This is a permanent part-time (0.8FTE) position commencing Term 3, 2025
Halls Head College (HHC) is an Independent Public School, uniquely situated on the 'island' of Halls Head just south of Mandurah. The local intake area of HHC is south, close to the Waroona Shire boundary. The contributory primary schools are Glencoe, Halls Head, Falcon, South Halls Head and Ocean Road. The college provides a secondary education for students who live in the rapidly growing coastal strip, south of Mandurah.
The College is engaged in building more dynamic, engaging, and authentic learning opportunities for every student to build currency for life beyond and to reflect our motto 'Learning for Life.' Creating a learning environment for staff is also an important aspect that is being promoted at the College to ensure staff are engaged and immersed in learning. Our staff have a wealth of expertise, experience, and a genuine desire to constantly improve their practice to benefit all students.
Find out more about our school by visiting hallsheadcollege.wa.edu.au or Schools Online.
The Role
HHC are seeking to appoint an Advisory Teacher to work in their Horizon Academy Program and join their friendly school.
HHC Horizon Academy consists of five Advisories spanning Year 8 to 12. Our Academy is a supportive learning community that encourages students and staff to achieve their potential through the approach of ‘one student at a time in a community of learners.’ Our students become responsible and active members of the community through a strong focus on the principles of the Horizon Academy design for education, encompassing academic excellence, development of social skills, emotional wellbeing, respect, and values.
We seek to engage young people in learning through implementing the Horizon Academy Education design which encourages all students to identify and pursue their interests and passions. We want to prepare our young people uncommonly well for post-school life and we start that by engaging students in the community through internships. We aim to be strongly connected with families, and we do this each term through learning plan meetings and exhibitions. We have high expectations of each student to do the best they can and be the best they can be.
The successful applicant should be willing to share their interests, passions, and stories with the students. We are looking for a teacher who builds relationships and who is excited to find out what interests their students have, developing learning plans with each one and backward mapping the curriculum, documenting each student’s work and learning.
Those who are strongly encouraged to apply should be teachers who are committed to helping each student believe that they matter; who can see and value each student’s culture, talents and interests; who can help them fit by changing the school and the classroom to suit individual needs and who can help students work around restrictions put on them. That is, those teachers who never give up on a student.
The Advisory is a small community within the school. You will work with these students each day. The Advisory is like an extended family. Students are expected to be respectful, caring and productive members of the Advisory group and the broader College. The Advisory Teacher’s role is to teach, inspire, provoke, bond, organise and manage learning. You would negotiate student learning plans, convene meetings with students, parents and mentors, help students develop extended projects and prepare for exhibitions.
Advisory Teachers take responsibility for student learning across the curriculum including literacy and numeracy. You would discover how a philosophy of combining personalised learning and working together – one student at a time in a community of learners, is the key to creating schools where students are engaged in meaningful learning, and where academic progress is measured against real world standards. This is transformative and makes a positive difference in the lives of these young people for years to come.
Further to this, the ability to develop the numeracy and/or literacy skills of lower secondary students and students at educational risk is highly desirable. The ability to critically analyse National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) and Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA) data and the capacity to incorporate this knowledge into action plans to achieve meaningful student outcomes is also highly desirable.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the school to discuss the unique context of our Academy before submitting their application.
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education you will enjoy a range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, training and career development opportunities and attractive leave provisions. Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits.
Want to know more?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Amanda Gundrill, Associate Principal on (08) 9581 0600 or emailing Amanda.Gundrill@education.wa.edu.au.
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:
- Hold an eligible teacher qualification and registration
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment. More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website.
- apply for a WA Working with Children Check before you start; and
- consent to and obtain a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
Application Instructions
All applications must be submitted online.
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
- Compete the online application, including details of two work-related referees, with one preferably being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents.
Your application should include:
- A statement of up to two (2) pages, demonstrating your Professional Knowledge, Professional Practice, and Professional Engagement aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and the context of the position and school.
- A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before you start your application.
For tips on writing your best teaching job application and more information about working for the Department of Education, go to the Department’s Careers Page or see our applicant resource attached.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance
Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/TCH951710
Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Thursday, 15 May 2025
