Flip Teacher

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

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

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1448704

**Location Profile**:
FLIP stands for **F**lexible** L**earning** I**ntervention** P**athways - an interim educational program where secondary school students are supported to reconnect with their lifelong learning journey. At FLIP we work with young people within the Wyndham & Hobsons Bay municipalities who face challenges in connecting with mainstream education. As teachers we support these young people to develop their learning confidence, to build trusted relationships and to explore suitable education, vocation and/or employment options. Manor Lakes P-12 College is the lead school which oversees FLIP and all teachers are employed by Manor Lakes P-12 College.

Within FLIP, each student is assigned a teacher who supports their learning program and together they develop an Individual Education Plan which outlines the goals the student wants to work towards. The learning focus in FLIP is centered around Literacy, Numeracy, Health & Wellbeing activities as well as transition and pathway guidance. The program is primarily online with face to face sessions taking place twice a week. We track students' attendance and engagement in the program to constantly monitor their progress in the program. We work closely with allied health, mental health professionals and external support services to ensure students are well supported. The aim of FLIP is to be a short term option for students to reconnect with their education and build their skills and confidence to succeed academically and personally.

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1**

Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated experience in responding to student learning needs.

**SC2**

Demonstrated experience in planning for and implementing teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluating the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

**SC3**

Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning. Demonstrated experience in using data to inform teaching practice and providing feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

**SC4**

Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.

**SC5**

Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated experience in reflecting upon practice and engaging in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

**SC6**

Demonstrated experience working with students who have faced school avoidance or related school attendance issues and with students who have additional learning needs and challenges. Demonstrated an understanding and implementation of strategies and supports available to students to re-engage them with their education.

**Role**:
**Main duties of a FLIP teacher include**:

- Building positive professional relationships with students and their families to gain an understanding of their needs and challenges in order to best support them with their education journey
- Establishing a safe and nurturing environment to support student engagement, to build trust and to enhance opportunities for learning confidence to develop
- Creating, managing and assessing weekly individualised learning programs for students in line with their IEP goals and identified transition and pathway goals.
- Develop, implement and review each students¿ Individual Education Plan (IEP) in collaboration with the student and families on a regular basis and formally at termly Student Support Group (SSG) meetings.
- Monitoring weekly student attendance and engagement data and providing regular updates on student progress as requested by FLIP staff and external stakeholders.
- Collaboratively planning and delivering weekly tutoring and mentoring sessions inline with the unit focus of the term.
- Engage in ongoing professional learning to support student learning and engagement in line with VIT requirements and the APST standards.

**Responsibilities**:
FLIP teachers are required to hold a current VIT registration and all teachers of the FLIP team are employed by Manor Lakes P-12 College. FLIP staff demonstrate outstanding skills in working in an online learning environment, using Google Apps for Education and additional ICT programs, to reconnect and engage young people who have been out of education for some time and for whom other alternative programs are unsuitable. FLIP teachers are required to adapt Individualised Education Programs for students to cater for additional learning needs, support personal