Department of Education Victoria – Rushworth VIC

4d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

The town of Rushworth was established during the gold rush in 1853. It is surrounded by several larger towns all within one hour’s drive, including Bendigo to the south-west, Echuca to the north-west and Shepparton to the north-east. Rushworth P-12 College was formed in 1996 when Rushworth Primary School and Rushworth Secondary College merged. The school is currently situated on the original Rushworth school site, which opened its doors in 1872. In 2024 major capital works were completed, which endowed the college with a new Science and Technology building that provides three teaching spaces in Science, Food Technology and Product Design Technology, with a fourth general classroom space for theory work. The college also invested in developing the grounds with a further landscaped recreational areas and a dedicated Agriculture and Horticulture space. Just over 60% of students are bussed into the College from the surrounding smaller towns of Stanhope, Colbinabbin, Nagambie, Harston, Redcastle, Mt. Camel and Murchison. They travel on average twice as far as students in the state and region, and higher than the LGA average. The College is a large employer and major resource for local people and the College’s success is of vital importance to local communities. The student population continues to grow in 2025 currently at 174 students in the primarily in secondary year levels, and was 150 in 2024, with a ratio of 44% female to 56% male students, among which are an indigenous population of 18%.

Selection Criteria
- Graduates

- 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 Demonstratedbehaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

Program Benefits
- Graduates

Role
- Graduates

The primary focus of the range 1 classroom teacher is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective classroom practitioner with structured support and guidance from teachers at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes.



These teachers teach a range of students/classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programs. Range 1 classroom teachers are skilled teachers who operate under general direction within transparent guidelines following established work practices and documented priorities and may have responsibility for the supervision and training of one or more student teachers. At range 1, teachers participate in the development of school policies and programs and assist in the implementation of school priorities. The focus of a range 1 classroom teacher is on classroom management, subject content and teaching practice. New entrants to the teaching profession in their initial teaching years receive structured support, mentoring and guidance from teachers at higher levels. Under guidance, new entrants to the teaching profession will plan and teach student groups in one or more subjects and are expected to participate in induction programs and other professional learning activities that are designed to ensure the integration of curriculum, assessment and pedagogy across the school. Teachers at range 1 are responsible for teaching their own classes and may also assist and participate in policy development, project teams and the organisation of co-curricula activities.

Responsibilities
- Graduates

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 outc

📌 Graduate Position (Australia)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
📍 Australia