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Job Description
Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2028

Organisation: Schools (Government)

Salary: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1433349

Location Profile
Monash Tech School is one of ten Tech Schools established across Victoria. It is a funded initiative through the Statewide Programs and Tech Schools Division in the Department of Education. Hosted by Monash University and administered by John Monash Science School its partners include Year 7-12 secondary schools, specialist education schools, Monash Children's Hospital School and one Year 10-12 Science and Mathematics School, in addition to the City of Monash, Holmesglen Institute, CSIRO and several industry and research partners.

Monash Tech School offers dedicated programs that offer students new STEM opportunities, whether they be incursions, excursions, industry workplace tours, public lectures, or maker faires.

Monash Tech School operates from a state-of-the-art facility located at Monash University's Clayton campus.

Monash Tech School has a strong commitment to child safety. This role requires your commitment to ensuring Child Safe policies are adhered to and the safety of children is paramount. Monash Tech School is committed to the Child Safe standards, and continuously working to ensure that our students feel safe and are safe.

THE PROGRAMS

Monash Tech School continues to design groundbreaking learning programs that challenge students to create high-tech solutions to real-world problems experienced in Victoria¿s strategic sectors. Our first programs, Superhumans, Superpowers, and Superhealth have developed strong connections to the i) Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals, ii) New Energy, and iii) Professional Services (Entrepreneurship) sectors. Our 2024 programs, Superspace and Supercyber, have diversified our offerings and encourage Years 7-9 students to consider working in the space and cybersecurity sectors. We aim to commence the development of Superproducts in 2024, for launch in Term 4, 2024. In addition, as part of a new initiative ¿ the Beyond stream ¿ we have expanded co-delivery of programs at participating partner school sites.

Our Industry Immersions offers students from Partner Schools opportunities to explore pathways to industry. The Superjobs and Superskills Programs provide primary and high school students in Non-Partner Schools with opportunities to learn remotely about jobs of the future.

Design thinking provides the framework for each program and ensures students develop an awareness of careers in the strategic sectors, the hands-on skills to use emerging technologies and experience opportunities to develop their cognitive and social capabilities. Consequently, students learn new methods for observation, reframing, ideation, prototyping and how to pitch their concepts.

THE TEAM

Our team is driven by the desire to:

Design the best programs and experiences for students
Facilitate our programs to encourage collaboration
Inspire learners to use new technologies
Make learning fun and exciting
Selection Criteria
Monash Tech School is presently seeking to employ a Classroom Teacher as a facilitator. The role will comprise of main duties common to facilitators, and an individual area of responsibility.

The teacher will have appropriate qualifications and relevant experience in Science, Technology, or Design Technologies with a desire to integrate Design Thinking into their practice.

To apply for this position you must address the following Selection Criteria as an attached document, along with a CV and cover letter. Applications without supporting Selection Criteria shall not be considered.

SC1 Demonstrated knowledge and application of appropriate Child Safe behaviours when engaging with children and young people.

SC2 Demonstrated understanding of the Tech Schools initiative and its potential impact on STEM in Victoria.

SC3 Demonstrated understanding and application of how students learn - specifically how students connect and construct their learning; and how working with colleagues continually improves teaching and learning.

SC4 Demonstrated capacity to monitor and assess student engagement data and to use this data to inform teaching for improved student learning.

SC5 Demonstrated high-level written and verbal communication skills and high-level interpersonal skills including the ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with other employees and the broader school community to focus on student learning, wellbeing, and engagement.

SC6 Demonstrated knowledge of a range of resources, including STEM-specific resources, that engage students in their learning. Demonstrated capacity to learn and research new digital or STEM technologies for the classroom and implement findings within effective learning sequences.

Role
You are optimistic about the future of education and thrive in a collaborative environment. You¿re comfortable with being in new environments and embrace the ambiguity of being in a new workplace. A quick learner, you go out of your way to help others succeed. You understand that you take ownership of your work and love getting on with doing it.

Our staff engage in ongoing professional learning with colleagues that improves their practice across the following five areas of their work.

Mindwork
They are future-focussed, eternally vigilant professionals who are willing to develop experiences and programs beyond those presently experienced by students in schools. They see beyond their past experience and are willing to explore new opportunities.

Techwork
They understand and explore emerging technologies and techniques that help them understand what is possible for students to now do. They are cognisant of how students access, learn, and create using new technologies.

Framework
They are willing to challenge themselves to try out different program delivery structures.

Teamwork
They understand that the best work learners do is undertaken in highly collaborative environments.

With this in mind, the facilitation and learning process at Monash Tech School is different to that experienced by most staff in other schools. The nature of the programs means that many factors of the role will be different including:
a) the face-to-face and online interaction with learners;
b) preparation, meetings, student supervision, reporting and organisational duties;
c) the implementation of government educational initiatives and program development;
d) class size, curriculum mix, range of ability and age of students, demands and behaviours of those students, resources available and facilities;
e) excursions and after-school events;
f) require travel to and from Monash Tech School and key stakeholders.

Network
They must be willing to work with other professionals from industry, academia, community and government agencies to deliver cutting-edge STEM experiences to learners of all ages.

Responsibilities
Programs

Design innovative STEM programs using a design thinking approach by working collaboratively with cross-disciplinary team members.
Deliver programs for students and teachers as directed by the Director.
Administer, monitor, and set up program resources and materials.
Facilitate and support the learning of staff and visitors to the Tech School.
Document curriculum programs aligned with the Tech School¿s needs and the Victorian Curriculum.
Monitor elements of program implementation, delivery and participant satisfaction.
Monitor and track student progress in programs.
When facilitating programs, work with Classroom Teachers from Partner Schools.
Maintain student safety, and adhere to the school¿s OHS and Child Safe policies.
Attend and support external events.
Engage in professional learning with colleagues and improve practice.
Participate in necessary induction and professional development activities.
Instigate and maintain relationships with partner school teachers.

Pathways
Support projects and programs that help students, teachers, career practitioners, and the community to update their knowledge about the future of education, work, and the economy.

Administration
Contribute to the evaluation, marketing and promotional materials and strategies of the school.

With further organisational duties in one or more of the following four project areas as directed:
Special Education Programs and Supervision of Pre-Service Teachers - Co-design, translate and deliver STEM-based learning experiences that provide special needs students, and participants from non-partner schools access to the Tech School¿s Programs. Supervise and mentor Pre-Service Teachers.
Onsite Programs Design and Development - Co-design, coordinate and deliver STEM-based learning experiences for teachers, support staff, and students at Monash Tech School¿s facility for our partner schools with input from industry partners.
Online Programs Design and Development - Co-design and deliver STEM-based learning experiences as part of the Superjobs, Superskills and Superproblems Programs for middle-school students in our partner schools with input from classroom teachers.
Offsite Programs Design and Development - Co-design, coordinate and deliver STEM-based learning experiences for teachers, support staff, and students at partner schools with input from industry partners.
Who May Apply
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.

EEO AND OHS Commitment
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 [email protected]

Child Safe Standards
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

DE Values
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

Other Information
Temporary transfer of an ongoing employee

The following excerpt from Recruitment in Schools Guide may apply to certain candidates who apply for a role at Monash Tech School by virtue of it being administered by John Monash Science School:

An ongoing employee who is the successful applicant for an identified fixed term position of up to 3 years in the Science, Mathematics and associated Technology areas at John Monash Science School, will be temporarily transferred to John Monash Science School for the duration of the vacancy. At the expiration of the fixed period the employee will return to their base school.

An ongoing employee, other than an ongoing employee who is the successful applicant for an identified fixed term position at John Monash Science School, who is temporarily transferred in response to an advertised fixed term vacancy may be offered one further period of temporary transfer at the same school, without advertisement of the position, provided the base school principal agrees to the further release and the position continues to satisfy the fixed term criteria set out under 'duration of vacancy'.

(last accessed: 30 August 2024)

Conditions of Employment
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 at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx
VIT LANTITE
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.