ClassroomTeacher Graduates encouraged to apply

Department of Education Victoria; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Education Victoria is seeking a classroom teacher for Canadian Lead Primary School in Ballarat East. The role focuses on delivering a knowledge-rich curriculum with explicit, evidence-based instruction to build literacy and numeracy foundations across a diverse student cohort.

You will engage in collaborative planning, mentoring of colleagues, and ongoing professional learning to improve teaching quality and student outcomes within a MTSS framework.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of literacy and numeracy teaching and ability to plan high-quality learning experiences.
• Ability to plan for and implement high impact teaching strategies.
• Ability to monitor student learning and use data to inform practice.

Responsibilities

• Direct teaching of groups and individual students.
• Contribute to development, implementation and evaluation of curriculum programs.
• Undertake other classroom teaching related duties as determined by the School Principal.

Skills

Literacy instruction

Numeracy instruction

Data analysis

Interpersonal skills

Professional learning

Education

Teaching qualification

Victorian Institute of Teaching registration

Job description

Department of Education Victoria – Ballarat East VIC

1d ago, from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Located in Ballarat East, Canadian Lead Primary School (CLPS)) is a warm, inclusive and well-resourced school where students thrive, staff are supported, and learning is at the heart of everything we do. Established in the 1990s following the merger of three local schools, CLPS has grown into a proud and connected community where everyone belongs.

Our Learning Environment

All classrooms and learning spaces are housed within one main building, creating a strong sense of connection, teamwork and community. Our school includes 11 classrooms, a movement room, sensory room, an art room, a spacious library, a gymnasium, and a kitchen supporting both our Breakfast Club and Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) programs. Outside, students enjoy a variety of play and learning spaces, including a soccer oval, football oval, basketball courts, vegetable gardens and three distinct playgrounds.

Our Students and Community

With around 220 students and an average class size of 20, we ensure every child is known, valued and supported. Our school community is proudly diverse, with approximately 7% of students identifying as Indigenous and 5% from language backgrounds other than English. We value the partnership between home and school and work closely with parents and carers to support student success.
Our values of Community, Respect and Responsibilityunderpin everything we do.

A Commitment to Excellence

Canadian Lead Primary School delivers a knowledge-rich curriculum through explicit, evidence-based instruction. We dedicate significant time to building strong foundations in literacy and numeracy, particularly through the Big 6 of Reading ¿ oral language, phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension.
We are proud to be a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) school, embedding a targeted approach to both learning and wellbeing.

Staff Support and Professional Growth

CLPS is a school where teachers and education support staff genuinely enjoy working together. Collaboration, reflection and shared success are at the centre of our culture. All staff are supported with a leading teacher in numeracy and learning specialist in literacy.
Staff are supported through:

• Mentoring and coaching for early career and experienced teachers alike
• Collaborative planning in strong, cohesive teams
• Ongoing professional learning focused on instructional practice and student growth
• Leadership pathways and middle-leadership opportunities
• A positive, caring culture where wellbeing is prioritised

Our staff are proud of the strong relationships they build with students and families, and of the collective achievement that comes from shared professional learning and support.

A Focus on Wellbeing

At CLPS, we understand that learning and wellbeing go hand in hand. We implement the Berry Street Education Model and are currently working on embedding School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) to ensure consistency, care and a safe learning environments for all. Every child is encouraged to achieve their best academically, socially and emotionally.

At Canadian Lead Primary School, you¿ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking and caring team. You¿ll have the opportunity to grow as an educator, make a real difference, and work in a school where students achieve excellent results and genuinely love learning.

Together, we create a school where both students and staff flourish.

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.

• 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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (seeWorkplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via*******@education.vic.gov.au

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:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

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:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

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 http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

Qualification Requirements

• The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and
• if the person completed an Australian postgraduate level initial teaching program or course of study on or after 1 January 2024, they must demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed a postgraduate level accredited initial teacher education program that has been accredited by an Australian State or Territory Teacher Regulatory Authority as satisfying the requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership 'Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures'; and
• a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program after 1 July 2016 must also 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 ITE program completed by the person).