Kurrun Primary School opened Term 1 2023 and is located at 22 Allsburg Avenue, Officer, within the Cardinia Shire. The Bunurong people are the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the school is situated.

Kurrun Primary School is provisioned for students in Prep to Grade 6 and consists of facilities for a long-term enrolment of 525. The school¿s facilities will include:

• an administration building with a library, staff offices and amenities as well as specialist teaching areas for science and the arts
• two learning neighbourhood buildings, incorporating general purpose classrooms, flexible and collaborative teaching spaces
• a community hub building with a competition-grade gymnasium, canteen, music and drama space
• two outdoor hardcourts
• a sports field.

At Kurrun Primary School a set of guiding principles drive the development of the learning community:

• As a school, we are committed to supporting each staff member to experience professional fulfilment in their role
• Schools make a significant positive difference in the lives of the children that they serve, and every staff member has a role in making a difference
• It is only by working together that we can meet the needs of the children that we serve
• We live by the values of Inclusion, Courage, Aspiration, Respect and Empathy
• We all have a professional obligation to improve our practice
• All students can learn with the appropriate levels of support and challenge
• Every child needs a champion
• A strong sense of belonging and school connectedness is crucial for students, staff and families to maintain high levels of student learning and wellbeing
• Every child has relative strengths and part of the role of education is to support them in identifying and further developing these strengths
• Schools make the greatest difference when they work in partnership with students, families and the broader community
• Kurrun Primary School is a place where the joy of learning is shared

Mission

Kurrun Primary School¿s mission is to create and maintain a collaborative school community to empower and inspire students to become interdependent contributors to their community.

Values

Kurrun Primary School¿s values are Inclusion, Courage, Aspiration, Respect and Empathy (I CARE).

Vision

Kurrun Primary School¿s vision is for every student to be engaged with purposeful learning and making high levels of growth, every day.

At Kurrun Primary School students will learn the fundamental skills, knowledge, understandings and attitudes to be highly literate and numerate members of society and to develop and maintain high levels of personal wellbeing in an ever-changing world.

The Kurrun Primary School learning environment will be safe, orderly, supportive and stimulating. Diversity will be embraced and celebrated throughout the community, including the acknowledgement and celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures.

Strong collaborative partnerships will exist between students, staff, parents and the broader school community in meeting the individual learning and wellbeing needs of each student. Together we will inspire and support each learner to succeed as creative and curious thinkers, who are connected, adaptable and resilient citizens, displaying empathy and courage.

Our objective at Kurrun Primary School is to:

• ensure that each student achieves high levels of learning and wellbeing
• develop a learning community that meets the learning needs of every student with a focus on academic, social, emotional, physical and creative needs
• build students¿ capacity to become interdependent learners
• establish and maintain a strong sense of belonging and school and community connectedness among students, staff and families.

A school tour and information session will be held 4:30pm Thursday 10th October at Kurrun Primary School for prospective applicants. Bookings for the tour and information session can be made by contacting school Administration (03 5929 8222 or kurrun.ps@education.vic.gov.au). 

APPLICANTS: Applications MUST address the specified Selection Criteria. Applicant responses to the Selection Criteria are requested to be a maximum of one page of standard 12-point text per criteria. Personal and other information should not exceed 3 pages. Please include your name in the title of your attachment. Please place your name on each page of the application and combine your CV and your application responses into one PDF document. Applicants should provide contact details of 3 referees, including email and phone numbers. Position descriptions are reviewed regularly by the Principal and may change, with consultation, to support the school¿s needs and growth.

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. 

SC6    Demonstrated experience and/or passion to work as part of a professional learning community, with a commitment to working in teams to ensure that each student achieves high levels of learning and wellbeing through engaging in ongoing cycles of inquiry to improve professional practice.

This position may attract an incentive payment of $5,650 (pre-tax) for the successful candidate who meets the eligibility criteria set out under conditions of employment

The primary focus of the range 1 classroom teacher is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective classroom practitioner with structured support and guidance from teachers at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes.

These teachers teach a range of students/classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programs.  Range 1 classroom teachers are skilled teachers who operate under general direction within clear guidelines following established work practices and documented priorities and may have responsibility for the supervision and training of one or more student teachers.

At range 1, teachers participate in the development of school policies and programs and assist in the implementation of school priorities. 
The focus of a range 1 classroom teacher is on classroom management, subject content and teaching practice.  New entrants to the teaching profession in their initial teaching years receive structured support, mentoring and guidance from teachers at higher levels.

Under guidance, new entrants to the teaching profession will plan and teach student groups in one or more subjects and are expected to participate in induction programs and other professional learning activities that are designed to ensure the integration of curriculum, assessment and pedagogy across the school.

Teachers at range 1 are responsible for teaching their own classes and may also assist and participate in policy development, project teams and the organisation of co-curricula activities.

Core responsibilities include:

• Planning and implementing a range of teaching programs or courses of study
• Teaching an area of the curriculum or a general curriculum to a year level
• Monitoring, evaluating and reporting student progress in key learning areas
• Implementing strategies to achieve targets related to student learning outcomes
• Maintaining records of class attendance and recording student progress
• Implementing effective student management consistent with the school charter.
• Working with a mentor to participate in professional development planning, implementation and reflection developing a professional portfolio

Additional responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Supervising a range of student activities including support and welfare programs
• Contributing to a range of co-curricular programs

To be eligible to apply for a position advertised through the Teacher Graduate Recruitment program, a teacher must: 

• have completed their course requirements and graduated in the last 4 years, and
• not be employed as a teacher by the department at the time the advertised position is to commence

Applicants must also be currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.

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

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. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

 https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

 https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

APPLICANTS: Applications MUST address the specified Selection Criteria. Applicant responses to the Selection Criteria are requested to be a maximum of one page of standard 12-point text per criteria. Personal and other information should not exceed 3 pages. Please include your name in the title of your attachment. Please place your name on each page of the application and combine your CV and your application responses into one PDF document. Applicants should provide contact details of 3 referees, including email and phone numbers. Position descriptions are reviewed regularly by the Principal and may change, with consultation, to support the school¿s needs and growth.

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.

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

Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements. This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.