**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time
**Salary**: Salary not specified
**Grade**:Graduate Teacher Program
**Occupation**:Classroom teacher
**Location**:Melbourne - Southern suburbs
**Reference**:1484043
**Location Profile**:
- Turrun Primary School is a newly established primary school located within the heart of Berwick Waters Estate, Clyde North, Victoria, Australia. Opening our doors in 2025, our school is determined to provide a nurturing and stimulating learning environment where every student can flourish academically, socially, and emotionally. The school caters for students from Prep to Grade 6 with a built capacity of 900 students.
- Situated amidst the picturesque landscapes of Berwick Waters Estate, our campus will feature modern facilities designed to enhance the learning experience. Spacious classrooms equipped with cutting-edge technology, versatile outdoor spaces, and state-of the-art amenities create an environment conducive to exploration, creativity, and growth.
- At the heart of Turrun Primary School will be a strong sense of community and collaboration. We believe in the importance of forging partnerships between home, school, and the wider community to support student success and wellbeing. Through open communication, parent involvement, and community engagement initiatives, we strive to create a supportive and inclusive school environment where every member feels valued and empowered to contribute positively to society.
- Our school will be culturally diverse with a portion of families having a language background other than English (LOTE), with the largest LOTE groups being Punjabi, Sinhalese and Hazaraghi. The school will also have strong representation from the Koorie community.
- We recognise the importance of holistic development and will prioritise student wellbeing as a fundamental aspect of our school culture. Through dedicated pastoral care programs, social-emotional learning initiatives, and access to support services, we will be committed to nurturing the physical, mental, and emotional health of every student. Our goal is to create a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where students feel valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.
**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 courses of study
- Teaching an area of the curriculum or a general curriculum to a year level
- Monitoring, evaluating and reporting student progress in key learning areas
- Implementing strategies to achieve targets related to student learning outcomes
- Maintaining records of class attendance and recording student progress
- Implementing effective student management consistent with the school charter.
- Working with a ment