College we offer extra cherries on top including:

• Competitive Remuneration.
• As a Not-for-Profit organisation, ability to salary package up to $15,899 tax free per FBT year.
• 4% increase on 1st July 2024.
• 2 Mental Health Days.
• 1 Board Bonus Day.
• 1 Birthday Bonus Day.
• Confidential 10 Paid Family and Domestic Violence days if required.
• Company paid parental and adoption leave; top up parental leave for those eligible.
• Paid Employee Assistance Program.

Join a progressive NFP where you can make a difference.

For a detailed job description, please email ***@atwea.edu.au.

If you are interested in all the amazing things we do at Atwea College, check out our website https://atwea.edu.au/

Atwea College’s value of Inclusion underpins our commitment to equal opportunity employment. We are committed to facilitating a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations, we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.

Applications will close on 27th March 2024, successful shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further information.