Graduate Teacher Program

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

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Graduate Teacher Program

**Occupation**:Classroom teacher

**Location**:Melbourne - Western suburbs

**Reference**:1489131

**Location Profile**:

- Wiyal Primary School is a new government school opening in Term 1 2026. It is located on Pear Parade, Fraser Rise. Wiyal Primary School will serve a rapidly growing community and provide a high-quality local education for students from Foundation to Year 6.
- The school is being purpose-designed with flexible, inclusive learning environments. Facilities will include collaborative learning spaces, multiple play areas, a playing field, shade trees, and outdoor areas that support wellbeing, play, and exploration. The school will also integrate the latest technology as a tool to support learning, including iPads, laptops, and screens throughout the learning spaces.
- Wiyal Primary School's vision is to create an engaging and inclusive school community where every individual feels valued, empowered, and supported to achieve success. This vision is captured in our motto 'Empowering Excellence¿. This motto "Empowering Excellence" is more than just words. It inspires students to reach their full potential and creates a shared purpose for continuous improvement and achievement.
- Our mission is to create a safe, welcoming and respectful learning environment that inspires and challenges all members of the school community to embrace learning and achieve academic, social, emotional and physical excellence. Students will develop a love of learning and become successful learners, confident individuals and active citizens.
- We are committed to:

- having high expectations for all students and believing in their ability to learn and succeed.
- planning a guaranteed, viable and student focussed curriculum
- improving teaching and learning through evidence-based practices
- providing differentiated instruction to meet the diverse needs of all students
- embedding data driven decisions and rigorous assessment practices
- embedding highly effective Professional Learning Communities
- investing in a multi-tiered professional learning strategy
- establishing a positive climate for learning
- implementation of a multi-tier system of support (MTSS)
- activating student voice, leadership and agency
- fostering positive relationships with our families and wider community
- ensuring the school is responsive to the local needs of the community
- The schools¿ values are courage, collaboration, kindness, learning and wellbeing - they are the heart of who we are

**Join Us**:
**Application Details**:
**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