Classroom Teacher in Lara

Lara Primary School is situated in the north-east corner of the town of Lara. It is approximately 10km from Geelong and 60km west of Melbourne CBD. Our school's enrolment sits at approximately 450 students across 20 classrooms. In addition to the Principal, Assistant Principals and a vibrant leadership/wellbeing team, there are 29.4 EFT teachers and 20.18 ESOs. Lara Primary School is a safe and respectful learning community that fosters collaboration, nurtures resilience and promotes excellence. Our dedicated staff and families are committed to supporting each student to set goals and take pride in their achievements in a safe and caring environment.

We articulate expected behaviours to support our vision by implementing the school values of: I am ready to learn. Our students benefit from having high quality teaching staff with a range of different experiences and skills working together in teams to support the learning of all students. We offer a broad curriculum based on building strong foundations in Literacy and Numeracy. There is an emphasis on developing life-long learners, and learning how to learn is a vital component of this process. We strive to build a growth mindset which encompasses high expectations where students understand that effort is needed to improve. Our curriculum is further enhanced by an outstanding specialist program featuring Physical Education, Visual Art, LOTE (Auslan), Science and Media Studies. High expectations are at the centre of all that we say and do at Lara Primary School, and we are incredibly proud of the journey of excellence that our school is on.

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.
• Demonstrated capability to plan and implement learning for individuals and small group priority cohorts, such as First Nations students.

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 his or her 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.