Classroom Teacher- Japanese teacher part-time- 0.4 two days per week

Department of Education Victoria – Eltham VIC

ELTHAM EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL IS LOOKING FOR ONE FULL-TIME OR TWO PART-TIME JAPANESE TEACHERS. This position is 0.4, and there is another one advertised as 0.6 at the same time.

Dear applicants,

Who we are?

The school is often referred to as the `purple and gold school¿ due to the distinctive student uniform. As a school we have a very respectful and collaborative professional learning culture where high academic achievement sits in a sea of character development. Whilst we have important school values we also strive to live up to the `Be Brave, Be Your Best Self and Be Kind¿ mantra.

School vision

Eltham East Primary School is committed to providing a safe, nurturing and respectful environment which supports and inspires our children to be actively involved in their learning, to grow in self-awareness, resilience and social responsibility and to contribute in a positive way to the world around them.

School context

EEPS is situated in the heart of Eltham, which is located 22km from Melbourne. It is a modern, well-resourced school nestled in a treed and sloping site. To ensure all 640 students have a high-quality education a staff of over 50 works collaboratively towards achieving our school¿s vision. We have 40 equivalent full-time staff: Principal, 2 Assistant Principals, a Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader, Learning Specialists, 40 teachers and Education Support staff working with our students. EEPS is about our students; their learning, their welfare and their potential.

Eltham East Primary School is a high-performing school.



By implementing a range of innovative approaches as well as proven teaching practices we strive to continuously improve our provision of the very best learning environment for each child.

Our curriculum emphasis is on literacy and numeracy and embraces rich and engaging programs in the arts, science, humanities, health, physical education, music and Japanese. Each classroom is equipped with a up-to-date interactive whiteboard and extensive banks of i-Pads which are used to enhance learning.

The treed and sloping site provides plenty of playing area for students. We are a modern school with a lots of different play spaces and we are always undertaking projects around the school.

The school has a Framework that outlines are values and learner profile.

Our EEPS framework

School Motto

Learning and Growing Together

Our School Values- The 3 R¿s

Eltham East Primary School shared values-

- Respectful: means to be considerate, polite and understanding towards everyone and everything
- Responsible: means to do the right thing and own it if you don¿t
- Resilient: means to challenge yourself and bounce back when things don¿t go your way

Eltham East learners strive to be:

- Curious
- Persistent and
- Invested

Our Foundations

- Safe: physical, psychological and cultural safety is a given at EEPS
- Inclusive:



including everyone underpins our work
- Aspirational: high achievement for everyone at the level that fits each learner

We are proud of our motto of Learning and Growing Together, which applies to all of us and is something that we embody in our teaching and leadership approach.

More information can be found on our website- elthameastps.vic.edu.au or by ringing the school office on 9439 9793.

I wish you all the best with your application.

Yours sincerely,

Selection Criteria

ELTHAM EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL IS LOOKING FOR ONE FULL-TIME OR TWO PART-TIME JAPANESE TEACHERS. This position is 0.4, and there is another one advertised as 0.6 at the same time.

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 atti

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