English Teacher in Yarrawonga

Yarrawonga College P-12 is located in the beautiful rural township of Yarrawonga, on the banks of Lake Mulwala, a renowned tourist destination offering an exceptional lifestyle. The town is known for its welcoming community, relaxed pace, and abundant recreational opportunities. Residents enjoy water sports, fishing, golf, wineries, local markets, and national park adventures, with Wangaratta, Shepparton, Benalla and Albury-Wodonga all within easy reach. Melbourne is only a two-and three-quarter hour drive via the Hume Freeway, making Yarrawonga ideally placed for regional living with city accessibility.

The township of Yarrawonga is predicted to grow significantly, with an additional 500 school-aged children by 2050, making this an exciting time to be part of a forward-looking and community-driven educational environment.

Yarrawonga College P-12 is recognised for its high-quality teaching and learning programs, built on strong curriculum design, evidence-based pedagogy, and a collaborative approach through Professional Learning Communities. Staff work closely to plan, assess, and reflect on practice to continuously improve student outcomes. The College places great importance on student wellbeing, with a dedicated support network that includes a Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader (Social Worker), Mental Health in Secondary Schools Practitioner (Social Worker), Student Wellbeing Teacher, Doctors in Schools program, and support from a Senior Psychologist. This ensures students are well supported, connected, and ready to learn each day.

Yarrawonga College P-12 consistently achieves strong results in NAPLAN, VCE, and post-school pathways, with state-leading destination data thanks to our focus on individualised, 'right fit' pathways for every student. Our College values of Respect, Responsibility, Honesty, Cooperation and Integrity underpin all that we do, fostering a safe, inclusive, and ambitious learning environment where every student is known, challenged, and supported to succeed.

Selection Criteria:

• SC1: Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills.
• 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.

Who May Apply:

Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.

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.

Child Safe Standards:

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards.

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.

Qualification Requirements:

The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and if the person completed an Australian postgraduate level initial teaching program or course of study on or after 1 January 2024, they must demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed a postgraduate level accredited initial teacher education program that has been accredited by an Australian State or Territory Teacher Regulatory Authority as satisfying the requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership.