Year 9 'Learning 4 Life' Generalist Teacher

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1455763

**Location Profile**:
Patterson River Secondary College is a friendly, high performing school. We work to create a supportive and productive learning community where students are challenged by high expectations and encouraged to achieve their personal best in all endeavours. Our College values of Persistence, Excellence, Community & Respect guide our decision making and actions. Patterson River has close connections with the community and sees itself as an important hub of the local community.

Set next to the Seaford Wetlands and within walking distance of the beach, our school enjoys beautiful surrounds. Our grounds are spacious and contain several landscaped courtyards which provide attractive shaded seating areas for our students. Student learning takes place in a safe and stimulating environment with a range of modern facilities which include a three-court basketball stadium, Performing Arts Centre, Senior School Centre, Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 learning centres along with a new STEM centre, food rooms and community room. Staff are provided with free out of hours access to our new weights and circuit gym.

The school offers a wide range of programs to support student learning, including:

- Integrated, thematic & multi-award-winning Year 9 Program (Learning 4 Life)
- Large Instrumental Music Program
- Established VCE VM Program
- EXCEL Academic Program
- EXCEL Sport Program
- VET (Patterson River Secondary College is the lead school for the $20m Frankston START Trade Training Centre)
- Frankston Tech School
- Doctors in Secondary Schools Program
- PLC link School for the Bayside Peninsula Area
- Hub School for the Head Start program for Bayside Peninsula Area
- State-of-the-art STEM Centre

The College¿s leadership structure is aligned to the following areas of responsibility led by an Assistant Principal:

- Excellence in Teaching & Learning (Curriculum Operations)
- Positive Climate for Student Learning (Student Operations)
- Community Engagement & Support Services (School Operations)

The current Student Family Occupation & Education (SFOE) Index is 0.3847. The College enjoys a positive school climate and student connectedness, with staff, student and parent opinion surveys all reporting results which place the College in the top quartiles in state-wide comparisons.

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**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1** Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated experience in responding to student learning needs.

**SC2** Demonstrated experience in planning for and implementing high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluating the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

**SC3** Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning. Demonstrated experience in using data to inform teaching practice and providing feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

**SC4** Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.

**SC5** Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated experience in reflecting upon practice and engaging in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

**Role**:
**Patterson River is a great place to work. In the 2024 Department of Education Staff Opinion Survey, our positive endorsement rates were 50% greater than similar schools and categorized as an 'Influence' school for School Climate and Leadership. While we consistently outperform state and similar schools across the survey modules, we recorded particularly strong results in the areas of Cultural Leadership, Instructional Leadership as well as Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum.**

The classroom teacher classification comprises two salary ranges
- range 1 and range 2. The primary focus of the classroom teacher is on the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes. The classroom teacher engages in critical reflection and inquiry in order to improve knowledge and skills to effectively engage students and improve their learning.
As the classroom teacher gains experience his or her contribution to the school program beyond the classroom increases. All classroom teachers may be required to undertake other duties in addition to their rostered teaching duties provided the responsibility is appropriate to the salary range, qualifications, training and experience of the teacher.
- Classroom teacher Range