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Location: Melbourne
Job type: Full time / From 24/04/2023 - 30/06/2025
Organisation: Education and Training
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Education and Training
Reference: 1336705
Substantial experience in teaching students with additional learning or wellbeing needs in a relevant setting and preferably experience working with schools in the area of student learning, engagement and wellbeing.
Demonstrated capacity to work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary professional team and contribute significantly to the achievements of the team.
Demonstrated ability to design, deliver or broker professional learning for teachers and other relevant professionals, on relevant topics such as physical disabilities, health impairments, additional learning needs, and appropriate teaching and learning strategies delivered in part via tele-practice where relevant.
Demonstrated excellent teaching and learning skills, and substantial experience in establishing successful curriculum development strategies to improve student learning outcomes, and to promote full access and inclusion for students with physical disability and/or autism spectrum disorder, vision and hearing impairment.
Demonstrated high level communication skills, networking and interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people in the education community and agencies on complex matters.
The Visiting Teacher Service provides leadership and capacity building for teachers and schools in the provision of effective curriculum and pedagogy to support student engagement, access and inclusion for students with disability or impairment in the areas of physical disability, health impairment, autism spectrum disorder, vision impairment, severe behaviour and hearing impairment.
Theis role will have a guaranteed Autism caseload
The role of the Visiting Teacher is to assist schools to develop and implement appropriate educational programs, modifications and support for referred students. Visiting teachers liaise with referred schools and students to assist in implementing inclusive practices. A component of the role could include service delivery via tele-practice.
Visiting teachers undertake a variety of roles and responsibilities that may include (but are not limited to):
Teachers with Special Education Qualifications.
Teachers currently registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (including current police record check) with a recognised special education qualification or demonstrated experience in teaching students with impairments.
Teachers who do not have an approved special education qualification but do have current provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching may apply.
Preference will be given to applicants who have an approved special education qualification.
Job share applicants will be considered.
The Department of Education and Training 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).
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants can contact Brett West, Yamatji man, in the Koorie Outcomes Division to talk about the recruitment process, the Department and supports for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the Department. Mobile: 0477 726 801 or email on: brett.west@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 http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/protect/Pages/childsafestandards.aspx
The Department’s employees commit to upholding DET’s Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. DET’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 DET values is available at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/workm/Pages/Public-Sector-Values.aspx
Appointment of the successful applicant will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
A probationary period may apply during the first twelve months of employment and induction and support programs provided.
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.
About the Department
The Department leads the delivery of education and development services to children, young people and adults both directly through government schools and indirectly through the regulation and funding of early childhood services, non-government schools and training programs.
Information about the structure of the Department, including details about each of our Ministers, key staff, regional offices, strategy and annual reports are available at: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/department/Pages/default.aspx
Role Context
Schools and Regional Services comprises 17 Areas within four regions across the state, as well as four central Divisions. The responsibilities of Schools and Regional Services include:
The regional model is designed to:
Full time / From 24/04/2023 - 30/06/2025
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