Ongoing Graduate Teacher - Humanities & Health Education - Noble Park Secondary College

Location Profile  

Noble Park Secondary College is a multicultural school with students speaking 48 languages, an SFO of .7788 and a SFOE index of .7022. 80.1% of students speak another language other than English at home with 72.2% of our student population born outside Australia.

Noble Park Secondary College is currently in our fourth year of a new strategic plan (SSP) with our next Review scheduled for 2025. Our current SSP Student Achievement Goal is to achieve continuous improvement in the learning growth of each student.  Our Student Engagement Focus is to improve engagement through increased authentic student agency in their learning.  Our Student Wellbeing Goal is to develop resilient, self-confident aspirational learners.

Our student management structure is divided into Junior (Years 7-9) and Senior (Years 10-12) with a sub school leader each for Junior and Senior and year level coordinators at each year from 7-12. Our management structure is student centred with an emphasis on support, safety, and security. Attendance is checked each lesson with parents notified by SMS.  

 School Council endorses the wearing of compulsory school uniform.

All students at the College have their own personal device to ensure that they have access to the required use of technology necessary for 21st Century learning. These learning technologies enhance personalised individual learning tasks, assessment practices as well as increasing collaboration between students, teachers, and parents. 

 Students in Years 7 to 10 study subjects representing the key learning areas, with electives available for Years 9 and 10. VCE/VM/VPC/VET units are available for Years 10 to 12.  We are an accredited school for international students with a strong international program.

The College has introduced an ongoing reporting system through Compass, so that students and parents/ guardians can monitor student progress and assessment on a regular basis.  

Student learning is maximized through extra-curricular activities in the areas of self-confidence, social skills, participation, and leadership through programs such as Peer Support, Year 11 Formal and Year 12 Valedictory celebrations, outdoor education camps, year level camps and a multicultural concert.  In addition, the College has an established cultural exchange program with its sister school in Japan, Shinminato Senior High.

We continue to celebrate our traditional values and look forward to our exciting future to cater for the diverse needs of our students, with an emphasis upon understanding each student¿s current level of achievement, to ensure continual improvement and growth, academically, psychologically aa well as socially.   

Context

Noble Park Secondary College is a Year 7-12 co-educational College which embraces the traditional values of:

• Respect
• Excellence
• Teamwork
• Responsibility
• Integrity

Our curriculum focuses upon value added growth in all Curriculum Areas with an emphasis upon understanding individual student achievement through a variety of assessment processes.

For senior students, the College offers VCE, VCE/VM and VET subjects both internally at the college as well as external VETs through outside providers The College has a strong careers pathway program starting at years 7 ¿-9 through pastoral care sessions, as well individual careers counselling from years 9- 12.

The College is proud of the connectedness of the students to the College which is enhanced with the strong relationship between staff and students and followed up with extensive co-curriculum programs to enhance student engagement and learning.  

Purpose

At Noble Park Secondary College our purpose is to provide a nurturing, supportive and safe learning environment of all members of our community:

Every Teacher:

• Knows their students and how they learn.
• Plans for and implements effectively Teaching and Learning Practices.
• Demonstrates individual student growth.

Every Student:

• Works co-operatively with their teachers.
• Is actively involved in their learning growth.

Key Improvement Strategies

Our current School Strategic Plan focuses on:

• Student achievement, particularly for an increase in the percentages of students in the top two bands of achievement in the National Assessment Program ¿ Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)
• Instructional and shared leadership
• Pathways and transition outcomes
• Student voice and agency in their learning

Our college has introduced a consistent instructional teaching model.  Staff are aligned to the College's vision of this consistent teaching and learning model through professional learning teams demonstrating evidence through their performance development process in a collaborative and professional manner.  Through this process staff are committed to meet A.I.P. targets and goals to continually improve student outcomes.

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]