Ongoing Graduate Teacher - Darnum Primary School

Location Profile  

Darnum Primary School is a progressive and dynamic rural school environment, which caters for the educational, social, emotional and physical development of the children of Darnum and its feeder area.  Darnum Primary is a mid ¿ sized rural school with an enrolment of 168students projected for 2025.  It is located 7 Kilometres east of Warragul on the Princes Highway.  The school offers a balanced and comprehensive curriculum developing skills and providing experiences in eight key learning areas of English, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Studies of Society and Environment, Arts, Health and Physical Education, and Languages Other Than English (Japanese).

Built on the values of FROGS (Friendship, Respect, Organisation, Growth and Safety), Darnum Primary School promotes a secure and visible learning environment to ensure that students, staff and parents feel confident, rewarded and appreciated as they work together to achieve excellence in learning and growth.  The school has an active and involved parent community that supports all school activities.

To support and enhance the curriculum, Darnum Primary School offer extra-curricular programs such as sports clinics, instrumental music, swimming, camps and excursions.  A special feature of our LOTE program is our Cultural Exchange Program with the district of Innai in Kyushu, Japan.

DPS staffing profile is the Principal, 7 full-time teachers, specialist teachers in Japanese, Science and Music, Business Manager and five integration staff.

Website: http://www.darnumps.vic.edu.au/

Program Benefits 

This position attracts 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 [email protected]