Classroom Teacher

Ferntree Gully North Primary School is situated at the base of the Dandenong Ranges with an enrolment of approximately 300 students in 14 classes. Our classes include preps and multi-age 1/2, 3/4 and 5/6 groups. Our state-of-the-art facilities provide an outstanding learning environment for our students, teachers and the community. Our values are excellence, respect, resilience and integrity. The community prides itself on our beautiful environment and our vision is to provide a holistic approach to educating students encompassing academic, social and emotional growth.

Our learning community is founded on an educational philosophy centered on the whole child and grounded in the belief that all students can learn and all students have the right to be challenged to fulfil their potential as life-long learners. Our staff profile includes two Principal class, teaching staff and Education Support Staff. We offer a comprehensive education for our students including the specialist areas of visual arts, performing arts, science, cultural program and physical education.

The school has an Enviro Centre with a focus on chickens and some food production. Our school-wide approach focuses on the Education State Initiatives of learning for life, happy, healthy and resilient kids, breaking the link between disadvantage and outcomes, and building pride and confidence in our schools. We have a strong commitment to improving student outcomes, with a focus on literacy and numeracy.

Our goals include improving student achievement in literacy and numeracy through improved teaching and assessment practices and supporting student engagement, motivation, learning confidence and connectedness. Our key improvement strategies include the completion of a sustainable curriculum plan utilising the Victorian Curriculum, the development of consistent units across foundation to year 6 and the implementation of effective data collection to enhance our planning and teaching cycle.

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.

Role

The classroom teacher classification comprises two salary ranges- range 1 and range 2. The primary focus of the classroom teacher is on the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes. The classroom teacher engages in critical reflection and inquiry in order to improve knowledge and skills to effectively engage students and improve their learning.

As the classroom teacher gains experience, their contribution to the school program beyond the classroom increases. All classroom teachers may be required to undertake other duties in addition to their rostered teaching duties provided the responsibility is appropriate to the salary range, qualifications, training and experience of the teacher.

Responsibilities

• 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, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards.

DE Values

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights.