Department of Education - Victoria

We are looking for a highly capable Graduate Teacher to join the team at Kilsyth PS.

Kilsyth Primary School is located in a quiet residential area of the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Established in 1910, the school site incorporates modern classrooms, playgrounds and a sports oval with manicured gardens, a frog bog and native bushland zones. There is easy access to public transport, and Elizabeth Bridge Reserve, Churinga Shopping Centre and Kilsyth Sports Centre are all within easy walking distance.

The school's population reflects the characteristics of the local Kilsyth community. Parents and teachers work in an educational partnership to support each child's learning needs. Parent involvement in the many aspects of school life is highly valued, both in the classroom and through our working bees and fundraising activities, and demonstrates a strong feeling of connectedness. This sense has community grew beyond the school boundaries with the establishment of our connections program.

Our current enrolment of 112 students makes up seven grades 2025.  Our Foundation students are taught as a single year level; all other classes operate in multi-age level groups.

The school buildings promote collaboration between students across class groups. Our main building contains our Senior School zone, Middle school (Years 3&4), Visual Arts room and Library. Our senior school (Years 5&6) classes are held in the recently built P21 Learning Neighbourhood, affectionately known as the BERBs. All classrooms have operable walls and the flexibility of these learning spaces allow excellent opportunities for students to develop the collaborative skills essential in the world of today.

Over recent years, there has been a clear focus on building positive relationships amongst all groups within the school community.  We are currently implementing a School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) approach.  We draw on Tier 1 interventions in our planning and delivering the classroom.  Underpinning this approach are our school values of EXCELLENCE, RESILIENCE and RESPECT.

We specifically focus on providing high quality curriculum programs with a clear commitment to student achievement in English and Mathematics and all areas of the Victorian Curriculum. Our specialist program includes Physical Education, Science, Visual Arts. We use a Levelled Literacy Intervention approach across the school. Our sporting teams, whole school production and Wakakirri performances are flagship activities in our extra-curricular program.

The structured approach of our programs supports the explicit teaching of ICT skills. The provision of Interactive Whiteboards and Apple TVs in every learning space supports the use of cloud-based learning tools in the classroom. A mix of desktop and mobile devices (including netbooks, notebooks and iPads) throughout the school ensure ready access to ICT tools and the opportunities they provide.

Our students are active members of our school community. We have an energetic Student Representative Council, student leadership groups, environmental action groups and student-led lunchtime clubs and activities. An Outside School Hours Care program, operated by TheirCare, is located on the school site.

The school has a clearly articulated Instructional Model and SWPBS approach.  Copies of documents that outline these are available upon request.  Applicants are encouraged to contact the school to arrange for a copy to be emailed.

 

SC1    Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated capacity to respond to student learning needs.

SC2    Demonstrated capacity to implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth. 

SC3    Demonstrated capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4    Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.    

SC5    Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.