Vce English Teacher

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full time

**Salary**:Salary not specified

**Grade**:Classroom Teacher

**Occupation**: Teacher

**Location**: Cranbourne

**Reference**: 1474203

**Location Profile**:
COLLEGE PROFILE, VISION AND VALUES

Lyndhurst Secondary College is situated just north of Cranbourne in the south-western corner of the City of Casey - one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia. Our college has an enrolment of 850 students in 2024 and is projected to rise further. Over recent years, the cultural mix of the College has evolved, with students coming from over 50 backgrounds and nationalities.

Our College Vision, ¿Empowering students for learning and life¿, is lived on a daily basis through both our classroom practices and co-curricular opportunities. Our College Values are excellence, commitment, integrity, and respect, with an overarching belief in high expectations for all. These are recognised with students through an active SWPBS framework known as Lyndhurst Legacy whereby staff can recognise students for their demonstration of College Values to accumulate points, which contribute to regular awards given at year level and whole school assemblies.

WHY APPLY TO WORK AT LYNDHURST SECONDARY COLLEGE?

The best answer to this question comes from both our staff and students and their perspectives on life at Lyndhurst.

In the 2023 Student Attitudes to School Survey, our students reported positive results that were above both similar schools AND state results in EVERY single measure. This includes important areas such as effective classroom behaviour, stimulated learning, having an advocate at school, a sense of connectedness and high expectations for success.

In the 2023 School Staff Survey, our staff reported positive results that were at or above both similar schools AND state results in 14 of a total 17 measures. This includes important factors such as having a collective focus on student learning, instructional leadership and staff safety and wellbeing.

HOW DO WE SUPPORT NEW STAFF?

As a college, we have a strong focus on supporting new staff to make the transition to life at Lyndhurst. This includes all staff members having an induction process led and overseen by an Assistant Principal. As part of our staff induction program, we allocate every new staff member a mentor to be their initial go to for any questions or needs that may arise. In addition, we run fortnightly professional learning and support sessions for new staff which covers everything from how to use our school-wide Compass system, through to best approaches for learning, engagement and wellbeing in the classroom.

Furthermore, the college has invested in supporting new staff to the college, as well as new staff to the teaching profession through the development of the GET SET program. This program (Graduates Entering to Supported Educators Thriving) focuses on the development of professional learning and support for staff to ensure they are able to be the best educators possible. The college has two GET SET mentors who work closely with the Assistant Principal overseeing induction/transition to develop professional learning sessions, as well as provide more individualised support to staff as required through observations, peer coaching and feedback.

Provisionally registered teachers are supported through the allocation of a VIT Mentor, as well as specific sessions in the induction program dedicated to supporting staff to complete their VIT projects.

COLLEGE-WIDE APPROACH TO KNOWING OUR STUDENTS

The Lyndhurst Secondary College community is committed to providing a safe, challenging and stimulating learning environment for all students. We have school-wide, consistent approaches to classroom routines and classroom/behaviour management to ensure that our students can be ready to learn and can achieve success, as well as ensure staff are supported to make every minute of learning time effective.

In 2024, we commenced the work of implementing the Berry Street Education Model framework, with all staff undertaking 4 days of professional learning. We also have a daily 10-minute home group and weekly Mentor period where teachers work with the same teacher who deeply knows their group of young people and works with them to build their learning to learn skills, improve their wellbeing and connection and investigate future careers and pathways.

CURRICULUM OFFERINGS

STUDENT VOICE AND AGENCY
As a college, we understand the importance of student voice and agency in relation to school connectedness. As result, there are extensive leadership opportunities available to students across a range of areas within the College community. We also support our young people with an extensive and highly skilled Wellbeing Team, as well as connecting with a variety of community-based groups.

CURRENT STRATEGIC FOCUS
Presently the major focus for staff is to develop classroom curriculum and pedagogy through a range of evidence-based teaching