JK is currently working with several small to medium local manufacturers and building/construction companies looking for experienced, dedicated and motivated labourers.

As we are continuing to receive requests from our regular clients, we are looking to connect with as many individuals looking for work in the Ballarat area. Roles we may be looking to fill include; forklift, mechanical labouring, concrete labouring, assembly work and production work.

These roles require you to:

• Be physically fit and active
• Have good hand and power tool knowledge and experience
• Reliable with a genuine desire to work
• Able to work as part of a team
• Proactive and demonstrate initiative
• Take pride in your work to deliver the best results

Any forklift or truck licences would be advantageous.

Please Note: All applicants will be required to complete and pass a drug and alcohol test to be successful.

If you are interested in becoming registered with JK to be considered for employment, click Apply Now and submit your resume.

An exciting opportunity now exists to join Australia’s largest retailer of candles, home fragrance and home wares this Christmas – dusk. dusk currently has over 90 stores in Australia and continues to grow. dusk promotes a strong Team culture of excellence, accountability, integrity and having a can-do attitude.

As a dusk Christmas Customer Assistant, your role is to consistently deliver Customer service excellence, achieve results, be a Team player, a fast stock unpacker and maintain store visual standards.

As a dusk Christmas Customer Assistant, you are:

• About the Customer, always!
• Passionate to exceed our Customer’s expectations EVERY TIME.
• Dedicated to being a Team player.
• Self motivated with a can-do attitude.
• Committed to continuous improvement.
• Energetic, positive and ready to have fun!
  

As a dusk Christmas Customer Assistant, you will be carrying out the following:

• Consistently delivering perfect Customer experiences.
• Achieving KPIs.
• Executing the dusk vision through our products and visual merchandising.If you believe you have the skills and drive for this role we would love to hear from you! Ignite your Christmas career today – Apply now!

Please Note: Shifts will not be offered until approximately October 2020.

Ballarat Specialist School caters for students aged from 3 and 18 years who have a diagnosed intellectual disability ranging from mild to profound. The school population is drawn from the city of Ballarat and within a 30km radius of the school location. Ballarat Specialist School is a dual-campus K-12 school organised around four stages of learning - Early Learning (Ages 3-7), Junior School (Ages 8-11), Middle School (Ages 11-15) and Senior School (Ages 16-18). Our Early Learning to Middle School students are accommodated on our main Gillies Street Campus. Our Senior School students are located at our 8.09 hectare FARM Campus in Norman Street. Our current enrolment is approximately 500 students.

Our school's mission is "Achieving Personal Success Together". We strive to enable our students and staff to reach their full potential in a safe, stimulating and flexible learning environment. Our educational programs provide a balanced and personalised curriculum where student achievement is acknowledged and celebrated.

Our specialist programs include: Music, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Physical Education (PE), Health, Design Technology, Horticulture and Hospitality. The Educational Residential Program (ERU) and the Transition to Community Living FARM units are aimed at developing home and community living skills for all our students. The school also operates two cafés open to the public. The Special Treats Café is located at our Gillies St. campus and the FARM Café is located at our Norman street FARM campus. Through these enterprises we are able to offer our students pathways to future employment.

Individual Learning Programs (ILP’s) are implemented by classroom Teachers and Education Assistants and supported by a team of Allied Health Professionals in the areas of Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. A Psychologist, Student Welfare Officers and a School Nurse are available to support staff, students and parents.

Ballarat Specialist School currently employs 4 Principal Class Officers, 66 Teachers and 146 Education Support staff members, with more than 60 additional staff employed casually.

KSC1. A demonstrated commitment to special education and an understanding of intellectual disability and the implications for teaching and learning

KSC2. Demonstrated knowledge of initiatives in student learning, the development of Individual Educational Plans and the ability to adapt curriculum to meet the needs of students with diverse abilities and the capacity to work with colleagues to continually improve teaching and learning.

KSC3. Demonstrated ability to monitor and assess student learning data using a variety of assessment tools and to use this data to inform teaching for improved student learning.

KSC4. Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills and high level of interpersonal skills including a capacity to develop constructive relationships with students, parents, therapists and other staff.

KSC5. Demonstrated commitment and capacity to actively contribute to a broad range of school activities and a commitment to ongoing professional learning to enable further development of skills, expertise and teaching capacity.

KSC6. Demonstrated ability to support the social and personal development of students and an understanding of positive behaviour support.

The classroom teacher classification comprises two salary ranges- range 1 and range 2. The primary focus of the classroom teacher is on the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes. The classroom teacher engages in critical reflection and inquiry in order to improve knowledge and skills to effectively engage students and improve their learning.

As the classroom teacher gains experience his or her contribution to the school program beyond the classroom increases. All classroom teachers may be required to undertake other duties in addition to their rostered teaching duties provided the responsibility is appropriate to the salary range, qualifications, training and experience of the teacher.

Classroom Teacher Range 2
Range 2 classroom teachers play a significant role in assisting the school to improve student performance and educational outcomes determined by the school strategic plan and state-wide priorities and contributing to the development and implementation of school policies and priorities.

A critical component of this work will focus on increasing the knowledge base of staff within their school about student learning and high quality instruction to assist their school to define quality teacher practice.

Range 2 classroom teachers will be expected to:
- Have the content knowledge and pedagogical practice to meet the diverse needs of all students
- Model exemplary classroom practice and mentor/coach other teachers in the school to engage in critical reflection of their practice and to support staff to expand their capacity
- Provide expert advice about the content, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning
- Supervise and train one or more student teachers
- Assist staff to use student data to inform teaching approaches that enable targets related to improving student learning outcomes to be achieved.

Classroom Teacher Range 1
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-curricula activities.

• Maintaining a child-safe environment at all times.
• Direct teaching of groups of students and individual students;
• Contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of a curriculum area or other curriculum program within the school;
• Undertaking other classroom teaching related and organisational duties as determined by the School Principal;
• Participating in activities such as parent/teacher meetings; staff meetings; camps and excursions;
• Undertaking other non-teaching supervisory duties.

For the purpose of the Teacher Graduate Recruitment Program, graduate applicant eligibility is defined as a four-year trained qualified teacher who has completed all course requirements and graduated within the last four years; and not employed as a teacher by the Department at the time of the commencement of the advertised vacancy. Applicants must also be currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.

The Department values diversity and is committed to workforce diversity and equal opportunity in schools and all education workplaces. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces.

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 http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/protect/Pages/childsafestandards.aspx

The Department’s employees commit to upholding DET’s Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. DET’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. Information on the DET values is available at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/workm/Pages/Public-Sector-Values.aspx

Our School Appoints Teachers Who:

Are able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of curriculum.
Can articulate a set of beliefs about how students’ best learn.
Can successfully plan, organise and implement programs in a school that has Individual Education Plans for students to assist learning and teaching.
Understand the importance of and willingly participate in professional development, professional renewal, reflection and appraisal.
Show a commitment to whole school life by participating in all school activities.

What Can You Expect From Our School?

Our school has a strong focus on assisting our students to reach their full potential. We are committed to the development of our teachers with professional development programs offered in learning, teaching and leadership.
You will be part of a vital, stimulating and challenging learning environment. The skills you bring to this environment will be accepted and used.
Our school has an excellent School Council and we share a good relationship with our broader school community.

Preparing Your Application:

Your application should persuade us that you are the best person for this position. It does not need to be long but should help us to decide if you would fit easily into our school philosophy and learning and teaching team. Your application should clearly state any history that you have working with children. If you are submitting hardcopies of your application, please provide the school with four copies.

Applicants must respond to the Key Selection Criteria for this position in their application. If you do not address the selection criteria you will not be offered an interview.

You are also requested to name two confidential referees that we can contact for further information regarding your suitability for employment and who can verify your child-safe bona-fides.

Our Selection Process:

After the closing date, our appointments committee will meet and consider the material forwarded by applicants. The committee will short list applicants for interview, interviews will be conducted and referees contacted prior to a decision being made.

All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.

Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

Days required:- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

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. This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.