ACT Government Hiring for Classroom Teacher – Graduate Teacher Job at Canberra Full Time

Closes: 13 September 2022

Classification: Classroom Teacher
Position No: Classroom Teacher – Graduate Teachers
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 26 August 2022
[email protected]

• newly graduated teachers will commence on $76,575 +11.5% super assuming no previous experience

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  Reimbursement of reasonable relocation costs up to $12K plus dependents allowance
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  Permanent and contract positions starting now through to 2023
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  The ACT Education Directorate is anticipating 300 permanent vacancies for 2023.

Looking to embrace a better work life balance with everything within an easy reach?

Are you next generation of educators who want to make a difference? Start your career in Canberra. With market leading new educator support including mentoring & reduced contact hours. Now is the time to apply.

Graduate and New Educators

We are looking for teachers who have recently (previous three years) or who will graduate before January 2023, who are enthusiastic, dedicated and are passionate about making a difference to our students.

Why Canberra?

Enjoy a relaxed lifestyle in a progressive city, where everything is within an easy 30-minute drive. Embrace a better work-life balance in a city which has the most physically active population in Australia, is brimming with culture and art, has a buzzing café and dining scene and is just a stone’s throw from natural bushland. Discover more at canberra.com.au

Our Directorate

Become part of a welcoming, caring system that has some of the leading employment conditions in the country. Some examples of conditions covered in our Teaching Staff Enterprise Agreement include:

• Competitive wages and superannuation benefits
• Agreed class sizes
• Paid employer superannuation contributions on the first 12 months of unpaid birth leave, bonding leave, primary care giver leave, adoption or permanent care leave.

Future of Education in the ACT

ACT’s Future of Education Strategy is a ten-year strategy. Launched in August 2018, the strategy sets the ACT Government’s long-term vision for Education through a roadmap that outlines how all students in all schools will benefit from an improved education delivery over the next decade. It focuses on:

• Strengthened systems to focus on equity with quality
• Placing students at the centre of their learning
• Empowering teachers, school leaders and other professionals to meet the learning needs of all students
• Building strong communities for learning

Diversity statement

The ACT Government is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres strait islander people, people with disability and those who identify as LGBTIQ are encouraged to apply.

What’s on offer

We are offering permanent and temporary teaching opportunities across the ACT public school system. Successful candidates will be offered positions based on system priorities.

Your skills and experience

• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement inclusive and effective teaching and learning strategies to engage and improve educational outcomes for a diverse range of students.
• Demonstrated capacity to use evidence-based classroom practice and behaviour management that fosters a positive learning environment.
• Proven capacity to work as part of a team and the ability to use own initiative and to work independently.
• Proven expertise in whole school wellbeing initiatives to engage and support students.
• Consistently model and demonstrate the ACT Government Respect, Equity and Diversity Framework and lead safe work practices in accordance with Cultural Integrity and the Directorate’s Work Health and Safety policies, procedures and roles and responsibilities.

Eligibility requirements for employment

• Eligible for teacher registration with Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) prior to commencing employment ACT Teacher Quality Institute (tqi.act.edu.au)
• Current Working with Vulnerable People registration (WwVP) Home (act.gov.au)
• Australian citizenship and/or permanent residency or a valid working visa
• Business sponsorship available assessed on an individual basis

How to Apply

To complete your application, please submit the following documents:

• resume
• contact details of two professional referees (one must be from a current or previous supervisor)
• two-page statement providing practice examples aligned to the Australian Professional Standards for teachers with an emphasis on the results achieved.
• A copy of your final placement report
• A copy of your registration from your local regulatory authority or if currently studying evidence of enrolment in an accredited initial teacher education program

We are accepting applications now, please click the apply now button to start your application.

A merit pool will be established from this recruitment process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies.

Any questions please email us at [email protected]

Career interest categories:

Education, Teaching and Training