Steam Specialist Teacher Part Time .4 Position

STEAM specialist teacher Part Time .4 position Department of Education VIC – Newstead VIC
3 days ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria
Newstead Primary School provides a warm, caring and safe learning environment for the children of our country town and community.
Newstead Primary School was established in 1877 and is a focal point of our country town.
The school is located on the land of the Dja Dja Wurrung people and wishes to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of it.
The school community pays respect to their Elders - past, present, and emerging.
Our vision is to en able our students to understand and engage in both the local and global community, to be lifelong learners and well informed active community members.

The School's original 1877 (and refurbished) redbrick building sits proudly in the large school grounds.
Large classrooms cater for flexible learning.
A modern separate multipurpose building is utilised for the Art program and other school and community activities.
In 2025, we will be moving to four classrooms with a growing enrolment.

The grounds and gardens feature tended mature trees, flower and plant beds, as well as large sports areas, play and learning spaces for the children including two playgrounds, basketball and netball courts, footy and soccer pitches, a veggie garden, and quieter retreat areas.

Newstead Primary School provides support and stimulation for the students to develop their full potential.
Teachers have high expectations that students work to their personal best and respect and care for themselves, others and the environment.

Our safe, secure and attractive environment inspires students, staff and the wider community to value learning and to grow in self-awareness and social responsiveness, with opportunities for the students to develop and succeed socially, physically, academically, creatively and emotionally.

Newstead Primary School provides a warm, caring and safe learning environment for the children of our country town and community.
Newstead Primary School was established in 1877 and is a focal point of our country town.
The school is located on the land of the Dja Dja Wurrung people and wishes to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of it.
The school community pays respect to their Elders - past, present, and emerging.
Our vision is to en able our students to understand and engage in both the local and global community, to be lifelong learners and well informed active community members.

The School's original 1877 (and refurbished) redbrick building sits proudly in the large school grounds.
Large classrooms cater for flexible learning.
A modern separate multipurpose building is utilised for the Art program and other school and community activities.
In 2025, we will be moving to four classrooms with a growing enrolment.

The grounds and gardens feature tended mature trees, flower and plant beds, as well as large sports areas, play and learning spaces for the children including two playgrounds, basketball and netball courts, footy and soccer pitches, a veggie garden, and quieter retreat areas.

Newstead Primary School provides support and stimulation for the students to develop their full potential.
Teachers have high expectations that students work to their personal best and respect and care for themselves, others and the environment.

Our safe, secure and attractive environment inspires students, staff and the wider community to value learning and to grow in self-awareness and social responsiveness, with opportunities for the students to develop and succeed socially, physically, academically, creatively and emotionally.

School ValuesRespect, Responsibility & Resilience are the values that we wish our students and School community to uphold.

Resilience - being able to manage our emotions in any situation.
It means being persistent, bouncing back from adversity and making the right choices.
Respect - treating ourselves, others and our environment with care and consideration.
It means interacting and appreciating the unique qualities of all individuals.
Responsibility - being accountable for our actions and resolving differences in a constructive way, contributing to our community and ensuring the preservation of our environment.
These values were developed through a process that involved the whole school community.

Child SafeNewstead Primary School has a culture of Child Safety.
The emotional and physical wellbeing of our students is pivotal to their success at school, as adolescents, and in their future lives.
Physically and emotionally healthy students are happy, able to deal positively with life¿s challenges, experience a sense of connectedness with the school and others, and are well placed to develop into well-balanced and successful young adults.
All staff, volunteers and school council members of Newstead Primary School are required to observe child safe principles and expectations for appropriate behaviour towards and in the company of children.

Selection Criteria

SC1 Demonstrated high level of knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills.
Demonstrated high level of ability to respond to student learning needs.

SC2 Demonstrated high level of ability to plan for and implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

SC3 Demonstrated high level of ability to monitor and assess student learning.
Demonstrated high level of ability to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4 Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills.
Demonstrated high level of ability to establish and maintain 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 high level of ability to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

Role

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.
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 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.It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (seeWorkplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via ******
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.
All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
DE Values

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.
Information on the department values is available at:
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Conditions of Employment

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 at 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.

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