Graduate Teacher Program

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

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Graduate Teacher Program

**Occupation**:Classroom teacher

**Location**:Melbourne - Northern suburbs

**Reference**:1488605

**Location Profile**:

- Barrawang Primary School acknowledges the Wurundjeri people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and stand on today. We are privileged that our school is located on this sacred ground and are grateful that the Wurundjeri people have cared for the land, waters and soil for thousands of years. We pay our respect to all Elders past, present and emerging.
- Barrawang Primary School is an exciting new school located in Wollert that opened in January 2023. Our current enrolment is 373 students across 18 classes from Foundation to Grade 6. We are anticipating this will grow into 22 homegroups for 2026.
- Barrawang Primary is proud of our strong, stable staffing profile, with a dedicated team that has remained consistent for the past three years. As we look to expand, we're seeking dynamic, passionate educators to join our supportive and thriving school community.
- At Barrawang, professional growth is a priority, we offer coaching, mentoring, peer observations, and leadership development opportunities. Our leaders understand the realities of classroom teaching and prioritise staff wellbeing in every decision. You'll also be supported in working with students with additional needs, thanks to our investment in over 20 skilled education support staff across the school and our wellbeing leadership team.

If you're ready to grow, connect, and make a difference, we'd love to meet you.

**Vision**
- Barrawang Primary School¿s vision is to ensure that our students are at the centre of everything that we do. Together we create a learning community that values diversity, inclusion and high expectations for all students.

**Mission**
- Barrawang Primary School's mission is to provide all students with high quality learning experiences that challenge and support them to REACH their full potential.

**Values**
- Barrawang Primary School¿s values are R.E.A.C.H
- Resilience
- we can bounce back from challenges
- Excellence
- we aim high and persevere, we ensure that every individual has an equal opportunity to reach their full potential
- Acceptance
- we respect and value all members of our community, embracing with dignity their talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of living
- Curiosity
- we question and explore the new, unusual, and interesting to better understand the world around us
- Honesty
- we act with integrity and courage and take responsibility for our actions

**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