La Trobe University - Graduate Teacher Program

Location Profile

Saltwater P-9 College is a new co-educational Prep to Year 9 school that opened its doors to the first intake of Prep-Six students in 2019. The Year 9 cohort commenced their journey at Saltwater College in 2024.

Saltwater P-9 College is positioned within a thriving bayside community, located only 20kms from the city. Situated in tranquil Point Cook, it's surrounded by the Point Cook Coastal Park, a protected marine sanctuary and the Cheetham Wetlands.

Saltwater P-9 College aims to build a school culture that demonstrates a strong belief in and a commitment to providing a rich and rigorous curriculum within a safe, secure and enriched learning environment for our children. We will have a clear focus on catering for the diverse range of students at their point of need. We will strive to be internationally minded, and provide a supportive, nurturing and challenging learning environment, with high expectations for student success.

The school's values will be aligned with the Department of Education's philosophy: `We support students to reach their potential, regardless of their background, postcode or circumstance, and to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to participate and thrive in a complex economy and society'.

Saltwater P-9 College will not just be a school committed to high academic standards, it will also be a school that prepares students to be curious, critical and creative thinkers and problem solvers who are technologically literate and capable of bringing about positive change in the world in which we live. This will be underpinned by our school motto: `Wisdom Begins with Wonder.'

Another major feature of our school's curriculum will also be around the establishment of an exclusive Performing Arts and Sporting Program which will foster student's intellectual, social and physical development.

Vision

We provide more than just an education to prepare students for success in an ever changing world.

Mission

To educate and guide Intelligence and character in order to live creatively, ethically and productively.

Objective

§ Offer high quality education within a supportive and understanding environment

§ Provide evidence based Literacy and Numeracy Instruction, Teaching and Learning

§ Offer an exclusive Performing Arts, Visual Communications and Sporting program that develops students' intellectual, social, emotional and physical wellbeing

§ Provide a safe and secure one to one Digital Technology platform that supports student learning and develops a culture of Digital Agency

§ Offer production based learning such as Robotics and Coding and STEM to increase students' creativity, innovation and problem solving skills

§ Offer a Personalised Learning model through goal setting which promotes a sense of self mastery allowing each individual to reach their full potential

§ Offer an Inquiry Based Learning model that develop critical and creative learners who actively engage in the learning process to acquire knowledge, skills, concepts and attitudes in order to promote student voice, agency and student-led action

§ Encourage cultural understanding and acceptance of diversity

Program Benefits

This position may attract an incentive payment of $5,650 (pre-tax) for the successful candidate who meets the eligibility criteria set out under conditions of employment.

Conditions of Employment

All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

The appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.

A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.

Eligibility for incentive payments:

The successful candidate is committing to a minimum of 1 year employment at this school.
The successful candidate will not be a Graduate Teacher Incentive recipient from a previous vacancy.
The successful candidate must not be employed as a teacher by the Department at the time the advertised position is to commence.

EEO AND OHS Commitment

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via marrung@education.vic.gov.au

Department of Education - Victoria

Graduate Teacher Program - Saltwater P-9 College

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