Graduate Teacher Program - Health / PE

Baimbridge College, Hamilton is a co-educational Secondary School located in the majestic Western District of Victoria. It is nestled between the beautiful beaches of Port Fairy and the Grampians ranges of Dunkeld. There is something for everyone in Hamilton with a thriving farming establishment, growing industrial area, service and arts communities and numerous sporting clubs.

The College retains the best aspects of the schools from which it was created: Hamilton High School, Hamilton Technical School and Hamilton Secondary College. As such, it is well placed to deliver a comprehensive curriculum which effectively prepares students for further education in many fields of study. Our values are simple, Pride, Courage, and Respect in equal measures and our vision is that every child is taught to their capabilities and beyond. We believe that every child should experience success and recognise that human communities depend upon a diversity of talent not as singular conception of ability.

Baimbridge College VCE students can choose from a diverse curriculum. Access to both academic based VCE and vocationally orientated options, including access to vocational courses run at The Hamilton District Skills Centre, all of which indicate student pathways are well catered for.

Baimbridge College has student wellbeing central to its ethos with the implementation of the Year 7 & 8 Hubs, focusing on individual student based needs delivering the Victorian curriculum at the data derived level, and this year’s year 9 shows the NAPLAN data to back the success of this initiative.

A school with declared priorities in the music area, Baimbridge College offers its students diverse opportunities for co-curricular involvement in the instrumental program and public performance.

A new admin, technology, science, food tech building and recently refurbished gymnasium, a media and drama centre, specialist music facilities set in attractive and spacious grounds are carefully maintained and resourced.

Baimbridge College is one of the pre-eminent secondary schools in the South-West.

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

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 clear 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-curricular 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 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 professional 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 May Apply - Graduates

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.

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards.

All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools.

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements.