Outdoor Education Teacher - Nayook Campus

Location:
Gippsland | Warragul

Job type:
Full time / From 28/01/2025

Organisation:
Schools (Government)

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Teacher

Reference:
1446163

Rubicon Outdoor School is a Department of Education Specific Purpose Outdoor School working with government secondary school students.
We aim to empower people to develop lifelong positive growth by developing students' understanding of self and others, and the skills required to contribute to a positive community and a sustainable environment.

Our values of sustainable futures, shaped by challenge, building community, and meaningful experiences are aligned to support the realization of our vision, whilst also establishing shared expectations, community norms and remaining focused on what matters most for our school community.

The school has two campuses, the Thornton Campus, located in the Rubicon Valley on the lands of the Taungurung People in the Murrindindi Shire and our Nayook Campus, located between the borders of the Bunurong, Wurundjeri and Gunaikurnai People in the Baw Baw Shire.

Annually approximately 3000 state school students attend the school, with the majority of visits being five days.
Classes are distributed across the two campuses based on cohort sizes, student level learning requirements, and the geographical settings of the campuses.
Students live at the school predominantly within a residential setting with both day and overnight lessons occurring in natural environments sometimes further afield.
All learning is drawn from the Victorian Curriculum with curriculum foci being co-designed with schools as part of a collaborative process with content descriptors for every program shaping the instructional content.

The school undertakes formalized community of practice arrangements with other schools, that see longer-term work between stakeholders focusing on improving the integration of students' learning at Rubicon into home school curriculum and measuring the associated outcomes.
The School Council is active in policy making and supports the priorities and resource allocation planning across the school.
Membership of the school council has representation from the DET, staff members, nominees of key stakeholder groups, and community members.

SC1 Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including experience in responding to student learning needs in outdoor environments that encompasses securing both student safety and learning outcomes.

SC2 Demonstrated experience in planning for and implementing high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluating the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

SC3 Demonstrated experience in providing feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents using evidence of learning.

SC4 Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues, and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing, and engagement.

SC5 Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department and our school's values.

The classroom teacher classification comprises two salary ranges- range 1 and range 2.
The primary focus of the classroom teacher is on the planning, preparation, and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes.
The classroom teacher engages in critical reflection and inquiry in order to improve knowledge and skills to effectively engage students and improve their learning.

As the classroom teacher gains experience his or her contribution to the school program beyond the classroom increases.
All classroom teachers may be required to undertake other duties in addition to their rostered teaching duties provided the responsibility is appropriate to the salary range, qualifications, training, and experience of the teacher.

The role of classroom teacher may include but is not limited to:

• Direct teaching of groups of students and individual students;
• Contributing to the development, implementation, and evaluation of a curriculum area or other curriculum program within the school;
• Undertaking other classroom teaching related and organisational duties as determined by the School Principal;
• Participating in activities such as parent/teacher meetings; staff meetings; camps and excursions;
• Undertaking other non-teaching supervisory duties.
  

Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.

• 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.
  
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website.
  

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.