English as an Additional Language (EAL) Teacher

Department of Education Victoria – Geelong VIC

3d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

The Geelong English Language School (GELS)

-Provides EAL (English as an Additional Language) tuition to eligible Foundation to Year 10 students who are Newly Arrived in Australia.

-Supports teachers and schools in the Greater Geelong area to build EAL teaching skills and develop appropriate EAL programs and policies for students within their first five years of school in Australia.

Location and delivery

Geelong English Language School's main administrative campus is at 12 Pickett Crescent Belmont, Geelong.

In 2027, GELS will deliver an intensive English language program for Recent Arrivals students at three campuses; Corio ( F to Yr 6), North Geelong (Yr 7 to Yr 10) and Belmont (F -Yr 6),

Students in GELS programs come from a wide range of language, cultural and educational backgrounds. Students are taught in classes of about 13 to ensure that their English language, social learning and wellbeing needs are intensively supported. A school-wide student wellbeing strategy ensures that students and their families are welcomed and supported as newly arrived members of their new community.

GELS also provides support to build EAL capacity within mainstream schools through the EAL support Cluster program. This programme is delivered in schools across the Greater Geelong area. Teachers working in this programme will be required to travel extensively and may be required to work flexible hours including before and after normal face-to-face teaching hours.

The Geelong English Language School has four main goals.

These are to provide:





-A focussed learning environment that maximises learning growth for all students.

-A caring learning environment which supports the wellbeing and settlement needs of students and their families.

-A supportive and stimulating work environment for all staff that encourages commitment, innovation and excellence.

-Professional learning opportunities for mainstream school staff to support newly arrived and EAL students and their families.

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 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.

SC3 Demonstrated 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.

SC4 Demonstrated 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.

SC5 Demonstrated 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.

SC6 Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of EAL pedagogy, student learning processes, plurilingual strategies and cross-cultural awareness.

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.

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 e

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