Classroom Teacher (Graduates welcome to apply)

Department of Education Victoria – Brown Hill VIC

1d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Caledonian PS places belonging and academic excellence for all students as our highest priority. We have a focus on purposeful teaching and direct instruction, where students understand the purpose of each. Students engage with two hours of English instruction and one hour of Mathematics daily as well as weekly lessons in Science, Spelling, Physical Education, French, Visual Arts and Music. Our students in 3-6 use Chromebooks and the Google Tech Academy to create and collaborate in learning. We have strong community connections in place. Camp Australia provide before and after school care in the multi-purpose room daily. We have a developed relationships with the local community including Brown Hill Kindergarten, Perridak Burron Early Learning Centre and Woodmans Hill Secondary School.

Caledonian Primary School is located in the suburb of Brown Hill in the City of Ballarat. The school is situated approximately 121 kilometers from the Melbourne Central Business District. The school was originally established in 1877 as Brown Hill Primary School and in 1994 merged with Queen Street Primary School and was renamed as Caledonian Primary School. The school grounds are set on six acres and includes the original school building which houses administration offices, staff amenities and four classroom. A second and more recently built building accommodates a further four classrooms with a central open space for cooperative learning. Our site also has a multipurpose hall with kitchen and storage. Two additional permanent classrooms adjoin an open learning space currently used as a music space.



The grounds include extensive gardens, adventure playgrounds, basketball courts and an oval. Enrolments in 2026 were approximately 230 students and over the past four years, enrolments have been maintained. The staffing profile of Caledonian Primary School includes a Principal and Assistant Principal, 14.6 full time equivalent teachers, 4.5 full time equivalent education support (ES) staff, one office administration staff, and one business manager and an SFOE of .3700

Selection Criteria

SC1Demonstrated high level of knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated high level of ability to respond to student learning needs.

SC2Demonstrated high level of ability to plan for and implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

SC3Demonstrated high level of ability to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated high level of ability to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated high level of ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents,



colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.

SC5Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated high level of ability to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

Role

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 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.

Responsibilities

The role of classroom teacher may include but is not limited to:

- Direct teaching of groups of students and individual students

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