Employment

Educational opportunities of the highest quality

Mount Clear College is nestled into an idyllic bush setting on the edge of the Woowookarung Regional Park, 6 kilometres from the centre of Ballarat.

Our College is a Year 7 to 12 co-educational College and we are renowned for, and proud of, our ability to maintain the friendly, caring approach of a small school, despite our student numbers being over 1000.

The essence of the College’s philosophy is to provide educational opportunities of the highest quality, where each student is challenged to reach their full potential. College resources include a highly experienced and dedicated staff who promote quality teaching and learning within a secure safe learning community. We are proud of being identified as an AVID (Achievement via Individual Determination) school. Adopting AVID’s WICOR learning and teaching and framework has allowed us to achieve and consolidate the great work already occurring in our classrooms in a more consistent manner across the College.

Current Positions Vacant

Classroom Teacher - PE / Outdoor Education (1419444)

The role of classroom teacher may include but is not limited to:

  • 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.
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Classroom Teacher - PE / Outdoor Education (1419443)

The role of classroom teacher may include but is not limited to:

  • 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.
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English Classroom Teacher (TFI 0045)

Responsibilities

The successful applicant may also be required to teach Humanities.

The role of classroom teacher may include but is not limited to:

  • 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.

 

Program Benefits

This position has been advertised as part of the Targeted Financial Incentives (TFI) program and includes incentive payments. Payments are only applicable and payable if the successful candidate meets the applicable eligibility criteria as noted below.

 

Payments and support on offer, subject to eligibility criteria:

  1. A commencement incentive payment (pro-rata for positions less than full-time) to the amount of:
    1. $25,000 (before-tax) if the position is for a school located within `Inner Regional Australia (Vic.)‘, per Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3 Remoteness Areas, or
    2. $50,000 (before-tax) if the position is for a school located within `Outer Regional Australia (Vic.)‘ or `Remote Australia (Vic.)‘, per Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3 Remoteness Areas.
  2. $10,000 (before-tax) annual retention payments (pro-rata based on 1.0 FTE), at the conclusion of the second, third and fourth years of employment, for a total of up to $30,000 (before-tax). Each retention payment is subject to successful completion of employment milestones.

 

Eligibility for Targeted Financial Incentive (TFI) program payments:

  1. The successful candidate must be a new employee to this school.
  2. The successful candidate is committing to a minimum of 2 years of employment at this school.
  3. The successful candidate must not have previously received $50,000 (before-tax), or more, in commencement TFI payments within the last 5 years:
    • Where the successful candidate has previously received commencement TFI payments totalling less than $50,000 (before-tax), an amount of up to $50,000 (before-tax), minus the total amount of commencement TFI payments previously received, may be offered provided other criteria is met.
  4. The successful candidate meets the requirements for relocation (e.g. ordinarily resides at least 1 hour from this school at the time of application), as outlined within ‘Travel and Personal Expenses – Teaching Service‘.
  5. The successful candidate does not at present ordinarily reside within `Outer Regional Australia (Vic.)‘ or `Remote Australia (Vic.)‘, per Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3 Remoteness Areas.
  6. Only applicable for positions attracting a $25,000 (before-tax) commencement incentive payment: The successful candidate will also not at present ordinarily reside within `Inner Regional Australia (Vic.)‘, per Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3 Remoteness Areas.

For more information on Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3 Remoteness Areas area classifications, or to review a particular school or residential address, refer to ABS Maps, via Australian Bureau of Statistics (select filter ‘2021 Remoteness Area’).

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Casual Relief Teaching (CRT)

If you are interested casual relief teaching at Mount Clear College, please fill out and submit the online CRT Expression of Interest form below.

 

An exciting place to work

Mount Clear College is an exciting place to work and offers incredible opportunities and cultural diversity for both our students and our staff.

Alongside traditional education programs, Mount Clear offers a vast array of academic and cultural programs including Australia’s first Confucius Classroom, established in 2009. Staff have opportunities for international experiences including teacher training programs in China, the annual Victorian Young Leaders to China program and our biennial school trip to Japan. Mount Clear College’s purpose built Language Centre has become the Hub of LOTE and cultural programs throughout the region for Japanese and Chinese providing immersion programs to Primary Schools across the region.

We also have one of only six Specialist STEM Centres in Victoria – our Earth Ed Centre. The Centre provides specialist day programs for students, professional development activities for teachers and is a hub for science education across the State and hosts primary and secondary students from across Victoria who attend specialised programs provided by our Earth Education Centre.

The College’s Performing Arts program is highly regarded both within Victoria and also internationally for our outstanding Musical Futures Program.

Mount Clear College - Our Facilities

Our Facilities

We are extremely proud of the considerable building works, upgrades and refurbishments undertaken at our College during recent years. Major highlights include our state-of-the-art Technology Centre, Junior School, refurbished 300 seat Theatre, Visual Arts and Science Hubs and VCAL Learning Centre.

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Committed to being a ‘Child Safe’ school

Mount Clear College is committed to being a ‘Child Safe’ school with the expectation that all staff commit to our Child Safe policy and Child Safe Code of Conduct. Appropriate rigorous reference and background checking will be undertaken for this selection process, including a Working with Children Check and police record and identity check. We are committed to commitment to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. We are also committed to meeting the needs of all students, including those with a disability, our indigenous students and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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