Visual Arts plus one other method Teacher in Melbourne

Edgars Creek Secondary College is situated in the growth corridor of Wollert, in the geographical area of Whittlesea in Melbourne. Our student population is growing and currently comprises approximately 1308 students. The college consists of 130 staff, including Principal class, Education Support Staff, Leading Teachers, Learning Specialists, and Classroom teachers. Our college is purpose-built and enjoys modern, future-ready facilities, including well-maintained learning community classrooms, Food Technology, robotics, and coding labs. Maker spaces and Performance spaces provide opportunities in these curriculum areas. The facilities also include a multi-court gym as well as a Soccer oval and a community partnership-maintained AFL oval.

Edgars Creek Secondary College provides all young people with opportunities to be passionate about learning, innovative and creative while developing a strong sense of community engagement and global responsibility. The College aims to prepare students for future pathways and expand their thinking to see possibilities for innovation and globalisation while inspiring them to create their own unique opportunities for the future, whether through further education, training, or business enterprises. The College aims to equip all young people with the skills and capabilities they need for economic, social, and cultural success in the modern world.

The personalized learning needs of all young people are realised via a highly differentiated curriculum, supported by evolving technologies, collaborative and problem-based learning combined with a strong focus on core literacy and numeracy skills. Teams of educators and industry stakeholders work together to design, plan, and teach a comprehensive curriculum and provide a rich learning environment and culture for all students. The curriculum programs are supported by contemporary resources and the latest research on teaching and learning.

Students build their skills, self-confidence, leadership abilities, and community spirit through a rigorous, but rich and varied curricular and co-curricular program. There is a high expectation that our students will have a strong commitment, not only to their specialist areas of interest but also to their academic studies. We recognise that in the pursuit of excellence, each student is entitled to equal opportunity, a positive learning environment, and ongoing support to enable them to realise their fullest potential—intellectual, personal, physical, creative, social, and vocational. The College is proud of helping all students achieve maximum learning growth.

Since the foundation year, the College has made a commitment to building the literacy and numeracy skills of all students. Student Wellbeing and Inclusion is at the heart of our work; all students in years 7 and 8 participate in a weekly Resilience Project program. The House activity program is strong at our school, as are opportunities for our students to engage in co-curricular programs such as Visual and Performing Arts, lunchtime clubs, VicSRC, and associated local area network opportunities.

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.