Department of Education - Victoria

Are you an exceptional graduate who is highly motivated to work in a collaborative and supportive school environment? Do you have a passion for creating positive relationships with students and effective classroom environments to get the most out of students. Are you keen to continue to learn and develop your craft using the latest evidence backed practices? If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

The school is seeking an enthusiastic, energetic, outgoing and hard working, team oriented graduate who understands the importance of creating positive and supportive relationships with students, whilst maintaining high classroom and learning expectations.

Applicants are encouraged to call the principal for further information about the school and position. Please include your name as either a header or footer in both your CV and selection criteria response.  Written responses to the selection criteria should not exceed 5 pages total. 

Applicants with an understanding of or experience in the science of learning, the Berry Street Education Model or the Real Schools' restorative practices are strongly encouraged to apply. 

About the school.

Established in 1910, Mount Evelyn Primary School has a long and very proud history of educating children of families living in the local area. Situated on the corner of Monbulk Road and Clegg Road, the school attracts families from within our school zone and those commuting daily from the Yarra Valley.  The school, recently modernised throughout, consists of 19 classrooms, specialist areas including the visual arts room, a science area, a LOTE space, a performing arts hub and library. The school also boasts a large gym, a community building and attractive outdoor areas including a synthetic turf oval, two basketball courts, multiple playgrounds and a sensory play area including a vegetable garden and chicken enclosure.

We have an anticipated 2026 enrolment of approx. 395 students, grouped into 19 classes. Although our overall socio-economic profile places us in the low-medium range, we cater for a very diverse community. Mount Evelyn PS has 38 equivalent full-time staff including 2 principal class, two Learning Specialist, 24 full and part time teaching staff and approx. 25 education support and administration staff.

At Mount Evelyn Primary School, we teach children to become lifelong learners and to not just see school primarily as a place of knowledge acquisition. Emphasis is placed upon the use of thinking tools, and our students are specifically taught the importance of self-management, working collaboratively and taking responsibility. The school values of integrity (Be your best) care, respect, safety and responsibility provide the foundations for achieving this. We believe that learning is a journey, not a race. Whilst each child may make that journey in their own unique way, given adequate time, guidance and support, all can make the journey.

Our Gradual Release of Responsibility Instructional model, based on latest research and evidence from the Science of Learning field, sees teachers using highly explicit methods for the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills, scaffolding knowledge and releasing students to practice and application where they independently and confidently demonstrate their learning and key understandings. Our focus is to ensure all students develop strong foundations in literacy and numeracy that will enable them to be independent learners.

Student wellbeing is supported through the engagement of a fulltime wellbeing coordinator and strong support and pastoral care programs including chaplaincy, Kids Hope, Buddies and peer mediation. Our whole school wellbeing process is based on the Berry Street Educational Model in which most staff are fully trained. In late 2024, we began a three year partnership with Real Schools to further promote our school culture and practices.

Disability Inclusion practices are well established at Mt Evelyn PS. We have a significant number of students who receive addition funding under the PSD/DI initiatives for a range of disabilities. Most classes have at least one full time ES staff member supporting both students and teachers.

Specialist programs include visual arts, performing arts/music, health and physical education, science, global education and Auslan.

Mount Evelyn Primary School also offers and promotes a large number of extracurricular activities including whole school productions, arts festival, choirs, camps and excursions, leadership development, and Hands on Learning. Students engage in sporting opportunities including inter school sporting competitions, Hooptime, cross country running, swimming programs and athletics. Staff and student led lunchtime clubs provide opportunities for students to opt into interest based clubs, choirs and social skills/games groups. The school offers instrumental music opportunities and boasts a large, school run Out of School Hours Care and Vacation care program.

Mount Evelyn Primary School encourages all teachers, students and families to work together as a learning community; one that is dedicated to caring and support, active participation and positive expectations for all students.

 

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.