Department of Education Victoria – Forrest VIC

20h ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Forrest Primary School & Early Years Centre is a unique educational centre, situated in the Otway Ranges. The school is set in a picturesque rural setting within the Forrest Township and is part of the Forrest Primary School and Early Years Centre. The Primary school and funded pre-school program provide quality early education, care services for the children of Forrest, and neighbouring districts; aged from 3 - 12 years. Enrolments continue to increase with a current enrolment of 25 students. The school has 1 Principal, 3 Teachers and 6 Education Support Staff. The Kindergarten has 1 Early Childhood Teacher and 1 Early Childhood Educator.

The school and EYC is committed to continuous improvement and achieving excellence in teaching and learning at every level. We provide excellent learning programs in all curriculum areas with a focus on Literacy and Numeracy. Programs are designed to cater for individual learning styles and abilities and include a variety of student support and extension programs.

The school and EYC offer a range of activities that complement the formal classroom environment including; health and wellbeing, science, arts/literacy programs, community garden, outdoor education, a Bush Kinder program, Sporting Schoolsprogram and a range of projects with local community partners, including Forrest Neighbourhood House and Colac Otway Shire.Our staff is dedicated to world¿s best practice and diligently strives to ensure all children are progressing to the best of their ability.

The Forrest Primary School and Early Years Centre is a true learning community, providing support services for the families of Forrest and surrounds.



There is a very strong partnership between parents and staff with a high level of parent participation. The school and EYC prides itself on providing a safe, friendly and stimulating learning environment for all of its students and their families.

The Early Years Centre has been accredited with an ACECQA Excellence rating and currently holds a MEETING rating. It is comprised of two learning environments: a 3-year-old kinder room and a 4-year-old kinder room. A qualified ELC teacher implements a high quality education program for every 3- and 4-year-old child, based on the National Early Years Learning Framework and the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework.

Selection Criteria

SC1 Demonstrated high-quality pedagogical approaches, linked with an excellent understanding of children's learning and development from birth to school age.

SC2 Excellent understanding of the National Quality Framework and Standards, relevant legislation, Early Years Learning Framework and the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework and transition to school.

SC3 Experience in implementing the planning cycle, analysing and evaluating an inclusive, child-centred program which supports young children's learning and development.

SC4 Demonstrated ability to lead staff in the delivery of high-quality early childhood programs for a specific cohort of children.





SC5 Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with children, parents, colleagues and the broader community to suuport the learning development agency, wellbeing and safety of children.

SC6 Demonstrated understanding of trauma informed practice and the capacity to cater for students with a wide range of trauma backgrounds and educational needs.

Role

This position will require you to work as a degree qualified educator across the 3 year old and 4 year old kindergarten programs and will involve implementing and evaluating an appropriate educational program.

As an Early Childhood Teacher you will demonstrate the following specialist knowledge, qualities and skills:

- Commitment to ensuring that the vision and mission statements are enacted.
- High level problem solving abilities, capacity to set priorities, establish realistic goals and support other educators to do the same.
- Excellent skills in communicating with children, families, staff, professionals and community members.
- Cultural competence.
- Ability to reflect, critically evaluate and assess the effectiveness of work practices as an ongoing learner.
- Capacity to improve professional practice by seeking meaningful learning opportunities for yourself and other educators based on current theory.
- Ability to implement creative and inclusive ways of acknowledging diversity within the community to improve service delivery.
- Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of this position will be:

Children

- Develop, in consultation with parents and educ

📌 Early Childhood Teacher (Forrest)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
📍 Forrest