Department of Education Victoria – Kilmore VIC

Kilmore Primary School is located in Lancefield Road, Kilmore; an historic rural town 58km north of Melbourne. Kilmore is a semi-rural area comprising of small farm holdings, new housing estates and a well-established older town centre. There are approximately 500 students enrolled at the school this year. Our school has 38.39 equivalent full-time staff. We have 25 classrooms operating in the school.

A team of highly motivated, professional, and dedicated staff provide a safe and caring environment, where the goal is to optimise the learning outcomes and personal growth of all students. Kilmore Primary School aims to establish a happy, safe, and supportive learning environment where the welfare of all children is a high priority and is maintained as a shared responsibility of the school and the community. In accordance with Ministerial Order No 870
- Child Safety Standards, we have embedded an organisational culture of child safety critical to protecting the basic rights of children to feel safe and always be safe.

Our modern facilities include a number of double and triple learning studios all equipped with 21st Century Learning technologies, art room, library, hall, ICT centre, separate playground areas for Foundation-Grade 2 and Grade 3-6 students, an outdoor fitness circuit, two outdoor basketball courts, and a BER Stadium Complex comprising a full size indoor basketball court, music room, meeting room and kitchen. Before and After School Care operates on the school site 5 days a week during school terms and school holidays.

Policies and programs ensure a current and relevant curriculum, professionally delivered with modern pedagogies in a high quality, whole school approach to teaching and learning.



We are dedicated to ensuring that we meet the needs of the 21st Century Learner and provide a personalised learning setting for our students. We strive to provide a well-rounded education which values and supports the intellectual, creative, physical, and emotional development of each child. We have a commitment to ensure that quality learning and teaching are the central focus of our learning environments.

We provide Art, Physical Education and Electives. Additional programs and activities such as Junior Leadership Team, Choir, Music Groups, Buddies, Clubs, Gardening Club, Active After-School Program, Swimming, Lunchtime Sports, Homework Club, lunchtime activities, camps, excursions, and incursions encourage student participation and opportunities for Student Leadership.

Our ongoing commitment to Student Wellbeing is supported by a dedicated Student Wellbeing Assistant Principal, and our involvement the Kids Matter Mental Health Initiative. This has been a major focus over the past 3 years and has provided many benefits across the whole school community, including a stronger parent presence in the school. Our comprehensive School Wide Positive Behaviour Management Program links well with the 4R's and focuses on our school values, the explicit teaching of positive behaviours and learning routines, restorative justice and developing resilience and responsibility in our students.





Kilmore Primary School promotes the safety, wellbeing, and inclusion of all children, including Aboriginal children, those with a disability and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. Applicants are welcome to elaborate on experiences they may have working with Aboriginal children, children with a disability and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Selection Criteria

SC1 Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant 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

📌 Classroom Teacher (Kilmore)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
📍 Kilmore