Department of Education - Victoria

The Graduate Recruitment Initiative actively supports the employment of Graduate Teachers in Victorian government schools by identifying vacancies for eligible candidates.

If you’re keen to explore a broad range of Teaching opportunities, then there’s no better place to start your career.

Location Profile 

Lyndale Greens Primary School's vision is to be a community thriving through engagement and inclusivity.

Our school is located on Bunurong Country, Dandenong North, in the City of Greater Dandenong - the most culturally diverse community in Victoria. Lyndale Greens Primary School was established in 2010, through the merger of Lyndale Primary School and Greenslopes Primary School.

Our school has approximately 450 students, 70% of whom speak a language other than English at home, with 40 languages represented.

Our school has a strong focus on the explicit instruction of literacy and numeracy, complemented by a specialist program consisting of Visual Arts, Auslan, Science, Library and Physical Education.

Teaching and learning are supported by interactive displays in each classroom and learning area, 1:1 digital technology in Years 3-6, banks of iPads for junior years, and a TV/podcasting studio.

Our students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities including State School Spectacular, Wakakirri, Girl Guides, swimming, camps, interschool and after-school sports, and looking after our adopted park, Booth Crescent Reserve.

Our staff regularly meet as year level Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) where they are guided through cycles of inquiry by our Curriculum and Pedagogy Assistant Principal, and Learning Specialists.

Our positive climate for learning is fostered through the Department of Education's School Wide Positive Behaviour (SWPB) approach, driven by our Wellbeing and Inclusion Assistant Principal and the SWPB Team.

At Lyndale Greens Primary School, our students learn and play by the following values:

·         We are Learners

·         We are Respectful

·         We are Safe

Our school declaration is repeated by students at every assembly:

We are Lyndale Greens Primary School,

We are learners,

We are respectful,

We are safe,

Head, heart, hands - always.

What we offer

• This position attracts an incentive payment of $5,650 (pre-tax) for the successful candidate who meets the eligibility criteria
• Ongoing employment for candidates
• Career support with professional development opportunities
• Career start

What you’ll do  

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

Who we’re looking for?  

• The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT)
• if the person completed an Australian postgraduate level initial teaching program or course of study on or after 1 January 2024, they must demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed a postgraduate level accredited initial teacher education program that has been accredited by an Australian State or Territory Teacher Regulatory Authority as satisfying the requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership 'Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures'
• a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program after 1 July 2016 must also 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 ITE program completed by the person).

Who can apply? 

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.

Next steps    

If this sounds like an opportunity for you, we encourage you to apply here