Ongoing Graduate Teacher - Generalist Primary Teacher - Coolaroo South Primary School

Location Profile  

Coolaroo South Primary School and Kindergarten is situated in a well-defined residential area in the City of Hume.  The school is in a comprehensive community recreational precinct with proximity to a range of local facilities including public transport.  Along with Foundation to Year 6 programs, Coolaroo South also facilitates a playgroup through our Community Hub.  Our 3 and 4-year-old Kindergarten programs are managed by Northern Schools Early Years Cluster. The school has excellent facilities with 13 well-resourced classrooms along with staff offices and spaces to allow for small teaching groups.

This year the school has an enrolment of 270. Its 49 staff include 2 principal class, 21 teaching staff and 26 ES staff. The SFO Index is 0.79 and its SFOE Index is 0.6. The school's community draws from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.  It has a very high proportion of families from disadvantaged backgrounds and generally, very high numbers of newly arrived EAL learners.

Coolaroo South Primary School has spent time and energy in developing strategies, processes and procedures that not only improve student learning but provide a safe and efficient working environment. The school is a Respectful Relationships partner school and is focussed on developing socially competent students who are aware of their responsibilities in the wider community. The school also works hard to build positive relationships with all families ensuring they feel safe and supported.

Coolaroo South Primary prides itself on its commitment to improving student achievement by offering all students a challenging academic program devised to meet their individual needs. All teaching teams implement inquiry cycles using the Professional Learning Communities (PLC) and the Extending Mathematical Understanding (EMU F-2) intervention model.

The schools aims to connect all members of the community to learning and through its community hub, engages parents in a range of courses and programs preparing them for life in Australia. 

The school is organised into single classes whenever possible. It provides instruction in Physical Education, Visual and Performing Arts, Science, STEM. The school offers weekly Arabic immersion classes to mother tongue students for years 2 - 6.

Student wellbeing continues to be a high priority for staff.  The school employs the equivalent of 1 EFT speech therapists who provide phonological work alongside teachers as well as individual clinical work for PSD students.  A Play Therapist and student counsellor are employed to work individually with students experiencing social, emotional and behavioural challenges. All staff are trained in Berry Street (trauma informed practice) ensuring consistent implementation of these strategies.

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]