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Location Profile
Rainbow P-12 College is a rural school, located in the northwest of Victoria. The area is a predominantly grain and sheep farming region.
Our purpose is to inspire our students and community to flourish by making a positive difference to every students wellbeing, engagement and achievement. This has been accomplished by promoting and developing strong character, underpinned by a supportive and highly effective, school wide positive behaviour and education for all our students.

The College values are Work Hard, Be Kind, Bounce Back and Dream Big. We encourage strong character in our students, staff and families as typified by: Optimism, Zest, Grit, Social Intelligence, Gratitude, Curiosity and Self-control.
In ****, the school has 104 students, spread evenly between the junior and senior sections of the school. Our students are from Rainbow and the surrounding districts. The school's socio-economic band value is low-medium. There were no ATSI students or international students. We do have 3 EAL students in ****. This year we have no students in out of home care.

The school has 31 equivalent fulltime staff comprising of 2 principal class, 12.7 teaching staff, 14.7 education support staff and 2.4 administrative staff. The school's Leadership Team consists of a Principal, 2 staff sharing the role of Acting Assistant Principal , one leading teacher and three learning specialists. In **** we did not have any ASTI staff at the school.(*Our leadership team was modified in **** when 2 members went on maternity leave. We added a teacher & ES staff member to the leadership team. The AP position became an Acting shared position)
Rainbow P-12 College has the services of a Mental Health Practitioner for one day a week (shared with 3 other schools). The College has a strong focus on wellbeing with a very proactive Mental Health Wellbeing Leader and Wellbeing Action team. The school has a breakfast club and lunchtime activities on a regular basis. There are also student support co-ordinators (P-6 & 7-12) that provide extra support to staff and students.




The school also has an ongoing partnership with Royal Far West (RFW) which is an external health care organisation that provides Speech, OT and psychology services to our junior students via telehealth. RFW also provides outreach services twice a year and support to build teacher and parent capacity.

The school offers a broad curriculum from Foundation to Year 12. Rainbow P-12 College provides specialist classes in Science, Music, Environmental Studies, Food Technology and Digital Technology for all students from Foundation to Year 6. A range of subjects and elective programs are provided for students from Years 7 to 10 such as Design and Technology, Golf, Agriculture, Business and Hands on Learning.

The school provides a wide range of senior secondary pathways including the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), Vocational Major (VM), Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) Vocational Education and Training (VET), School Based Apprenticeships (SBAs) and Work Placement opportunities.

Rainbow P-12 College is an active member of the Southern Mallee Lakes Cluster for junior activities and sporting events. It is also a member of the Little Desert Region for both junior and senior sports.

The school also has excellent ties with the community. The school provides fortnightly Shake, Rattle and Read Literacy sessions for preschool families. The students have connections with many local community groups through school-related activities such as our Intergenerational program, tree planting at the Rainbow Lake and involvement in community projects via Hands On Learning.
We are very proud of our strong, support and unique P-12 culture.
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 career 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 ****, 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 **** 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 applyhere

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