Classroom Teacher - Generalist (Seymour Flexible Learning Centre) in Wodonga

The Seymour Flexible Learning Centre has a student population of approximately 80 students ranging from Year 7 - 12. Seymour FLC believes that every student has a right to an education and that all students can achieve their goals, providing educational opportunities for young people who have disengaged from mainstream education. We believe that for students to achieve success in their goals, we need to foster individual interests, encourage active participation in the learning process, and develop the ability to apply knowledge and skills to life experiences and challenges.

Seymour Flexible Learning Centre is part of the North East Flexible Learning Network, which has four campuses throughout North East Victoria including Shepparton, Wodonga, and Benalla with over 400 students enrolled across the four campuses. We believe in our school motto of 'Every student, every opportunity, Success for all' and work to instil our school values of Respect, Resourcefulness, Resilience, and Reliability.

We are looking for a teacher who can easily adapt to an ever-changing environment, be flexible in their teaching and learning practice, and positively respond to the challenges of an alternative approach to meeting student needs. We seek an educator with a passion for teaching and strengths in teamwork, fairness, and positivity.

The students that attend the North East Flexible Learning Network have a number of influencing factors including but not limited to:

• Long term disengagement from education.
• Low level Literacy and Numeracy skills.
• Low learning confidence.
• Low level personal and social skills.
• Diagnosed and undiagnosed disabilities.
• Traumatic experiences in their past and/or present.
• Rural and remote students who need to travel a significant distance to attend school.
• Significant periods of home schooling.
• Out of home care.

These factors significantly impact the way our students learn. Our school therefore has a flexible approach to teaching and a unique way of working with young people and their families/carers that does not align with mainstream education. If you are not truly passionate about working with disengaged youth and having the students at the centre of every decision that you make, our school and this job are not for you.

The school assesses against the Victorian Curriculum and offers VCE-VM and VPC options to our senior students. Every student has an Individual Education Plan which is created and updated termly with the student, their families/carers, support teams, and Learning Mentor. The school's focus is on building strong, professional relationships with students to encourage confidence and a safe space for optimal learning to take place and for our young people to achieve their goals. Deep understanding and the ability to model appropriate boundaries when working with students, their families, and other staff is essential.

The successful applicant must demonstrate a high level of emotional self-regulation and personal management practices to work daily with staff and our vulnerable young people who may have experienced complex trauma.

Selection Criteria

• SC1: Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated experience in responding to student learning needs.
• SC2: Demonstrated experience in planning for and implementing high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluating the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.
• SC3: Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning. Demonstrated experience in using data to inform teaching practice and providing feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
• SC4: Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues, and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing, and engagement.
• SC5: Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated experience in reflecting upon practice and engaging in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

Responsibilities

• Direct teaching of groups of students and individual students;
• Contributing to the development, implementation, and evaluation of a curriculum area or other curriculum program within the school;
• Undertaking other classroom teaching related and organisational duties as determined by the School Principal;
• Participating in activities such as parent/teacher meetings; staff meetings; camps and excursions;
• Undertaking other non-teaching supervisory duties.

Diversity and Inclusion

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability, and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.

This position is based at Seymour Flexible Learning Centre Campus. 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.