Location Profile
Mount Waverley Heights Primary School is located in an established residential area of Mount Waverley within the City of Monash. Our student population is primarily drawn from Mount Waverley and the surrounding suburbs of Oakleigh and Chadstone. The current school population, of approximately 430 students, is well serviced by attractive buildings and landscaped grounds, which command an impressive view of the Melbourne City skyline. Established in 1967, the school population is experiencing considerable growth due to excellent academic success and a future focussed learning approach. With a modernisation of the school we have exceptional educational facilities.
MWHPS formed an industry partnership with Datacom, Google, hp and BenQ transforming our IT practices across the school. Becoming an IT Beacon School has helped us to embed 21st century learning skills as well as prepare our students for an ever changing world. In 2019, we also became a Google Reference School.
Vision: To connect, challenge and inspire our students through their learning; developing a sense of who they are, where they fit in and how they can make a difference.
Mission: To create a learning environment where we:
Connect students to their own emotions and feelings so that they can develop their resilience and empathy, exercise optimism and build effective relationships with others.
Challenge students to be critical and creative thinkers; to question, evaluate and to discover new possibilities, preparing them for a lifetime of learning new things in an ever changing world.
Inspire students to WANT to make a difference by appreciating and understanding the satisfaction that comes from being selfless.
Our goal is to nurture the best in our students. We achieve this by providing a safe and stimulating learning environment, rich in values, where confidence, personal responsibility, respect and inclusiveness are fostered. This is highlighted through our three behaviour expectations ¿ Be Responsible, Be Respectful and Be Inclusive.
We recognise that all children grow at their own rate and in their own way. In the partnership between home and school, the common aim is to help each child grow into a well-rounded individual - physically, academically, socially, emotionally and ethically.
Program Benefits
This position attracts an incentive payment of $5,650 (pre-tax) for the successful candidate who meets the eligibility criteria set out under conditions of employment.
Conditions of Employment
All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
The appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
Eligibility for incentive payments:
The successful candidate is committing to a minimum of 1 year employment at this school.
The successful candidate will not be a Graduate Teacher Incentive recipient from a previous vacancy.
The successful candidate must not be employed as a teacher by the Department at the time the advertised position is to commence.
EEO AND OHS Commitment
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. 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. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines ).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via[email protected]
