Department of Education - Victoria

Location Profile  

Yarrabah School is a school for children with moderate to severe disabilities. Yarrabah is located in the bayside suburb of Aspendale. Yarrabah School caters for students from 2.8 to 18 years of age. Yarrabah School believes that all students can learn and experience success. Our education programs tailor to students learning needs using an individual education plan with great emphasis on developing the whole child. Yarrabah maintain a strong focus on developing independence, social skills, life skills, personal skills and play skills.

Learning is delivered in line with the Victorian Curriculum with an emphasis on communication, literacy and numeracy, using an explicit instructional approach. Students participate in additional programs to provide appropriate enrichment and engagement. These include the Visual Arts, Performing Arts (music, dance and drama), Physical Education, Life Skills program, Travel Education program, Technology, PMP Perceptual Motor Performance program, Swimming, Bike Riding, structured Play Based Learning program and an extensive camping program

Yarrabah draws on the REAL (Relationships, Explicitness, Ability and Learning for Life) framework. This framework guides our practice and informs future professional learning (see website). Yarrabah is a SWPBS (school wide positive behaviour support) school that implements PTR (Prevent Teach Reinforce), ALERT program and Team Teach (behaviour support and management approach). Students are encouraged to participate in all programs to optimise the opportunities offered and become valued members within their local communities.

Yarrabah continues to place great emphasis on building positive meaningful relationships with our student, staff and parent community. Yarrabah staff value a strong partnership of trust and encourage families into our school through participation in school council, student support groups, fetes, trivia nights, school dinners, international days, section picnics, parent morning teas, parent information events, school concerts and whole school assemblies.

The school is committed to child safety. Students learn best when they are safe, happy and empowered. The school develops behaviour support plans, escalation management plans and student safety management plans. We support and respect all students, our staff and volunteers.

Yarrabah School is committed to our legal and moral obligations to contact authorities when we are concerned about the safety of a student. Our policies, procedures and training support our leadership team, staff and volunteers to achieve these commitments.

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 marrung@education.vic.gov.au