Drama & Speech Tutor

Ballarat Clarendon College; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

Ballarat Clarendon College is seeking a talented and experienced Drama and Speech Tutor to join our team on a casual basis. The role involves tutoring individual students from Prep to Year 12 across the Sturt and Mair Street campuses, with a focus on engaging learners and promoting participation in the school’s co-curricular program.

The successful applicant will be a collaborative team player, an confident communicator, and committed to child safety.

Qualifications

• Commitment to students' social, emotional and intellectual development, including the Child Safe Standards.
• Ability to model high-quality instruction for diverse learners.
• Capacity to work in a high-performing team and respond to feedback.
• Proven ability to monitor student progress and plan lessons accordingly.
• Proven ability to set goals and manage time and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Tutor individual students Prep to Year 12 across the Sturt and Mair Street campuses.
• Inspire and motivate students and promote involvement in the school’s co-curricular program.
• Provide the best possible education and uphold professional standards.
• Interact with staff and external parties with discretion and confidentiality.

Skills

Team player

Confident communicator

Monitor student progress

Plan lessons

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Child safety commitment

Willingness to learn

Education

Working with Children Check / VIT registration

Job description

See more about the role below, including the responsibilities and skills we are looking for.

Drama & Speech Tutor

Reference: 6945455

Our School

Outstanding opportunity to work at a top co-educational school

Ballarat Clarendon College is a co-educational school for day and boarding students. Approximately 2,000 students attend the school. Ballarat Clarendon College is recognised as a leader in drawing on the insights of cognitive science and educational psychology in the development of teaching and learning practices. Ballarat Clarendon College has an unwavering commitment to excellence, evident in both our VCE results and in the outstanding contributions our school and students make to the community.

Throughout a student's time at Ballarat Clarendon College our focus is to maximise their competence, skills and capacity so that, at the end of their time at the school, when they stand on the threshold of their future, they can choose their heart's desire.

The school is based in Ballarat, a regional city in the heart of Victoria. Across three campuses students attend the school from 3-year-old Early Learning to Year 12. Ballarat Clarendon College is an equal opportunity employer.

The Role

We are seeking a talented and experienced Drama and Speech Tutor to join our team on a casual position.

This position will work across the Sturt and Mair Street campuses and will involve tutoring individual students Prep to Year 12.

The successful applicant will be an innovative and motivating tutor, with experience tutoring students of all levels from beginner to advanced. A passion for their skill and the desire and ability to encourage and promote student involvement in the school's co-curricular program are also essential for this role.

All tutors at Clarendon are employed to provide the best possible education for each and every student. Tutors are expected to exhibit the highest standards of professional practice.

Tutors report to and operate under the general direction of their Head of Performing Arts and Head of Instrumental Music. Tutors interact with all areas and levels of staff as well as relevant external parties which often require discretion and confidentiality.

Knowledge, skill and qualification requirements:

The ideal Speech and Drama Tutor is an excellent team player and a confident communicator that are fully committed to the school and its community, and will have:

• A commitment to students' social, emotional and intellectual development, including a strong understanding of the Child Safe Standards.
• Proficiency in skills, with the ability to model and guide students through quality instruction.
• Capacity to work in a high-performing team, including a willingness to seek and respond to feedback.
• Proven ability to monitor student progress, planning for and executing this in lessons.
• Proven ability to set and achieve goals, managing time and conflicting priorities effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to build rapport with students, staff, parents and all other persons associated with Clarendon and the wider community.
• Demonstrated commitment to Child Safety
• Willingness to learn, be resilient and agile
• A valid Working with Children Check or VIT registration

Our values

Our culture is built on five simple but powerful values:

Learning - be open. Effort - be persistent. Wellbeing - be balanced. Community - be part of it. Responsibility - be the answer.

Child safety commitment

Ballarat Clarendon College is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all students through its Child Safety Framework and a strong culture of child safety. We have a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and are committed to fostering an environment where children feel safe, supported and respected. Clarendon maintains clear policies and procedures that ensure compliance with the Victorian Child Safe Standards, and employment at Clarendon is subject to these requirements.

Current Working with Children Check and Police Check is required.

Ballarat Clarendon College is committed to the health and safety of its staff, students and our community, which includes implementing Child Safety Standards and Government Health Directions.

Ballarat Clarendon College is an equal opportunity employer and are committed to a fair and inclusive recruitment process, welcoming applications from people of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.