Ongoing Graduate Teacher - Fountain Gate Primary School

Location Profile  

Fountain Gate Primary School is an attractive school that is proud of its achievements within the community and beyond. Many of its families come from far and wide across the globe.

School Vision:

Fountain Gate Primary School is a community of active, focused learners who share their curiosity, voice and expertise with others.

To watch all the students work and play together is a great joy. Fountain Gate PS has a dedicated staff team with a distributed model of leadership and this has enabled many staff to carry out new initiatives.

Fountain Gate Primary School draws students from its residential area in Narre Warren as well as the Fountain Gate South and Hallam Gardens estates.

The enrolment at the school is currently 490 students. Our school¿s current analysis of its student population indicates that there are 54% of students from Non English Speaking Backgrounds. We have pupils from over 50 different cultures and are strongly committed to the multicultural diversity of the community we serve.

The school's mission is to provide students with a nurturing, stimulating environment that promotes meaningful, developmental learning for life. We envision a school community working together to enable individuals to be self-motivated learners who achieve their personal best so that they become responsible members of society. Our instructional model is based on the Gradual Release of Responsibility and this continues to be refined as our Professional Learning Community embeds best practices across all curriculum areas.

Our current strategic plan focuses on:

• maximising learning growth for all students in literacy and numeracy.
• improving the ability of and opportunities for all students to exercise agency in their learning.
• developing every student¿s capability to improve their wellbeing and learning.

In 2025 we will continue to work as a Professional Learning Community with a focus on improving student learning outcomes in reading, numeracy and wellbeing.

Vibrant specialist programs are provided from Foundation - Year 6 in Visual Arts, Physical Education, F-2 in Music and Drama, Years 3-6 in Science and Maths in Action. F-6 students and staff have access to iPad and Apple TV technology.

At Fountain Gate Primary School there is a consistent and positive approach to student behaviour which fosters a school climate where personal responsibility and self-discipline are developed. The link between experience, thinking, feeling and behaving is reflected in the school¿s formal and informal procedures. ¿Restorative Justice¿ is the main vehicle used to maintain positive relationships.

At present the buildings consist of a main administration/staff/library core, fourteen permanent classrooms, two galleries (four classrooms surrounding a central learning area) and six portables. The school has a full size gymnasium. The school is proud to run a very active Community Hub that promotes partnerships both within and the broader community.  The grounds are large, attractive and well maintained.  

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]