Teacher Grad Recruit Program

Location: North West Region | Bendigo

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1452181

**Location Profile**:
Dear Applicant,

This vacancy is for a **_full-time teacher graduate _**position. Applications should address **all **Key Selection Criteria** and include a detailed Curriculum Vitae **which outlines personal details, a summary of all relevant experience and qualifications, and the names and contact details (including after hours or mobile) of referees who can supply information regarding the applicant's ability to meet the key selection criteria.

**Applications should be entered on Recruitment Online** as 1 document, including Resume and Key selection Criteria responses.

Huntly Primary School has been an integral part of the Huntly community for over 150 years. The school is located on the northern fringe of Bendigo.

Our School Values (Respect, Resilience, Collaboration & Community) form the basis for how we interact and support each other to ensure we provide the best outcomes for our students. Our school vision is to develop articulate and resilient young people who contribute to their local and the global community. The purpose of our school is to provide a positive school culture that is a safe, supportive, inclusive and stimulating learning environment for all students.

Huntly Primary School has grown significantly over the past 4 years and projections indicate this will continue. Our current enrolment is 320 students. Huntly Primary School is currently going through the process of a school build, with a master plan recently developed. The build will commence in 2025 and when completed will allow the school to cater for 425 students.

Huntly Primary School caters for an increasingly diverse student population, with the proportion of students with English as a Second Language being 4% and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students being 8%.

The leadership framework is comprised of the Principal, Learning Specialist and Wellbeing, Literacy and Numeracy leaders.

We have 19.2 EFT teaching staff and 7.33 EFT education support staff (classrooms).

The school has 14 classrooms, structured into four teaching units: five Foundation/1 classrooms, two grade 2 classrooms, four grade 3/4 classrooms and three grade 5/6 classrooms.

Specialist instruction includes; Physical Education, Performing and Visual Arts and a Chinese language program for the Foundation-6 student cohorts.

The School Wide Positive Behaviour Program provides a strong basis for the school¿s wellbeing practices.

**Selection Criteria - Graduates**:
**SC1** Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated capacity to respond to student learning needs.

**SC2** Demonstrated capacity to implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

**SC3** Demonstrated capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

**SC4** Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.

**SC5** Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

**Program Benefits - Graduates**:
**Role - Graduates**:
The primary focus of the range 1 classroom teacher is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective classroom practitioner with structured support and guidance from teachers at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes.

These teachers teach a range of students/classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programs. Range 1 classroom teachers are skilled teachers who operate under general direction within clear guidelines following established work practices and documented priorities and may have responsibility for the supervision and training of one or more student teachers.

At range 1, teachers participate in the development of school policies and programs and assist in the implementation of school priorities.

Teachers at range 1 are responsible for teaching their own classes and may also assist and participate in policy development, project teams and the organisation of co-curricula activities.

**Responsibilities - Graduates**:
Core responsibilities include:

- Planning and implementing a range of teaching programs or courses of s