Graduate Teacher Program

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

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

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1452745

**Location Profile**:
Berwick College began in 1977 as Berwick High School with an enrolment of 113 students, growing to an expected enrolment of 1750 in 2024. We are a proud, high-achieving and caring school. Our learning community is vibrant and connected where thousands of students, including second generations of families, have experienced their secondary education.

Berwick College prepares young people for a future in an increasingly changing world. Our students will face social, technological and economic change with the capability to adapt and respond with confidence and generosity. They will each be able to aspire to their own potential within a culture of collaboration, accountability and generosity toward others.

We believe that students thrive in a challenging academic program that also emphasises positive relationships and wellbeing. In 2023, the Berwick College Dux achieved an ATAR of 99.05 and we had students featuring in a range of Victorian Excellence Awards including Top Designs, Top Class Dance and the State Schools Spectacular.

Berwick College students are immersed in a diverse and rigorous curriculum that promotes a holistic education across the six-year journey through the school. We support students to resilient, empathetic learners who challenge themselves to reach their highest potential and become valued, contributing members of society.

Our staff are deeply committed to the process of evaluating their instructional practice in order to continuously improve teaching and learning. Teachers work in a culture of high expectations and professional learning. Every learner is respected, valued and supported to progress through the curriculum at their own point of understanding.

Students at Berwick College are able to participate in a wide range of co-curricular and enrichment programs. Students in the high-performance programs such as the High Achievers¿ Program, Basketball Academy and Dance Academy excel in their field, with many students achieving at a state and national level.

Students may also access a huge range of opportunities for team sports competition, offered through the School Sports Victoria program. The hugely popular music and arts programs cater for all abilities, and offer opportunities for participation in many displays, concerts and presentations throughout the school year. The School Production is a highlight of the school calendar. At Berwick College, we empower students to explore the opportunities around them, to discover passions, and to work cooperatively and meaningfully with others as part of their daily lives.

**Philosophy, Vision and ICARE Values**

Berwick College¿s motto is ¿Crescam¿. Taken from the Latin verb ¿crescere¿, the term crescam means ¿I will grow¿ and reflects our commitment that every person ¿shall grow¿.

**Our Vision**

At Berwick College our community fosters resilient, empathetic students who challenge themselves to learn, grow and become contributing members of society. We pride ourselves on providing an inclusive, positive and respectful learning environment.

This is achieved through: Excelling in Learning, Positive Relationships, Personal Growth, providing Rich and Varied Pathways and an Orderly Learning Environment.

**Values**

The ICARE framework (Inquiry
- Our Learning, Cooperation
- Our Community, Achievement
- Our Growth, Resilience
- Our Character, Empathy
- Our Awareness) will be our platform for recognition of our students¿ hard work and positive behaviour.

At Berwick College ICARE about being cooperative, empathetic and resilient, to inquire and achieve my best.

**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**