Ongoing Graduate Teacher - English/Library - Clyde Secondary College

Location Profile  

Clyde Secondary College opened January 2022.  2024 will see the inclusion of Year 9, adding a year level each year thereafter.

The College is committed to creating a learning environment that is built on high expectations for all, where every student is exposed to a rich, diverse, and challenging curriculum, while ensuring they are valued, and that each student enjoys the caring and supportive environment in which they learn every day. Our school values reflect our vision of "Excelling together, valuing the individual", which can be summarised by REACH; Respect, Excellence, Aspiration, Curiosity and Honesty. All school values should be intrinsic to the College community itself, our staff, students, and their families.

The College Leadership team highly values and actively promotes staff wellbeing, offering a supportive culture for all staff.

We're dedicated to supplementing students' learning with a wide range of co-curricular programs. These include extensive student leadership development, performing arts and sporting opportunities. Every student is encouraged to get involved with the wider community, and we're here to help them build on the necessary skills to do so, ensuring all students leave the College as highly productive and successful global citizens.

We are committed to meeting the learning needs of every student, promoting excellence in learning growth for all. Students will be exposed to a diverse and challenging curriculum following the standard Victorian Curriculum, offering English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Languages, Physical Education, Technology, Art, Drama, ICT, with a whole range of extra-curricular activities.  As the College grows, we will offer a range of other subjects, including Music, Food Studies, as well as offering extension opportunities such as Advanced Maths, Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Systems.  STEM will also feature strongly in our program from Year 7, providing the building blocks for our student's success in future years.

We offer a select entry High Achiever Program that challenges and supports high achievers to excel and provide them with a unique accelerated opportunity in VCE, as they approach their senior education years of study.

As a supported inclusion school, Clyde Secondary College has been designed to support a higher number of students with a disability than a typical mainstream school. Included in the school design are facilities that provide additional amenities to support and enhance learning.

The College will stage 1 build has the following facilities:

· An administration and learning resource centre building

· A learning neighbourhood building

· A Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics building 

· A Performing Arts and Physical Education building including an indoor multi-court

· Two hardcourts

· Landscaped outdoor play and learning areas

· Bike shelter

Stage 2 build comprising an additional learning neighbourhood, visual arts building, oval, additional hard courts and car parking is currently underway for completion ready for 2025.

The school has an initial capacity for 575 students with up to 50 students who meet the requirements for the specialist enrolment policy, approximately 8% of the whole school student population.  Upon the completion of stage two, the school will have the capacity of 1300 students and in any given year level around 8% of places will be reserved for students who meet the specialist enrolment policy. 

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. 

Other Information

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

Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a 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

Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.a.

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 

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). 

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants can contact Brett West, Yamatji man, in the Koorie Outcomes Division to talk about the recruitment process, the Department and supports for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the Department. Mobile: 0477 726 801 or email on: [email protected]