Graduate Teacher Program

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Graduate Teacher Program

**Occupation**:Classroom teacher

**Location**:Melbourne - Southern suburbs

**Reference**:1489770

**Location Profile**:

- Derinya is a large thriving government school located in Frankston South with an enrolment of 834 students and a high socio economic profile. Our school has 35 straight classes and we have over 70 dedicated, passionate staff who are committed to continually maximising the potential and wide ranging achievements of our students in a safe, caring and happy environment. We live our overarching school values daily. We strive to develop compassionate global citizens through shared values and high expectations who think creatively and are responsible and caring lifelong learners.
- Our buildings date back to 1970. We have developed a new master plan and have recently completed stage 1 with 10 new classrooms and 2 open spaces. We view the environment as the 'third teacher¿, taking great pride in our facilities and classrooms ensuring learning is both supported and celebrated.
- Our extensive curriculum continues to be underpinned with a sharp focus on literacy and numeracy and is supported with appropriate levels of challenge ensuring a personalised approach for all children. Students are encouraged to think creatively about the world they live in, inquire with curious minds and care for the earth, always giving their best effort. We encourage student responsibility for learning, goal setting and reflection. Our engaging specialist programs include visual and performing arts, PE, Japanese and science. A multitude of co-curricular programs and initiatives enhance the learning opportunities of students, engaging them in a diverse range of activities both within and beyond the classroom, school and world. Innovation and creativity are celebrated and there are many opportunities to develop student leadership. Learning enhancement and enrichment occurs throughout the school as necessary through tutoring, education support staff and a variety of high abilities opportunities.
- The positive staff, student and parent surveys endorse excellent performance of our school as a highly effective learning community. We are ever growing in our quest for excellence and continue to strengthen our practice through research and professional development targeted around the Education State Initiatives and targets.
- The Derinya GEM (Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness) program, developed by our student health and wellbeing team caters for the social and emotional development of all children through explicit classroom teaching. In conjunction with learning around GEM and our school values sits the Respectful Relationships curriculum and a strong focus on using The Zones of Regulation for identifying and learning about managing emotions and building relationships. Restoratives practices are used to support all members of our community to have healthy relationships with each other. The school has access to two psychologists who provide either one on one support or guidance in classrooms.

**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