Secondary Teacher

**Prace College is seeking an experienced & dedicated VCE Vocational Major (VM)& Vocational Pathways Certificate (VPC) teacher. This is a full-time, ongoing position located in Mernda in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne.**

You will be part of a dynamic team passionate about helping students to achieve their goals through education. The role requires a dedicated professional to maximise student engagement and learning outcomes.

Responsibilities and duties:

- Teaching & Learning
- Engaging in Professional Learning
- Online teaching (where required)
- Student support
- Administration and compliance
- Child Safety

Prace College is an Independent Specialist School that provides a supportive, flexible and inclusive education to meet the needs of at-risk young people, and supports them to re-engage with and participate in learning, community and work activities. We are a not-for-profit organisation.

**ABOUT YOU**

**Qualifications and Registration**:

- Bachelor or Education or equivalent _(essential)_
- _VIT Registration (essential)_
- Masters in a complimentary discipline such as Special Education, Psychology, Social Work _(desirable)_
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment TAE40116 or successor; or TAE40110 plus _(or including)_ TAELLN401A / TAELLN411 and TAEASS502 / A / B _(desirable)_
- Experience teaching applied and/or integrated curriculum, and/or delivery of VCE Vocational Major and the Victorian Pathways Certificate (or other related curriculum, such as VCAL) (desirable)

**HOW TO APPLY**

**Applications will be considered, and applicants informed if they have been successful in securing an interview, on an ongoing basis until the positions are filled.**

**Submit**:

- Your resume, including Key Selection Criteria (below) addressed or as a separate document.

**Key Selection Criteria**:

- Proven ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide educational interventions for young people to enable them to develop learning for wellbeing and achieve educational success.
- Evidence of well-developed skills in teaching and learning, including the ability to select and use a wide range of teaching and assessment strategies appropriate to a diverse learner population, including a demonstrated capacity to integrate I.C.T. into teaching & learning practices.
- Demonstrated capacity to implement trauma informed practice, restorative justice principles and strategies with young people who may have existing barriers to education, including young people who identify as LGBTQIA+, from diverse cultural backgrounds, with learning disabilities, social emotional challenges and/or substance abuse.
- Highly developed administrative and organisational skills, including a capacity to meet requirements of the relevant accredited courses, VCAA and VRQA school registration and VCE VM and VPC registration compliance requirements.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills that demonstrate a capacity to effectively engage with staff, students, networks and partners.

**MORE ABOUT PRACE**

**Equity and Diversity**

**Child Safety**

Prace prides itself on being a child safe organisation with zero tolerance for child abuse. We recognise our legal and moral responsibilities to keep children and young people safe from harm.

This will be achieved by:

- having a zero tolerance for child abuse
- working to actively listen to and empower children
- having systems to protect children from abuse, and will take all allegations and concerns very seriously and responding to them consistently in line with the organisation’s policies and procedures
- being committed to promoting cultural safety for Aboriginal children, cultural safety for children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability
- engaging only the most suitable people to work with children along with providing high quality supervision and professional development.

Pay: $82,000.00 - $117,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Salary packaging

**Experience**:

- Teaching: 1 year (required)
- Trauma informed practice: 1 year (required)
- VCE VM, VPC or similar curriculum: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- VIT Registration (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected Start Date: 20/01/2025