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Department of Education & Training Victoria 2005. Employment. DE&T employs an average of 2500 new teachers every year From 18 th April 2005 - no press advertisements of vacancies All recruitment will be done online through “Recruitment Online”
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Employment • DE&T employs an average of 2500 new teachers every year • From 18th April 2005 - no press advertisements of vacancies • All recruitment will be done online through “Recruitment Online” • Access through website: www.teaching.vic.gov.au
HR Web Recruitment Online Read information on page as you scroll down to the following sections: Link to online Help Page
HR Web Recruitment OnlineHelp Quick Navigation Guides In the form of pdf files Step by Step Guides Other helpful information is available as you scroll down the page
HR Web Recruitment Online Read information on page as you scroll down to the following sections: Link to register as new user Recruitment Online link Link to online Help Page
Recruitment Online - Education details If no teaching methodology is entered, you will not appear as a qualified teacher in searches Click on add to insert row for additional methods
Recruitment Online - Preferences You may want to have a different set of preferences for each type of employment you are seeking, eg Teacher/Ongoing, Teacher/Fixed-TermClick add if you wish to enter an additional set of preferences.
Recruitment Online - Preferences CasualFixed-TermOngoing Principal ClassSchool SupportTeacher • Preferences • different preferences may be entered for each employment type • Enter carefully are these are used when a Principal searches database for teachers who match their vacancy • Availability Begin Date – 1/01/2006 LocationsRegion, LGA or Schools Subjects/DutiesLevels AvailabilityBeg Dt, End Dt, Full/Part-Time
Recruitment Online – Other data • Step 4 – Personal Information • Step 5 – Current and Prior Employment • Step 6 – References • Step 8 – Languages • Step 9 – VIT Registration Verification • Step 10 – Licences and Certificates
Recruitment Online – Applicant Home Page Create / Update Resume View Job Postings / Apply for Job Job Search Agent Job Search Agent Results View Application Status Update Contact Information Manage Key Selection Criteria Change Password
Recruitment Online • You must have an active email account • University account • Private Account • Aspiring teachers are encouraged to: • Submit a resume & update regularly • Activate the available Job Search Agent • Check your emails regularly • Check “View Job Postings” to find additional opportunities
Teacher supply & demand initiatives DE&T has introduced a number of initiatives to increase the supply of teachers to Govt schools These initiatives include: • Graduate recruitment program • Student teacher practicum scheme • Teaching scholarship scheme
Graduate Recruitment • Vacancies only for graduates completing studies since 1/1/2002 • No competition from experienced teachers • Vacancies posted on Recruitment Online • Fixed term or ongoing vacancies
Teaching in Rural Schools Survey of recent graduates highlighted the following advantages of teaching in rural areas: • Smaller class sizes – more time with students • Students easier to deal with – less distractions, able to concentrate on improving teaching skills • Greater community support • Career advancement – opportunities come earlier • Small school – Easier communication / teamwork
Considering a rural teaching job? The following initiatives are in place to support the recruitment of teachers to fill vacancies in rural & other hard to fill locations. • Student teacher practicum scheme • Teacher scholarship scheme
Student Teacher Practicum Scheme The following financial incentives are available to final year student teachers to encourage them do their practicums in hard to staff schools: • A subsidy of $900 may be available to student teachers placed in rural schools and who are required to live away from their home location. • A travel subsidy may be available to students required to commute daily to hard to staff locations – including schools in the outer metropolitan growth areas. • $300 for travel time greater than 1 hr each way • $200 for travel time between 45 mins & 1 hr each way.
Teacher Scholarship Scheme Objective To provide financial incentives for graduates to accept employment in “hard to staff” vacancies “Hard to staff” vacancies are categorised by: • Geographic locations • Rural locations, • Outer metropolitan growth areas • Curriculum shortfall areas • Maths, PE, IT, LOTE, Technology Studies, Spec Ed, Physics, Music.
Teacher Scholarship Scheme Eligibility • Recipient will need to have completed their studies during the 12 months prior to the vacancy commencement date. Benefits • Financial incentives up to $9,000 • ONGOING employment. • Salary from 1 January 2006 if employed from beginning of term1.
Scholarship – Financial Incentives Four tier scale of payments reflecting differing degrees of recruitment difficulty. • Category 1 scholarship • $5000 plus $4000 retention bonus • Designated hard to staff school and hard to staff subjectarea • Category 2 scholarship • $4000 plus $2000 retention bonus • Designated hard to staff school and other subject area ,OR Rural school and hard to staff subject area Continues next slide
Scholarship Financial Incentives 2 • Category 3 scholarship • $4000 (No retention bonus) • Rural school and other subject area , ORSchool in outer suburban growth area and hard to staff subject, ORSchool in provincial centre and hard to staff subject. • Category 4 scholarship • $3000 (No retention bonus) • Highest statewide priority subject area (currently Mathematics or Special Ed) in a metropolitan school
In Summary • For full details of the teacher supply initiatives, OR • To enter “Recruitment Online” Go to the website: www.teaching.vic.gov.au
