English (7-12) Classroom Teacher in Melbourne

East Doncaster Secondary College, situated in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, is a large, co-educational school with a focus on high academic achievement, excellence in teaching and learning, and student connectedness and wellbeing. The College has an enrolment of approximately 2300 students and 223 teaching and education support staff. We strive to develop passionate lifelong learners who are creative and critical thinkers with the confidence and resilience to thrive in the global community.

The College values of curiosity, excellence, fairness, respect, resilience, teamwork, and care and compassion reflect these desired outcomes. We have high expectations that our students will commit to being supportive of each other as they strive for success as learners. Our catchphrase for learning is Creating a Culture of Curiosity. We ensure that there is a focus on learning improvement for every student. As a result, our student achievement data is excellent across a range of data sets and year levels.

Diversity adds to the richness and quality of the students' educational experience at East Doncaster Secondary College. We are proudly multicultural across more than 50 nationalities, with a strong and established International Student Program. The College offers an array of alternative pathway options to enable greater flexibility in our ability to cater for individual needs. Students have access to external VET provision and a high-quality Vocational Major VCE pathway.

At East Doncaster Secondary College, we are committed to child safety. We strive to ensure that our students are safe, happy, and empowered. Through a holistic approach to wellbeing, the College offers an extensive overlay program, Positive Futures, as a means of visibly addressing the social and emotional needs of our students in a multi-dimensional and integrated approach.

As a high-performing school, East Doncaster Secondary College prides itself on the creation of a learning environment where student academic, sporting, music, and achievements in the arts are recognised and celebrated. Underlying the focus on excellence is the recognition that such outcomes can best be achieved in an environment where students are happy, healthy, and connected.

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

• 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.