Location ProfileHeatherhill Primary School is committed to providing a nurturing, secure and caring environment where students learn the knowledge, skills and dispositions they need to participate, engage, achieve and succeed in life. The school maximises each student's potential to achieve academic and social success and celebrates and embraces diversity.
Heatherhill Primary School is in Springvale and has approximately 200 students. At our school, teachers are respected and valued by our community and are trusted to provide the best education for their child/ren, allowing our teachers to do what teachers do best: teach students. Our students demonstrate the school values of respect, trust and doing your best and are known for being welcoming, polite, inclusive and a pleasure to teach.
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 th