Seeking – Prace College Teacher VCE (VM), VPC & VET

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Mernda and Reservoir

$82,413 – $116,882 per year

About the Role

Prace College is seeking an experienced & dedicated VCE Vocational Major & Vocational Pathways Certificate teacher to teach across two campuses – Reservoir and Mernda.  This is a full-time, ongoing position.

You will be part of a dynamic team passionate about helping students to achieve their goals through education. The role requires a dedicated professional to maximise student engagement and learning outcomes.

Responsibilities and duties will be across two campuses:

• Teaching & Learning 
• Engaging in Professional Learning
• Online teaching (where required)
• Student support
• Administration and compliance
• Child safety

Prace College is an Independent Specialist School that provides a supportive, flexible and inclusive education to meet the needs of at-risk young people, and supports them to re-engage with and participate in learning, community and work activities. We are a not-for-profit organisation. 

About You

Qualifications and Registration

• Bachelor of Education or equivalent (essential)
• Masters in a complimentary discipline such as Special Education, Psychology, Social Work (desirable)
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment TAE40116 or successor; or TAE40110 plus (or including) TAELLN401A / TAELLN411 and TAEASS502 / A / B (desirable) 
• Experience teaching applied and/or integrated curriculum, and/or delivery of VCE Vocational Major and the Victorian Pathways Certificate (or other related curriculum, such as VCAL) (desirable)

How To Apply

Applications will be considered, and applicants informed if they have been successful in securing an interview, on an ongoing basis until the positions are filled.

Submit: 

Your resume, and your response to the Key Selection Criteria (below), as a part of your cover letter or as a separate document to:

Principal Amaya Munoz amunoz@prace.vic.edu.au

For more information, please contact Amaya on 9462 6077.

Key Selection Criteria

• Proven ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide educational interventions for young people to enable them to develop learning for wellbeing and achieve educational success.
• Evidence of well-developed skills in teaching and learning, including the ability to select and use a wide range of teaching and assessment strategies appropriate to a diverse learner population, including a demonstrated capacity to integrate I.C.T. into teaching & learning practices.
• Demonstrated capacity to implement trauma informed practice, restorative justice principles and strategies with young people who may have existing barriers to education, including young people who identify as LGBTQIA+, from diverse cultural backgrounds, with learning disabilities, social emotional challenges and/or substance abuse.
• Extensive experience in successfully developing and delivering an engaging and integrated curriculum covering all strands of the curriculum, with the ability to apply this to the VCEVM and VPC certificates.
• Highly developed administrative and organisational skills, including a capacity to meet requirements of the relevant accredited courses, VCAA and VRQA school registration and VCE VM and VPC registration compliance requirements.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills that demonstrate a capacity to effectively engage with staff, students, families, and support workers. 

As part of Prace’s recruitment and selection process, applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment safety screening process.  Successful appointments to a position will be subject to, but not limited to, the following checks: National Police Check, VIT registration check, current and valid Driver’s Licence.  All costs associated with safety screening will be at the applicant’s expense.

More About Prace

Equity and Diversity
Prace College understands the importance of diversity and inclusion. We recognise that everyone has the right to an equitable, safe and productive environment and to be treated with dignity and respect.  We welcome applications from all people regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, disability or sexual orientation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Child Safety – Statement of Commitment

Prace prides itself on being a child safe organisation with zero tolerance for child abuse. We recognise our legal and moral responsibilities to keep children and young people safe from harm.

This will be achieved by:

• having a zero tolerance for child abuse
• working to actively listen to and empower children
• having systems to protect children from abuse, and will take all allegations and concerns very seriously and responding to them consistently in line with the organisation’s policies and procedures
• being committed to promoting cultural safety for Aboriginal children, cultural safety for children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability
• engaging only the most suitable people to work with children along with providing high quality supervision and professional development.

All staff employed by Prace are required to have a current Working with Children Check card or VIT registration. See our Child Safety Code of Conduct.