Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan
Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2026
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Teacher
Reference: 1452379
Job posted: 17/11/2024
Closes: 30/11/2024
Location ProfileBentleigh West Primary School is located in a well-established residential area (15km from the CBD), with the local community attracting young families with high educational aspirations for their children. The school is considered highly within the community, experiencing significant growth with a current population of 743.
The school has undergone an extensive capital works program across all learning spaces and we are fortunate to have premium communal areas, significant sporting facilities and interactive workspaces.
Bentleigh West Primary School has implemented many of the High Impact Teaching Strategies outlined by Victoria's Education State initiative. The school subscribes to the Explicit Direct Instruction Model (Hollingsworth, Ybarra) and this role involves coaching teachers in this model. The gradual release of responsibility model is similar. BWPS is also well regarded for its evidence informed literacy and numeracy approaches.
High level content knowledge and ability to develop teacher's instruction in the areas of Phonemic Awareness, Phonics (Systematic Synthetic Phonics), Fluency, Vocabulary (including morphology) and Comprehension will be highly advantageous along with Number Sense, Fluency and understanding of the Singapore Bar Model.
Vision: Fostering knowledgeable, respectful and caring young people who contribute positively and responsibly to their local and global community.Be recognised as a high performing school with a reputation of evidence based best practice that is visible in each classroom.Explicitly Direct Instruction Model (John Hollingsworth & Sylvia Ybarra)Spaced practice to automaticity.Building knowledge to promote curiosity, problem solving and creativity.Non-Negotiable for Every Learning Environment Strong RelationshipsHigh Expectations and Excellent Classroom PracticeExcellent Presentation – Classroom Displays and Bookwork.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.
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.
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.
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements.
To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Schools (Government) job application system.
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