2025 Classroom Teacher - Wimba Primary School (New school 2024)Job posted: 21/11/2024
Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Teacher
Reference: 1453581
Location ProfileWimba Primary School opened the first day of term 1 2024. Stage 1 of the school was built to have a capacity of 525 students.
Located between Tarneit and Mount Cottrell and positioned within the Wyndham City growth corridor, Wimba Primary School learning spaces offer state of the art, science and technology facilities, equipped to meet the learning needs of 21st century teachers and students.
Vision
Wimba Primary Schools vision is to develop a connected, inspirational, and supported learning community in a dynamic and stimulating environment where children achieve their potential and become confident and contributing citizens.
Mission
Wimba Primary Schools mission is to cultivate excellence in every student through high quality, research informed teaching and learning.
ValuesExcellence- We strive to do our best and to continually improve in our learning and our work.
Community- We respect the rights of others, celebrate our diversity, and contribute to building an inclusive and thriving school and community.
Happiness- We value the happiness of all those that play a part in our school community.
Integrity- We are honest, open, trustworthy, and ethical.
Our approach to instructionTeachers at Wimba Primary School are committed to explicit and responsive instruction. Our approach to instruction across the school is flexible but is underpinned by these guiding principles:
We establish the conditions for learning. Every child has the right to learn in a calm and ordered learning environment.We build knowledge and secure success. We teach a knowledge-rich curriculum and equip all students with the solid foundations of literacy and numeracy.Our school is dedicated to evidence-based pedagogy, and we explicitly teach the elements of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension and handwriting.RoleThe 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.
ResponsibilitiesThe 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 ApplyTeachers 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.
Child Safe StandardsVictorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards.
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