• Be part of a highly skilled and committed team driven to help young people realise their potential, with the opportunity to work across a multi campus school setting
• A competitive remuneration package is available, accompanied with salary packaging benefits
• Primary trained teachers encouraged and considered

About the program

The Hester Hornbrook Academy (HHA) provides flexible education and learning options, including VCAL (Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning), VETiS (Vocational Education and Training in Schools) and an extend program offering a variety of elective subjects. Recognising that mainstream education is not suitable for all young people, our programs are driven by the personal pursuits of students and integrate wellbeing and life skills approaches. Teachers and Youth Workers work together to support students. We have engage outreach learning options for students who are young parents, currently in or leaving out of home care, experiencing homelessness, or who have been disengaged from mainstream education.

Each HHA classroom is supported by a team comprised of a teacher/trainer, educational support staff and youth worker. The classroom team collaborates to provide a safe, respectful and productive learning environment. The team works in partnership with the students to understand and address the barriers to learning, to set and achieve academic pathways and other life goals. All staff bring different and overlapping skills and experience to the classroom to provide a holistic response to the students’ educational needs.

About the role

The classroom teacher will form a part of an education team and be the primary educational member of a classroom team. The teacher is responsible for organising and implementing an instructional program in accordance with the VCAA, Foundation, Intermediate or Senior VCAL curriculum, our extend elective program and our HOPE (Healing Orientated Program of Education). The teacher is expected to collaboratively share leadership of the classroom with the other members of the team, including decision making authority.

Duties of this role may include but are not limited to the following:

• To deliver an engaging VCAL curriculum at either Foundation, Intermediate or Senior level.
• Developing, delivering and reviewing our new Extend Elective program.
• Apply an understanding of our HOPE (Healing Orientated Program of Education) to support students in a way that allows them to Engage, Equip, Empower and Extend.
• Have a thorough understanding of a range of interventions that promote engagement, build rapport and develop prosocial behaviours and relationships.
• Ensure all student wellbeing case notes, reports and VCAA records are maintained.

Skills and experience

Essential:

• Bachelor of Education or related discipline and a current Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) registration (provisional or full).
• Computer literacy, including proficiency in the Microsoft suite of programs.
• Understanding of relevant legislation, including Child Safe Standards as they are relevant to a Senior Secondary School setting.
• Satisfactory completion of safety screening including a National Police check, International Police check (if required), a current Victorian Working with Children Check (Employee), current Victorian Drivers Licence, and the right to work in Australia.

Desirable:

• Current Training and Assessment (TAE) qualifications for teaching of VETiS programs is highly desirable.

Please refer to the position description for the full duties and key selection criteria.

HOW TO APPLY

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A position description is attached.

For more details or assistance with application submission please email: [email protected] using the subject line: VCAL Teacher - Foundation enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment safety screening process as part of the MCM selection process. Appointments to MCM roles will be subject to the following safety screening checks (as applicable to the role): National (and International if applicable) Police Check (which includes Proof of Identity Check), Victorian Employee Working with Children Check, Qualification Verification Check, Employment History Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check, Right to Work in Australia and current and valid driver licence. All costs associated with safety checks (except National Police Check) will be at applicants’ expense. MCM employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 consistent with the Victoria public health orders regarding COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Procedures and applicants will be required to present acceptable proof of their vaccination status as part of their application.

At HHA/MCM, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientation. We know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain a team of talented people. If you require specific support to apply for this position, please advise the recruiting manager whose contact details are listed in the advertisement. We will work with you to identify the best way to assist you.

HHA/MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero-tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.