Primary Teacher in Landsborough

Landsborough Primary School is located at the foothills of the Pyrenees Ranges. It is part of the innovative and progressive Pyrenees Cluster which comprises 6 small rural schools (Landsborough, Moonambel, Navarre, Natte Yallock, Amphitheatre and Trawalla). It is located approximately 30 minutes from Stawell and Ararat and 35 minutes from Avoca and St Arnaud.

The school's core focus is to encourage students to become independent, lifelong learners. We achieve this by creating a learning environment where our students can become risk-takers, independent learners, as well as socially-aware members of the community. Landsborough Primary School has in place enviable learning programs and teaching resources which enable its students to continue their growth.

The school has a mobile library van (MARC) that visits fortnightly. The students learn AUSLAN in their Languages Program and this is taught at a local level by the classroom teachers. A kitchen garden runs weekly with students growing, then cooking their own produce on a fortnightly basis. Full Steam Ahead cluster Days are 3 times per term. This gives students from the 6 cluster schools the opportunity to meet and socialise with students from other small schools and learn in 5 specialist areas: Art, Science, PE, Music and Respectful Relationships. Other opportunities include camps, excursions and incursions.

The school operates 2 classrooms for its 18 students (2 Foundation, 2 grade one, 5 grade two, 2 grade three, 1 grade four, 4 grade 5 and 2 grade 6 students) and has many extracurricular activities such as Cluster Days, a Swim program, camps, local excursions, concert and cluster/division/regional sport. Landsborough Primary School also has one-to-one computers and iPads and video-conferencing to enhance student learning.

Selection Criteria:

• SC1: Demonstrated high level of knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills.
• SC2: Demonstrated high level of ability to respond to student learning needs.
• SC3: 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.
• SC4: Demonstrated high level of ability to monitor and assess student learning.
• SC5: Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills.

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;
• Participating in activities such as parent/teacher meetings; staff meetings; camps and excursions;
• Undertaking other non-teaching supervisory duties.

Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position are encouraged to apply.

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.

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.