Verified Job
Healthcare
Ed Support Level 1-Range 2
Healthcare
#46136
Remote / WFH
Government schools
Job Description
Location Profile
Orchard Park Primary School is situated on a 3.5 hectare site at 291 Pink Hill Boulevard, Officer. The school is located in South Eastern Victoria Region. Orchard Park PS provides for Foundation to Year 6 students and opened at the beginning of 2021. The school has been designed for a long-term enrolment of 525.
School Mission, Vision and Critical Commitments
MISSION - our compelling purpose
It is the mission of Orchard Park Primary School to educate all students with the essential skills and knowledge to become resilient and lifelong learners who are active and positive members of their community.
VISION - our optimistic future
Orchard Park Primary School is committed to working collaboratively to ensure high levels of learning for ALL students. This enables each student to be successful in any field they choose. At OPPS, we continuously strive to improve our practice in order to achieve the best outcomes for every student we serve. Strong and positive relationships are fostered with all members of the school community to create a safe, connected and student-centred environment. OPPS is held in high regard within their community and the wider education field.
CRITICAL COMMITMENTS - behaviours we have identified and are committed to in order to reach our vision
We make all decisions based on the best interests of student learning outcomes.
We are open-minded, honest and vulnerable in our willingness to continually grow and learn.
We embrace a team environment and collaborate purposefully.
We recognise and commit to the collective responsibility of the learning of all students.
We seek to understand before seeking to be understood.
We will develop and maintain strong and positive relationships with all members to the school community.
We will respectfully and professionally challenge ideas and behaviours that do not align with our school mission and vision.
Teaching and learning spaces at Orchard Park Primary School are designed to enable the full implementation of a Professional Learning Community (PLC) approach. Integrated planning and delivery, collective reflection on the impact of teaching practice, professional collaboration, and the active use of student voice, underpinned by evidence-based, high-impact teaching strategies are central to the school¿s educational vision.
Learning Communities are structured around flexible, modifiable spaces that support a range of learning approaches and can respond to the evolving needs of students and teachers. This design fosters shared ownership, inclusion, and a strong culture of everyday learning. While flexibility is a key feature of our learning environments, staff are also united by clearly articulated whole-school pedagogical approaches, including embedded, research-based, subject-specific lesson structures.
A core component of practice at Orchard Park Primary School is the Berry Street Education Model, which underpins our approach to student wellbeing, engagement and self-regulation. Staff consistently apply trauma-informed practices to create predictable, supportive and inclusive learning environments where all students feel safe, connected and ready to learn. The integration of the Berry Street Education Model strengthens our commitment to high expectations, student voice, and equitable learning outcomes for every child
Selection Criteria
SC1 Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the role.
SC2 Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.
SC3 Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high level oral and written communication skills.
Orchard Park Primary School is situated on a 3.5 hectare site at 291 Pink Hill Boulevard, Officer. The school is located in South Eastern Victoria Region. Orchard Park PS provides for Foundation to Year 6 students and opened at the beginning of 2021. The school has been designed for a long-term enrolment of 525.
School Mission, Vision and Critical Commitments
MISSION - our compelling purpose
It is the mission of Orchard Park Primary School to educate all students with the essential skills and knowledge to become resilient and lifelong learners who are active and positive members of their community.
VISION - our optimistic future
Orchard Park Primary School is committed to working collaboratively to ensure high levels of learning for ALL students. This enables each student to be successful in any field they choose. At OPPS, we continuously strive to improve our practice in order to achieve the best outcomes for every student we serve. Strong and positive relationships are fostered with all members of the school community to create a safe, connected and student-centred environment. OPPS is held in high regard within their community and the wider education field.
CRITICAL COMMITMENTS - behaviours we have identified and are committed to in order to reach our vision
We make all decisions based on the best interests of student learning outcomes.
We are open-minded, honest and vulnerable in our willingness to continually grow and learn.
We embrace a team environment and collaborate purposefully.
We recognise and commit to the collective responsibility of the learning of all students.
We seek to understand before seeking to be understood.
We will develop and maintain strong and positive relationships with all members to the school community.
We will respectfully and professionally challenge ideas and behaviours that do not align with our school mission and vision.
Teaching and learning spaces at Orchard Park Primary School are designed to enable the full implementation of a Professional Learning Community (PLC) approach. Integrated planning and delivery, collective reflection on the impact of teaching practice, professional collaboration, and the active use of student voice, underpinned by evidence-based, high-impact teaching strategies are central to the school¿s educational vision.
Learning Communities are structured around flexible, modifiable spaces that support a range of learning approaches and can respond to the evolving needs of students and teachers. This design fosters shared ownership, inclusion, and a strong culture of everyday learning. While flexibility is a key feature of our learning environments, staff are also united by clearly articulated whole-school pedagogical approaches, including embedded, research-based, subject-specific lesson structures.
A core component of practice at Orchard Park Primary School is the Berry Street Education Model, which underpins our approach to student wellbeing, engagement and self-regulation. Staff consistently apply trauma-informed practices to create predictable, supportive and inclusive learning environments where all students feel safe, connected and ready to learn. The integration of the Berry Street Education Model strengthens our commitment to high expectations, student voice, and equitable learning outcomes for every child
Selection Criteria
SC1 Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the role.
SC2 Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.
SC3 Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high level oral and written communication skills.
