Graduate Teacher Program

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

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

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1448682

**Location Profile**:
**School Vision.**

Watsonia Heights Primary School has a commitment to providing a safe, caring environment where children are encouraged to develop as individuals and well planned programs are provided to engage students and help them maximise learning opportunities and become lifelong learners.

**Values.**

**- Success. - Teamwork. - Respect. - Individuality.**

**- Visionary. - Effort.**

Watsonia Heights Primary School is a medium sized school arranged in multi-aged classes in Junior, Middle and Upper school. The school operates a number of specialist programs which include: Visual Arts, Physical Education, Mandarin, Science, Library, Computer, Music, Reading Recovery, Enrichment and Language Support programs.

Watsonia Heights places a strong emphasis on Literacy and Numeracy as well as individual development through quality depth and breadth of curricular programs and extra-curricular activities.

**Guiding Principles.**

At Watsonia Heights Primary School great emphasis is placed on developing each individual child to their maximum potential within a society that is constantly changing by:

- Identifying individual needs.
- Giving equal opportunities to every child to achieve success.
- Using a range of teaching styles and strategies.
- Providing specialist programs across a diverse range of disciplines and interests.

A whole school approach to discipline emphasises anti-bullying and high levels of caring, tolerance and support for others.

At Watsonia Heights Primary School classrooms are situated in three main buildings and outside play areas are extensive.

**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 study
- Teaching an area of the curriculum or a general curriculum to a year level
- Monitoring, evaluating and reporting student progress in key learning areas
- Implementing strategies to achieve targets related to student learning outcomes
- Maintaining records of class attendance and recording student progress
- Implementing effective student management consistent with the school charter.
- Working with a mentor to participate in professional development planning, implementation and reflection developing a professional portfolio

Additional responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

- Supervising a range of student activities including support and welfare programs
- Contributing to a range of co-curricular programs
- have completed their course requirements and graduated in the last 4 years, and
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