Junior Classroom Teacher

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd; Greater Dandenong; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

St Mary’s invites applications for a teaching position starting in 2027 to work with a strong team of teachers and Learning Support Officers. The role focuses on designing an engaging curriculum that fosters personal, spiritual, emotional, and academic growth within our Catholic school community.

The successful candidate will join a vibrant school committed to safety, professional collaboration, ongoing growth, and the use of contemporary learning approaches aligned with the Victorian

Qualifications

• Commitment to safety and wellbeing of children per Child Safe standards.
• Ability to foster professional relationships with students, staff, parents and the school community.
• Collaborative planning and teamwork with creativity, passion and enthusiasm.
• Lifelong learner mindset and commitment to ongoing improvement.
• Strong knowledge of contemporary learning and the Victorian Curriculum through an inquiry approach.
• Able to assess and report student progress using the Victorian Curriculum.
• Willingness to pursue professional knowledge in teaching, learning and student wellbeing.
• Comfort with integrating the Digital Technologies curriculum and using Google Platform.

Responsibilities

• Design an engaging curriculum to promote personal, spiritual, emotional and academic growth.
• Collaborate with teachers and Learning Support Officers to deliver curriculum.
• Assess and report student progress aligned with the Victorian Curriculum.
• Gather and analyse data to inform teaching practices and student outcomes.
• Engage families and the broader school community in learning.

Skills

Team collaboration

Google Platform

Digital Technologies

Education

Catholic teaching accreditation

Tools

Google Workspace

Job description

Enquiries: [e-mail]

We are advertising a teaching position beginning in 2027 to work with an incredible team of teachers and Learning Support Officers to design an engaging curriculum to generate the personal, spiritual, emotional and academic growth of the children in our school community. The position we are advertising has the possibility of permanent/ongoing for the right candidate, and we also encourage graduates to apply. In short we want the best applicant to become part of our extraordinary school, because our kids deserve the best.

St Mary’s is an amazing school where you can’t help but become connected with the families. We have a strong focus on Community Engagement and we work very hard to maintain authentic connections with our families. We believe that through a strong link and working with our families, we have the best opportunity to help each child reach their full potential as children of God. We work hard to make sure that every child has every opportunity to achieve success, and we love to celebrate those successes too!

We do reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date should the right candidate come, but you will be communicated with if this is the case.

The successful applicant will be required to:

• demonstrate a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children in accordance with Child Safe standards
• foster and develop appropriate professional relationships with students, staff, parents, and the wider school community
• collaboratively plan and work in a team with flexibility, creativity, passion and enthusiasm
• view themselves as a lifelong learner, which they foster in all students
• display initiative and commitment to ongoing improvement
• have a sound knowledge of contemporary learning, with a particular emphasis on the Victorian Curriculum through an inquiry approach
• assess and report against the Victorian Curriculum to demonstrate student improvement
• gather, analyse and use data (formal and informal) to improve teacher practice, pedagogy and student outcomes
• have a commitment to pursuing and maintaining their professional knowledge and skills in the areas of teaching and learning and student wellbeing
• have a sound understanding and confidently incorporate the Digital Technologies curriculum to engage students in their learning
• be adaptable and have the ability to use the Google Platform
• have an understanding, commitment, and support for the values and ethos of the Catholic school and the mission of the Catholic Church
• be accredited to teach in a Catholic school or have a willingness to achieve accreditation to teach Religion in a Catholic school preferred;

We look forward to hearing from you!