Physical Education Teacher - Fixed Term

Victorian Government; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kurrun Primary School in Officer, Victoria, seeks a dedicated classroom teacher to deliver Prep–6 learning. You will implement high-impact teaching strategies, monitor student progress, and collaborate with families and the broader school community to support wellbeing and achievement.

The role involves planning, assessment, and contributing to whole-school programs, with responsibilities including data-informed feedback, curriculum delivery, and participation in school activities.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the curriculum including ability to teach literacy and numeracy.
• Ability to implement high impact teaching strategies and evaluate impact on student growth.
• Ability to monitor and use data to inform teaching and provide feedback to students and parents.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships with students, families, colleagues and the community.
• Commitment to Department values and ongoing professional learning to improve teaching quality.
• Ability to plan, implement and monitor a whole-school Physical Education program.

Responsibilities

• Direct teaching of groups and individual students in Prep–6.
• Plan, assess and monitor learning outcomes; adjust teaching as needed.
• Contribute to the development and evaluation of school programs and policies.
• Engage with parent/teacher meetings and school activities.
• Support the well-being and engagement of students through data-informed practice.

Skills

Literacy teaching

Numeracy teaching

Data-informed feedback

Interpersonal communication

Collaboration with community

Job description

Kurrun Primary School opened Term 1 2023 and is located at 22 Allsburg Avenue, Officer, within the Cardinia Shire. The Bunurong people are the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the school is situated.

Kurrun Primary School is provisioned for students in Prep to Grade 6 and consists of facilities for a long-term enrolment of 525. The school's facilities will include:

• an administration building with a library, staff offices and amenities as well as specialistteaching areas for science and the arts
• two learning neighbourhood buildings, incorporating general purpose classrooms, flexibleand collaborative teaching spaces
• a community hub building with a competition-grade gymnasium, canteen, music anddrama space
• a sports field.

At Kurrun Primary School a set of guiding principles drive the development of the learning community:

• As a school, we are committed to supporting each staff member to experience professional fulfilment in their role
• Schools make a significant positive difference in the lives of the children that they serve, and every staff member has a role in making a difference
• It is only by working together that we can meet the needs of the children that we serve
• We live by the values of Inclusion, Courage, Aspiration, Respect and Empathy
• We all have a professional obligation to improve our practice
• All students can learn with the appropriate levels of support and challenge
• Every child needs a champion
• A strong sense of belonging and school connectedness is crucial for students, staff and families to maintain high levels of student learning and wellbeing
• Every child has relative strengths and part of the role of education is to support them in identifying and further developing these strengths
• Schools make the greatest difference when they work in partnership with students, families and the broader community
• Kurrun Primary School is a place where the joy of learning is shared

Mission

Kurrun Primary School's mission is to create and maintain a collaborative school community to empower and inspire students to become interdependent contributors to their community.

Values

Kurrun Primary School's values are Inclusion, Courage, Aspiration, Respect and Empathy (I CARE).

Vision

Kurrun Primary School's vision is for every student to be engaged with purposeful learning and making high levels of growth, every day.

At Kurrun Primary School students will learn the fundamental skills, knowledge, understandings and attitudes to be highly literate and numerate members of society and to develop and maintain high levels of personal wellbeing in an ever-changing world.

The Kurrun Primary School learning environment will be safe, orderly, supportive and stimulating. Diversity will be embraced and celebrated throughout the community, including the acknowledgement and celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures.

Strong collaborative partnerships will exist between students, staff, parents and the broader school community in meeting the individual learning and wellbeing needs of each student. Together we will inspire and support each learner to succeed as creative and curious thinkers, who are connected, adaptable and resilient citizens, displaying empathy and courage.

Our objective at Kurrun Primary School is to:

• ensure that each student achieves high levels of learning and wellbeing
• develop a learning community that meets the learning needs of every student with a focus on academic, social, emotional, physical and creative needs
• build students' capacity to become interdependent learners
• establish and maintain a strong sense of belonging and school and community connectedness among students, staff and families.

Selection Criteria

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

SC2 Demonstrated capacity to 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 capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4 Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.

SC5 Demonstratedbehaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

SC6 Demonstrated ability to plan, implement and monitor an engaging and comprehensive whole-school Physical Education Program.

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.

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.

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 (see Workplace 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 [e-mail]

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.

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:

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:

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

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:

• 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).

Applications close Monday 2 November 2026 at 11.59pm