Graduate Teacher English 7-12

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

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Graduate Teacher Program

**Occupation**:Classroom teacher

**Location**:Melbourne - Eastern suburbs

**Reference**:1490991

**Location Profile**:

- Thank you for considering working at Boronia K-12 College, located in the outer eastern suburbs. Choosing a school where you will feel supported by the leadership team and your colleagues; but also provided with opportunities to grow your craft through quality professional development and resources, is a pivotal decision for your career.
- At Boronia K-12 College, our vision is to create a welcoming environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and respected. A school that is not only supportive and inclusive but one that engages and challenges every student and staff member to foster a love learning and be at their personal best.
- In the last 6 months, there have been many positive changes. This includes a new vision and direction supported by a strong narrative for improvement, operationalised by the Strategic Plan (2025
- 2028). Priority areas for the college are to embed our Instructional Model, Professional Learning Communities (PLC) approach, Response to Intervention Model, School-wide Positive Behaviour Support, Respectful Relationships and the Berry Street Education Model believe that one size does not fit all in education.
- Our school is divided into three sub-schools (approx. 510 students) to foster strong relationships between students, teachers, and families:

- ** Junior School**: Includes our Early Learning Centre for three and four-year-old kinder and primary years from Foundation to Year 6. As an International Baccalaureate accredited school, we offer a world-class curriculum.
- ** Middle School**: Covers Years 7 to 9, allowing students to personalize their learning with a wide choice of electives.
- Within each sub-school, students receive personalised care from a Learning Mentor Teacher (Years 7 to 12) or a Classroom Teacher (Foundation to 6). They are also supported by our Wellbeing and Careers Teams, including a full-time Director of Wellbeing, School Counsellor, Youth Worker, Chaplain, Adolescent Health Nurse, Primary Wellbeing Leader, Doctors in Secondary Schools program, and Careers Practitioners.
- We are proud of the sense of community that we have developed at our college and believe that what sets us apart is the way in which we personalise our approach to each student's education, supporting and extending them to reach their full potential.
- Our College wide Instructional Model and Learning Culture, defines the approach we take to teaching and learning. This in seamless transitions for all students. Our curriculum is designed to allow all students to demonstrate their abilities and progress their learning.
- Our programs aim to develop the whole child - they become inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who want to make a difference, locally and globally. In the Junior School, this is supported by an affiliation with the International Baccalaureate. In the secondary years, independent study skills are fostered though an increasing array of learning experiences within and beyond the college.
- We are privileged to be able to offer these programs within one of the most impressive school environments in the outer-east. If you are interested to find out more, go to our website, book a tour or give us a call.

**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