Classroom Teacher

Job type: Full time / From 03/02/2025 - 26/01/2026
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Teacher
Reference: 1461667
Job posted: 13/01/2025
Closes: 26/01/2025
Classification: Classroom Teacher
Job duration: From 03/02/2025 - 26/01/2026
Location ProfileWe are seeking a person with a love of learning and teaching to join our Year 4 staff team.
Yarraville West Primary School is a large primary school in the quiet residential suburb of Yarraville, about 8km from the Melbourne CBD.
YWPS has served the schooling needs of the community for over 110 years.
The current school buildings were opened in 1985, and as the school has grown, additional classrooms have been added.
Our grounds include play spaces for junior, middle, and senior students, shady verandahs for making and chilling, a wooden maze, and sensory garden.
The Yarraville Oval is adjacent to the school and provides a beautiful open space for learning and play.
Our school vision is to develop a positive, courageous, and reflective learning culture that connects students, families, and staff proudly to our community.
Our school values of respect, integrity, resilience, and creativity are lived by all members of our community and underpin our school actions and programs.
The school has 670 students, with over 50 staff providing quality education for all students.
YWPS consistently achieves outstanding educational results and our students engage with all aspects of the Victorian Curriculum.
The specialist programs we offer are: Physical Education, Visual Arts, Italian Language, Digital Technology, and Drama.
The school provides a diverse extra-curricular program to meet the needs of all students.
The program includes writing competitions, film-making, the Tournament of Minds, clubs, Junior School Council, and excursions.
We value long-held school traditions that showcase student effort, connection, creativity, and achievement.
Our Arts program is celebrated annually with our Art Show or School Concert.
Our student-led assemblies provide authentic opportunities for students to perform, lead, and participate.
Throughout the year students are involved in the Buddies program, student forums, hands-on learning, such as gardening and recycling, and Walk/Ride to School.
We have school leaders in place that lead our improvement plan and these are in the areas of: Literacy, Numeracy, Challenge and Excellence (highly able students), School Wide Positive Behaviour Support, Disability Inclusion, and Mental Health.
YWPS strives to be a supportive and stimulating workplace for all staff, encouraging commitment, innovation, and ongoing professional learning.
Staff collaborate in professional learning communities and are supported to continuously improve their practice through using data to respond to student learning needs, individual coaching, and targeted professional learning sessions.
Teachers are provided with student engagement, literacy, and numeracy training that reflects current evidence-based research.
Parents at YWPS are highly engaged in their children's learning and are also highly active in supporting the school, through School Council, council sub-committees, and events.
Selection CriteriaSC1 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.
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, their 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-curricular activities.
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.
EEO AND OHS CommitmentApplicants 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 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.
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership, and Human Rights.
The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools.
VIT LANTITETo 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.
This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.
Full time / From 03/02/2025 - 26/01/2026
Job classification:Classroom Teacher
Contact:To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Schools (Government) job application system.

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