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On The Job

2014

New Jobs Added:

Home Improvement Installer

Home Improvement Installer

     
Joiner

Joiner
Handyperson

Handyperson
Cleaner

Cleaner
Nanny

Nanny
Chiropractor

Chiropractor
Medical Practitioner

Medical Practitioner
Ophthalmologist

Ophthalmologist
Furniture Polisher

Furniture Polisher
Industrial Designer

Industrial Designer

Public Servant

Public Servant
Illustrator

Illustrator

Choreographer

Choreographer
Actor

Actor
Roofer

Roofer
Music Director

Music Director

Parliamentarian

Parliamentarian
Sportsperson

Sportsperson
Composer

Composer
Umpire

Umpire
Jockey

Jockey

Life on the Job

Famous or Historic People Indigenous Famous or Historic PeopleLife on the Job

Shannon Lush - Cleaner, Author, Arts Restorer

Shannon Lush
Jim Penman - Handyperson

Jim Penman
Fred Hollows - Ophthalmologist

Fred Hollows

Kris Rallah-Baker - Ophthalmologist

Kris Rallah-Baker


Michael Parker - Manufacturing Jeweller and Designer

Michael at work
Richard Gill - Music Director

Richard Gill
Ken Wilkinson - Public Servant

Public Servant
Professor Mick Dodson - Lawyer

in robes
David Page - Composer

David Page
(Source: SMH)

Jean Madden - Industrial Designer of Street Swags

Jean Madden with Street Swag

Deborah Mailman - Actress

Portrait of Deborah Mailman
(Source: SMH)
Meg Lanning - Sportsperson - Cricketer

Meg Lanning
Michael Milton - Sportsperson

Michael Milton with medal in 2006
(Source: Michael Milton - PDF)

Lionel Rose - Sportsperson

Lionel Rose 5
Lionel Rose aged 5 from the Documentary film called "Lionel" (Source: The Australian)
Frank Reys - Jockey

Winning the Melbourne Cup
Stephen Page - Choreographer

Stephen Page
Cathy Freeman - Sportsperson

Victory 2000

Glenn James - Umpire

Glenn James
Evonne Goolagong Cawley - Sportsperson

Evonne Goolagong Cawley playing tennis
Neville Bonner - Senator/Parliamentarian

Neville Bonner


Teachers' Guides for Using "On the Job"  

Guide Title Lesson Length Description
Exploring "On the Job"

Teacher's Guide and Student Worksheet are combined here.
1  Lesson A single lesson for the whole class to explore the jobs within each category
Accompanying PPT
How "appt" is this for "On the Job"?

Separate:

Teacher's Guide
Student Worksheet
1- 3 Lessons Designed for students in Years 8 - 10 to explore the possibilities of adding different apps to each job.

Discovering "On the Job"

Teacher's Guide and Student Worksheet are combined here
1- 10 Lessons Investigating the category Leisure & Entertainment of "On the Job" in great detail
"Just a Job?"

Teacher's Guide and Student Worksheet are combined here

5 Lessons Students explore their parents, family or carers' jobs
Inspiring People "On the Job"

Teacher's Guide and Student Worksheet are combined here
5 -10 Lessons Deadly Australians, other Famous or Historic Australians, to Real Life Australian stories. Personal Reflection is the resulting activity.
On the Job - Social Justice Considerations? A Global Education Focus

Teacher's Guide and Student Worksheet are combined here
4 - 20 Lessons Exploring peoples' responses to social justice issues confronting them in their jobs or as a consequence of their jobs.
Unit-ed "On the Job"

Teacher's Guide Only but with explicit instructions for each activity within this six week program.

30 Lessons
[6 weeks]
An integrated unit of work:


Week 1 - Understanding Job Categories
Week 2 – On the Way to Work
Week 3/4 – Career Path Components
Week 5 – The Good Manager
Week 6 - Parents & Work; Assessment

 

 Categories and Skill Levels

There are seven ‘type of work’ categories stated in the Job Guide:

Service or PersuadingPractical or MechanicalClerical or OrganisingNature or RecreationHelping or advisingArtistic or CreativeAnalytic or Scientific

Each job has been given a type of work category(ies).

There are five Skill Levels stated in the Job Guide:

The classification of occupations into the five skill levels required for entry should be used as a guide only.

It may be possible to enter some jobs at different levels. 

Skill Level 1Skill Level 2Skill Level 3Skill Level 4Skill Level 5

 

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