Literacy

Demonstrated knowledge of the Victorian Curriculum F-10, with a strong focus on literacy and the ability to incorporate numeracy skills where relevant. Demonstrated ability to develop engaging literacy-based learning experiences using a diverse range of texts and educational resources, and to respond to the varied learning needs, abilities and interests of students in small rural schools and multi-age classrooms.

Demonstrated experience in planning and implementing high impact teaching strategies informed by how students learn. Demonstrated ability to deliver a coherent MARC program across multiple schools, complement classroom teaching and foster students' reading engagement. Demonstrated capacity to evaluate and adapt teaching programs to improve student learning growth.

Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning and using evidence to inform teaching and differentiation. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with classroom teachers to identify learning needs, monitor progress and provide meaningful feedback to students and contribute to communication with parents and carers about student learning growth and achievement.

Demonstrated interpersonal, communication and organisational skills, including the ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships across a cluster of schools. Demonstrated capacity to work with students, staff, principals, parents and carers to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement. Demonstrated ability to coordinate service delivery and manage mobile library resources to provide equitable access and respond to shared cluster priorities.

Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values, including a commitment to inclusion and equitable educational opportunities for rural and regional students. Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively, reflect on teaching practice and participate in professional learning within and across school communities to continually improve the quality and impact of the MARC program.

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;
• 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.

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.

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.

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.