Location Profile

Chilwell Primary School , established in 1878 is located in Newtown, an inner Geelong suburb, nestled in a shopping precinct comprising of small retail businesses and has a current enrolment of 426. The school has catered for many generations of Geelong families and has developed close links with the local community, organisations, neighbouring preschools, and secondary colleges. Chilwell is a family-oriented school recognising and responding to the needs and diversity of family groups within our school community. Staff and parents work together to provide a caring, secure and stimulating learning setting for all students. A strong partnership between home and school ensures that education is valued, giving students every opportunity to learn, building strong relationships and trust of staff whereby all are aware of and respect the rights of others in sharing in the life of the school. The school is responsive to community needs and the principal and staff ensures that concerns are acknowledged promptly and with sensitivity and successes are celebrated. The school values are Kindness, Respect, Resilience and Persistence. Aligning to our school motto, 'Learning for Life', our mission is to be `future makers' for every child, ensuring each child has the necessary academic and wellbeing skills required to fulfil their potential and achieve their personal goals. Chilwell Primary School is committed to promoting and protecting emotional wellbeing and mental health in our whole school community. Every student has the right to feel safe, and every child has the right to learn. We strive to embed resilience and a robust sense of personal worth in every student.



We identify and promote strengths ensuring each child has the necessary academic and wellbeing skills required to fulfil their potential and achieve their personal goals. Wellbeing is at the forefront of all we do here at Chilwell, whereby our staff engage and nurture students through a dynamic curriculum that embeds inclusive practices along with academic, social, and emotional wellbeing of each child. Team planning of curriculum and Professional Learning Teams promote a shared pedagogy, are driven by assessment data and supported Literacy, Numeracy and ICT Coaching. While Literacy, Numeracy & ICT are our curriculum strengths we have high quality specialist teaching programs in Physical Education, Visual Arts and STEM, Performing Arts and French.

Selection Criteria

- SC1 Demonstrated knowledge of the Performing Arts 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. Range 2 class

📌 Performing Arts Classroom Teacher (Australia)
🏢 Government schools
📍 Australia