Science And/or Stem Teacher

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 27/01/2026

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1456641

**Location Profile**:
**The time fraction/days worked for this position are negotiable with the School Principal**

Westgrove Primary School was established in 1995 and is located within the City of Wyndham on the land of the Bunurong People.

**School Demographic**

In 2024, we have approximately 500 students enrolled who are spread across 24 classes. We have either three or four classes at every year level from Prep to Grade 6.

We have a diverse student population, with 42% being from be disadvantaged background, 38% are EAL, 3% Aboriginal and a number of students in Out of Home Care. The Student Family Occupation Index (SFO) is 0.5981 and the Student Family Occupation and Education Index (SFOE) is 0.4935. We work tremendously hard to support all students to have access to the education they deserve.

**Westgrove Primary Schools Intention, Vision and Values**

Our intent at Westgrove Primary School is for our students to have the skills needed to participate in society in a meaningful way, which are articulated in our school vision and values. This is important because many of our students need real life skills in order to break the cycle of poverty and disadvantage and take full advantage of what is on offer.
- _ Vision_: _Westgrove Primary School is a safe, inclusive and supportive community that empowers students with the tools to reach their individual potential.
- _ Values_: _At Westgrove Primary School we are a diverse community who value Respect, Inclusion, Learning and Safety. These values underpin our decision making and guide the behaviours of all members of our school community.
- _ Motto:_ The school motto 'Together We Grow' underpins the core aim of working together to build a purposeful learning community.

**School Strategic Plan (SSP) Goals**

Our current Strategic Plan goals are to **_'maximise the learning growth of every student'_** and **_'strengthen the health and wellbeing of all students'_**. We are working towards these goals by:

- Building staff capacity to utilise data to cater for the needs of all learners and to use a range of high impact teaching strategies.
- Designing and implementing a whole school approach to student voice and agency in classroom learning experiences.
- Refining and embedding the school's instructional models for teaching and learning and the School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) framework.
- Strengthening partnerships between school and the wider community.
- Adapting and refining the school's inclusive practices.

Our school improvement efforts each year have been strategic, focused and narrow. Throughout our current strategic plan, we have seen all our data sets positively improve, particularly all of our survey data. Here is a snippet of our 2024 Staff Opinion Survey data:
**Core Modules**

**Positive Responses**

**School Climate Factors**

**Positive Responses**

School Leadership

93%

Collective focus on student learning

92%

School Climate

86%

Collective responsibility

94%

Teaching & Learning

89%

Guaranteed and viable curriculum

97%

**Teaching and Learning**

At Westgrove Primary School our instructional model is based on the Workshop Model, which has the Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) embedded within it. Over the last few years, the school has focused significantly on improving outcomes in reading. This encompassed improving teacher understanding and instruction and increased student and community engagement. This narrow focus saw improved results in this area. In the last 18 months our school has pivoted its focus to improving our practice and results in Mathematics, which is being support by the work currently being undertaken within the Wyndham network.

All teaching staff are active participants in high functioning Professional Learning Communities (PLC), which operate in bands across the school. The PLCs support our staff in taking collective responsibility for all students. More recently the PLC focus has been on improving teacher knowledge and trying new practices to improve student learning whilst building teacher capacity in Mathematics and Inclusive Classroom practices.

Our specialist program includes PE, Italian, STEM, Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Additionally, we have an EAL specialist teacher and intervention teacher/s who support those at risk in either English or Mathematics or stretching those students working well above the expected level.

The school also integrates the latest technology as a tool to support learning, including iPads, laptops and a range of STEM resources. Interactive whiteboards and LCD screens are available throughout the learning spaces.

**Engagement, Wellbeing and Inclusion**

The School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) initiative combined with the Berry Street Ed