Department of Education Victoria – Herne Hill VIC

1d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Western Heights College is a government co-educational single campus secondary college located in the

heart of the Hamlyn Heights, Herne Hill and the Geelong West region just a short drive from the Geelong

city centre, the Geelong Ring Road and nearby rural towns. The college is located within state-of-the-art

contemporary buildings which connect learning, to our community and reflects our leading-edge work in curriculum

design and delivery for our community.

The college¿s purpose is to empower students to strive for success and excellence in their educational

journey with a focus on learning growth, high expectations, holistic well-being, creativity and innovation

reflected strongly in the schools 3 values responsibility, courage and inclusion. The college offers flexible

indoor and outdoor learning spaces as well as an array of educational opportunities to empower students to

strive for success and excellence in their educational learning journey.

The college has a strong focus on literacy and numeracy across the college. Global learning and thinking

are a priority for the College with the school inclusive of cultural diversity, offering EAL and Chinese mandarin

as it¿s language. The college has sister schools based in China.

Leadership, interpersonal development and student voice and agency in learning are a focus for the school

with its offerings of exceptional dance, music, theatre studies, technology, STEM and art programs on offer.





The college has an exciting camps and excursions program with opportunities to include local, interstate and

international experiences to places like Mount Buller, Kokoda, Central Australia, and China. WHC is also

involved regularly in the School for Student Leadership Opportunities across all its campuses for Year 9

students. The college also runs tours to the USA for basketball, the UK for AFL Football, New Zealand for

Netball, and Europe for Soccer every second year.

All students belong to learning communities with developmental personal learning goals and pathways plans,

supported by a daily mentoring program. Years 7 and 8 students are supported in their learning communities

by a teacher team focused on building key skills, knowledge and understanding. An innovative personalised

program for Year 9 and 10 students includes access to VCE, the Head Start Program, School Based

Apprenticeships (SBA¿s) and Vocational Education Training (VET) studies. Years 11 and 12 students choose

from a wide range of studies, combining academic VCE, vocational and applied learning programs and

certificates (VET/VM). Western Heights College has an active and fully engaged College Council,





establishing strong links with the local community, including partnerships with the City of Greater Geelong,

Vines Road Community Hub, the Geelong Regional Library, the Polly Farmer Foundation (FTD Program)

and many local and elite sports groups including the Geelong Venom WNBL Team, and Melbourne Victory

Soccer Club. The school has a growing enrolment of close to its capacity of 1200 students in 2027.

Selection Criteria

SC1: Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in inclusive education and supporting learners with additional needs including the capacity to work directly with students who have complex behavioural and learning needs.
SC2: Developed interpersonal, collaborative and communication skills including the ability to work as a member of transdisciplinary teams and to be supportive of wider school initiatives.
SC3: Ability to maintain appropriate documentation including record keeping, therapy goals and plans, and conducting student assessments.
SC4: Experience delivering professional development and/or upskilling staff in inclusive practices.
SC5: Experience and knowledge in providing and supporting interventions that address sensory processing, social learning, self-regulation, motor planning, functional skills and play for students.
SC6: Demonstrated understanding of the Victorian Department of Education Disability Inclusion Model

Role

Western Heights College is seeking a motivated and innovative Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join our Inclusion (and Wellbeing team).

📌 Occupational Therapist 0.4 FTE (Geelong)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
📍 Geelong