Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Teacher
Reference: 1453056
Job posted: 19/11/2024
Closes: 02/12/2024
Location Profile Nearnung Primary School opened for the first time in January 2023, and we encourage interested staff to come and join us, as we continue to establish our wonderful new school!
Our school is experiencing incredible success in relation to student learning and wellbeing, and we enjoy wonderfully positive community support. Our staff are thriving, knowing they are supported to teach, to lead and to achieve!
Embracing the values of connection, inclusion, endeavour and care, our teaching and learning team deliver programs that cater for each student's unique needs, ensuring learning is personalised and encouraging student agency. Our disability inclusion focus is well developed, and our students are thriving!
School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) features at our school, along with programs that support positive student wellbeing and our commitment to the delivery of high-quality curriculum. Our students demonstrate exemplary behaviour and consistently work to achieve their very best.
Our school facilities are incredible and include: an administration building with a beautiful library, staff offices and amenities; two learning neighbourhood buildings with general purpose classrooms, and flexible and collaborative teaching spaces; a specialist learning neighbourhood building for subjects such as food technology and science; a community hub with a competition-grade gymnasium, canteen, music and drama space; two outdoor hardcourts and a sports field. The school offers Outside School Hours Care for families of students who attend the school.
The successful applicant will value working and collaborating in teams, to deliver the very best academic and wellbeing outcomes for our students, staff and wider school community.
Selection Criteria SC1 Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated experience in responding to student learning needs.
SC2 Demonstrated experience in planning for and implementing high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluating the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.
SC3 Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning. Demonstrated experience in using data to inform teaching practice and providing feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
SC4 Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.
SC5 Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated experience in reflecting upon practice and engaging in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.
Role 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.
Responsibilities 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. Who May Apply Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.
Conditions of Employment 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr