STEM/Sustainability Teacher Part Time 0.4 in Phenomenal SchoolJob posted: 23/12/2024
Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 27/01/2026
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Teacher
Reference: 1460637
Location ProfileSchool profile Our school is a passionate, vibrant and multicultural community in Melbourne's west of 370 amazing students from 43 different cultural backgrounds. Our P-6 school community works together as a team and, as a result, we achieve great things. We have the equivalent of 41 staff members - 3 Principal Class, 25 teachers, 11 Educational Support and four Allied Health staff, and we are part of the Deer Park/Sunshine Network.
Our STEM Program is pretty special. Running for the past two years, it has been developed to include Science, Technology, and Sustainability. We are really passionate about both STEM and Sustainability, and this can come through in our annual Science Week Celebrations, along with the work we have done with the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria and Zoos Victoria through the Fighting Extinction Program. Through our sustainability work, we have developed the Nugal-nganjin Garden from a patch of bare earth to a thriving educational environment.
At Sunshine Heights, diversity is our strength; every year we look forward to our annual Harmony Day celebration where we celebrate our socially and culturally diverse community. Each year we focus on celebrating our diversity and culminate in an epic Block Party.
We know that relationships are the greatest foundation for everything and we invest time in getting to know and understand all of our students and families; fostering a sense of identity, belonging and authentic partnership. Our school is committed to building a community and culture that enables everyone in our school to know, show and grow themselves, openly and without judgement, and we achieve this through building a wellbeing ecosystem that wraps around our students, families, staff, and community.
Our Values Courage: We have the courage to believe that we can make a positive impact.
Connection: We understand who we are as individuals and how we build connections.
Commitment: We take responsibility for, and commit to, our continual learning and growth.
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.
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.
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