Classroom Teacher

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 27/01/2032

Organisation: Schools (Government)

Salary: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1460993

Job posted: 03/01/2025

Closes: 16/01/2025

Classification: Classroom Teacher

Work location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Location Profile Kingsley Park Primary School is the hidden gem of the Frankston Bayside area.
We are located in the Lakewood Estate of Frankston, approximately 42 kilometres from the centre of Melbourne in the Bayside Peninsula Area and have a current enrolment of 378 students (44% are male and 46% are female).
Nestled in a semi-bush setting, Kingsley Park has a rural feel with spacious tree lined grounds and large play areas.
For just over 30 years, the school has served its local community which over the years continues to be a community undergoing demographic change.
Kingsley Park offers an attractive, safe and stimulating learning environment where students are proud of their learning and aim to achieve their best.

The school maintains a high focus on structuring differentiated learning programs to cater for the individual learning needs of all students.
Teachers personalise learning to maximise student growth in all areas.
We strongly believe that working with parents helps our students to achieve their best and we highly value community relationships and working with families to make a difference in the lives of our students.

We place a large focus on our core values of Respect, Excellence, Resilience, Cooperation and Community combined with our Keys to Learning Success of Resilience, Persistence, Getting Along, Organisation and Confidence.
We are well known in the community to be a friendly, inclusive, family orientated school providing great student and family support.
Our priority areas include improving student outcomes in English and Maths whilst catering to the whole child's wellbeing.
This is achieved through explicit teaching catering to the differentiated needs of students, having high expectations, setting learning goals for students, regular assessment tracking, and consistent collaborative efforts of teachers working together in teams.

Kingsley Park is a BYO device school for students in Years 4 to 6, effectively incorporating Digital Technologies into our daily classroom practices.
The school provides a curriculum framework differentiated to meet student needs.
Throughout the school, teachers work collaboratively for curriculum planning and professional development.
Seventeen classes operate 3 Foundation classes, 6 Junior classes (3 Year 1 & 3 Year 2), 4 Middle classes (3 Year 3 & 2 Year 4) and 4 Senior classes (2 Year 5 & 2 Year 6).
We have two Principal Class Officers, two Learning Specialists (Curriculum and Student Inclusion/Wellbeing), 17 classroom teachers, 5 specialist teachers and 21 Education Support Staff.
Kingsley Park is dedicated to providing a wide variety of programs designed to ensure learning is engaging and relevant for all students.

Students take part in specialist programs of Physical Education and Sport, The Arts (Visual and Performing Arts), STEM, Wellbeing and AUSLAN.
Other programs include a breakfast club, Student Representative Council, lunchtime clubs, camps, athletics, swimming, interschool sport and cross country events and school concerts.
Our programs reflect the school's focus on providing students with a broad range of experiences and opportunities.

Students with special learning needs are catered for through an effective and efficient Disability Inclusion Program.
Parents are encouraged to share in a school/home partnership with a focus on developing positive educational outcomes for their children.
Parents are also encouraged to become active in other school activities and programs including our Kingsley Parents Group, fundraising and working bees, School Council, excursions and classroom support.

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.


Classroom teacher Range 2
Range 2 classroom teachers play a significant role in assisting the school to improve student performance and educational outcomes determined by the school strategic plan and state-wide priorities and contributing to the development and implementation of school policies and priorities.

A critical component of this work will focus on increasing the knowledge base of staff within their school about student learning and high quality instruction to assist their school to define quality teacher practice.

Range 2 classroom teachers will be expected to:
- Have the content knowledge and pedagogical practice to meet the diverse needs of all students
- Model exemplary classroom practice and mentor/coach other teachers in the school to engage in critical reflection of their practice and to support staff to expand their capacity
- Provide expert advice about the content, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning
- Supervise and train one or more student teachers
- Assist staff to use student data to inform teaching approaches that enable targets related to improving student learning outcomes to be achieved.


Classroom teacher Range 1
The primary focus of the range 1 classroom teacher is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective classroom practitioner with structured support and guidance from teachers at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes.
These teachers teach a range of students/classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programs.
Range 1 classroom teachers are skilled teachers who operate under general direction within clear guidelines following established work practices and documented priorities and may have responsibility for the supervision and training of one or more student teachers.

At range 1, teachers participate in the development of school policies and programs and assist in the implementation of school priorities.
The focus of a range 1 classroom teacher is on classroom management, subject content and teaching practice.
New entrants to the teaching profession in their initial teaching years receive structured support, mentoring and guidance from teachers at higher levels.

Under guidance, new entrants to the teaching profession will plan and teach student groups in one or more subjects and are expected to participate in induction programs and other professional learning activities that are designed to ensure the integration of curriculum, assessment and pedagogy across the school.

Teachers at range 1 are responsible for teaching their own classes and may also assist and participate in policy development, project teams and the organisation of co-curricula activities.

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.

EEO AND OHS Commitment Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction.
Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all.
We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.
The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces.

Child Safe Standards Victorian 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.

Applicants are asked to provide their CV and KSC in one document (Name_CV_KSC) uploaded to Recruitment Online.

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. Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website. VIT LANTITE 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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