Stem Program and Project Facilitator

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 27/01/2027

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1452461

**Location Profile**:
Monash Tech School is one of ten Tech Schools established across Victoria. It is a funded initiative through the Statewide Programs and Tech Schools Division in the Department of Education. Hosted by Monash University, at its Clayton campus and administered by John Monash Science School, Monash Tech School¿s partner schools include Year 7-12 secondary schools and specialist education schools in the Monash local government area. In addition, it has a number of industry, tertiary and research partners including the City of Monash, Holmesglen Institute and SEC Victoria.

Monash Tech School offers hands-on learning programs that offer students new STEM opportunities, whether they be incursions, excursions, industry workplace tours, public lectures, or maker faires.

THE PROGRAMS
Monash Tech School designs learning programs that challenge students to tackle real-world problems and use technology to build skills such as collaboration, problem-solving and critical thinking.

Monash Tech School programs are delivered in a variety of ways:
Onsite: Partner school students in Years 7 - 10 come to our facility to participate in a one or two day program. They use principles such as design thinking to create potential solutions to real-world problems.

**Online**: Students across Victoria participate in Zoom-delivered modules designed to challenge students to consider new ideas and concepts. They engage with hands-on resources and digital technologies to explore various skills related to the module topic.

**On-field**: Partner school students attend immersion days both onsite at Monash Tech School and at industry sites. They complete activities allowing students to investigate growth employment sectors, identify essential skill sets, and make informed decisions about future pathways and occupations.

**On-call**: Students participate in programs designed and delivered by Monash Tech School staff in collaboration with partner school teachers. Students engage with a range of physical and digital technologies to explore future-focused problems. These may be delivered at Monash Tech School or at their own school.

Monash Tech School is committed to the Child Safe standards, and continuously working to ensure that our students feel safe and are safe.

**Selection Criteria**:
Monash Tech School is presently seeking to employ a Classroom Teacher as a facilitator. The role will comprise of main duties common to facilitators, and may grow to encompass an individual area of responsibility. The teacher will have appropriate teaching qualifications and a desire to integrate design thinking into their practice.

SC2 Demonstrated understanding of the Tech Schools initiative and its potential impact on STEM in Victoria.

SC3 Demonstrated ability to plan for and implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and how working with others continually improves teaching and learning.

SC4 Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with other employees and the broader school community to focus on student learning, wellbeing, and engagement.

SC5 Demonstrated knowledge of and capacity to research, learn, and implement a range of resources (including new digital resources or STEM technologies) in the classroom that engages students in their learning.

**Role**:
As a facilitator, your role is to design and deliver STEM programs that use technology and design thinking to excite students about future possibilities. You will engage and inspire students to consider their potential role in a STEM-related career in the future.
Our team is driven by the desire to:

- Design the best programs and experiences for students
- Facilitate our programs to encourage collaboration between students
- Inspire learners to use new technologies
- Make learning fun and exciting
- is optimistic about the future of education
- thrives in a collaborative environment
- is comfortable with being in new environments
- shows initiative and takes ownership of their work
- can research and implement new technologies
- is willing to work with a variety of colleagues and stakeholders to ensure success
- has a strong commitment to child safety, both in person and online

With this in mind, the facilitation and learning process at Monash Tech School is different to that experienced by most staff in other schools. The nature of the programs means that many factors of the role will be different including:

- Delivering core programs for students from various schools throughout the year
- Working with key stakeholders outside of Monash Tech School such as partner school teachers, academics or industry professionals to cr