Classroom Teacher 2027 - Ongoing - Gilgai Plains Primary School in Canberra

As Gilgai Plains Primary continues to grow, we are seeking caring and kind educators who are willing to continually improve their knowledge and skills to support the learning outcomes of our engaged students. We are proud to have a stable and consistent team of teachers and support staff who love Learning Together within a positive culture of Zest and Respect for each other and for our students and community.

Kalkallo is a young growing community of diverse families and backgrounds. Gilgai Plains Primary School is located in the Cloverton Estate and is a community hub that reflects the needs and aspirations of its families. Our beautiful school opened in 2022 and caters to the diverse needs of all students and supports the needs of a vibrant and growing community. Our grounds provide valued room for students to be active, natural outdoor areas that reflect the surrounding environment and modern learning facilities that support our curriculum.

Vision
To develop confident, resilient and resourceful thinkers who strive to achieve their best and contribute to make the world a better place.

Teaching and Learning
Gilgai Plains Primary School has a strong and dedicated staff who are supported to continually improve their practice and their impact on student learning outcomes. Our instructional practices are based on the Science of Learning and a strong body of research supporting a systematic, explicit approach, particularly when it involves learning new concepts and operations. Our leadership team oversees consistent staff professional learning to continue to build the knowledge and skills of our teachers.

Gilgai Plains Primary implements a school wide instructional model which is Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI). Our teachers model the learning process of new concepts for students by using an 'I do, We do, You do' strategy and provide students with purposeful and understandable feedback to support achievement and success. Student interaction is very high which builds upon our student engagement. We use evidence based methods to ensure all students succeed and thrive in their learning.

We have an experienced and supportive student wellbeing team, to enhance our commitment to ensure all student's specific learning needs are met and to assist in the development of safe and supportive learning environments for all of our students.

Mission
- Teaching and reinforcing how to be kind to self, others and our environment
- Ensuring students feel safe, happy and well
- Greeting students with a smile and a hello and helping them to love coming to school
- Ensuring each student is seen
- Teaching students to be literate and numerate and give them experiences to continually grow and succeed
- Providing diverse learning opportunities
- Supporting students to work hard and allow others to be their best
- Helping students to have at least one good friend and teaching them how to make friends and keep friends
- Being the person they can go to when needed
- Teaching students to work and play by our values

Values
Our values guide our students and staff in our everyday actions and behaviours. Our school culture is built upon these 4 values and underpins how we work and play.
- We act with KINDNESS
- We behave with RESPECT

Selection Criteria

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

Diversity and Inclusion
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.

Child Safe Standards
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment.