Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/TCH868627
This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2024
Wanneroo Secondary College (SC) is seeking a dedicated and hardworking Teacher - Education Support to join their team.
The successful applicant will ideally display professional knowledge and experience working with students with additional needs. Teachers at Wanneroo SC work in positive partnership with all stakeholders. They work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues, including Special Education Needs Teachers and Education Assistants to ensure equal learning opportunities.
In this role, you will ideally use explicit teaching strategies and exhibit effective classroom management skills to enhance student learning and wellbeing. The successful applicant should also be flexible, have strong interpersonal and communication skills, a commitment to professional learning and a high-level of participation in collaborative team planning.
We are seeking reflective teachers who work effectively with their colleagues to support improved educational outcomes in a secondary context. The ability to teach Visual Arts and Digital Media to students with disabilities is highly regarded.
Wanneroo SC boasts a diverse range of curriculum and extra curriculum activities that extend student opportunities. An ongoing commitment to pastoral care that promotes student health and well-being, whilst supporting each student to Dream, Believe, Learn and Succeed in line with our College vision is prioritised. Our stated aim and desire is to have all students leave school well prepared for their chosen futures. They will be equipped to prosper in life, be literate and numerate and able to incorporate the use of technology in their day-to-day lives. Our emphasis is upon educating students who are happy and secure in themselves, ready to make positive contributions to the community and to excel in whichever life pathway they may choose.
This selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy. Applicants assessed as suitable during this selection process may be considered for other similar vacancies that occur throughout our school for up to 12 months following this initial appointment. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.
To be suitable for this role, you will need to demonstrate your competency against the following domains (that govern the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers):
- Professional knowledge;
- Professional practice; and
- Professional engagement.
Applications will be assessed against these domains. The business needs of the school may also be considered. It is therefore recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.
Applicants currently completing the Department of Education Leap program (formerly known as the Switch program) can apply for vacancies using their current or Leap qualification – even if they have not completed the program at the time of applying. Applicants may be appointed to a vacancy based on the qualification being completed via the Leap program.
The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
Further information about Wanneroo Secondary College can be found by visiting Wanneroo SC or Schools Online.
Additional information about Independent Public Schools is also available here.
Appointed applicants may be eligible for Recognition of Experience and Qualifications
For further job related information:
Please contact Brooke McFarlane, Associate Principal, by telephoning (08) 6401 9800 or emailing brooke.mcfarlane@education.wa.edu.au
Application Instructions
All applications are submitted online. Select “Apply for Job”, at either the top or bottom of this screen and follow the instructions on your screen.
Your application should include:
- A three (3) page statement addressing the domains that govern the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, in context of the role and business needs of the school
- A CV of up to two (2) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- The contact details for two (2) work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application, preferably one being your current line manager.
It is recommended you have these documents completed and ready to attach before selecting “Apply for Job”.
You are asked to complete an online application form and attach your documentation, please allow enough time to complete this process as applications cannot be accepted after the closing date and time.
After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please telephone (08) 9264 4127.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please telephone (08) 9264 8666 for assistance.
ELIGIBILITY
Employees will be required to:
- provide evidence of eligibility to work in Australia for the term of the vacancy;
- consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit prior to commencement of employment
- obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check;
- meet the Department of Education Teacher Qualifications and Registration requirements;
- complete the Department’s induction program within three months of commencement;
- complete the Department’s training in Accountable and Ethical Decision-Making within six months of appointment and every three years thereafter;
- complete the Department’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness online course within 3 months of commencement; and
- complete any training specific to this role required by Departmental policy.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications must be submitted before 4.30pm (WST) on Monday, 11 December 2023.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE
PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
