Classroom Teacher - 1448973

Job Details

Job ID1448973

Location

Ivanhoe Primary School

DepartmentIvanhoe Primary School

Role TypePrimary Teacher

Subjects/DutiesView Subject/Duties

Full/Part TimePart-Time

Ongoing/Fixed TermFixed Term

ClassificationClassroom Teacher

Apply By17/11/2024

Other Information

Begin Date28/01/2025

End Date26/01/2026

Hours15.20

Contact NameMark Kent

Phone039/499-1880

School Websitehttps://www.ivanhoeps.vic.edu.au/

Location Profile

This position is two days a week.

One day a week will be teaching junior art. 

One day a week will be providing leadership release in an early years class.

Ivanhoe Primary School is located in a residential area in Melbourne¿s North Eastern suburbs and has provided education to the local community for over 160 years. Student enrolments are anticipated to be approximately 560 in 2025.

The school¿s teaching spaces and general classrooms are spread across various buildings. The original in1923 building houses an administration block and 10 classrooms. The building is complemented by 12 relocatable classrooms. A `Building Education Revolution¿ school hall was added in 2010 and provides facilities for performing arts and physical education. In 2018 the first of two flexible learning spaces was completed ¿The Treehouse¿ and currently houses our Foundation students. In 2021 the school completed a second major capital works project delivering eight new permanent classrooms ¿The Beehive¿ that reduced the number of relocatable buildings and resulted in an increased outdoor play space. These significant additions to the infrastructure of the school have served to also free up valuable space for programs such as: Strings, Structured Literacy Groups and the Tutor Learning Initiative.

The February 2024 enrolment census was 545 students (258 female and 287 male). The school¿s socio-economic profile is based on the school's Student Family Occupation and Education index (SFOE). The 2024 index figure of 0.1018 places Ivanhoe Primary School outside of the band considered as disadvantaged.

21 percent of students had English as an Additional Language (EAL) and four students identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. We currently have no Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff. We currently do not offer programs for overseas students. Enrolment patterns reflect a stable number of students

The 2024 school staffing profile comprised 36 full time equivalent (FTE) teaching staff and 5.4 FTE education support staff. This included 31 classroom teachers, eight specialist teachers. Education support staff covered areas such as administration, library, integration and learning support.

Two Co Principals and an Assistant Principal along with one Leading Teacher and two Learning Specialists form the Leadership Team.

Specialist programs include Music, Art, Physical Education and Italian. Student support programs encompass English as an Additional Language. In 2024 the class structure comprised 25 groupings at straight year levels.

The school has maintained a focus on differentiation and feedback to maximise teacher capacity to address the needs of all learners across the different levels. Differentiated learning and a variety of effective support programs catered for students at either end of the learning spectrum. We are a member of a Community of Practice with Network schools, and we work together to maximise system outcomes.

The school has a firm commitment to providing opportunities for students to develop their artistic, physical, and technological talents. The curriculum incorporates the teaching of thinking skills and the innovative use of digital learning technologies.

Mission Statement: Ivanhoe Primary School provides a positive, vibrant, and inspiring environment where students are valued and encouraged to succeed in becoming life-long learners.

 Vision Statement: Ivanhoe Primary School encourages the development of the whole student. Our aim is to support learners in becoming curious, reflective, and critical in their thinking as global citizens.

 Values: Confidence, Independence, Persistence, Resilience, Respect.

The percentage endorsement by parents on the level of school satisfaction as reported in the 2023 Parent Opinion Survey was 94% up from 84% % in 2022.

The percentage endorsement by staff on School Climate as reported in the 2024 School Staff Survey was 78% similar to 75% in 2023.

Selection Criteria

SC1    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.

SC2    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. 

SC3    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.

SC4    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.

SC5    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.

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.

Classroom teacher Range 2

Range 2 classroom teachers play a significant role in assisting the school to improve student performance and educational outcomes determined by the school strategic plan and state-wide priorities and contributing to the development and implementation of school policies and priorities.

A critical component of this work will focus on increasing the knowledge base of staff within their school about student learning and high quality instruction to assist their school to define quality teacher practice.

Range 2 classroom teachers will be expected to:

- Have the content knowledge and pedagogical practice to meet the diverse needs of all students

- Model exemplary classroom practice and mentor/coach other teachers in the school to engage in critical reflection of their practice and to support staff to expand their capacity

- Provide expert advice about the content, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning

- Supervise and train one or more student teachers

- Assist staff to use student data to inform teaching approaches that enable targets related to improving student learning outcomes to be achieved.

Classroom teacher Range 1

The primary focus of the range 1 classroom teacher is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective classroom practitioner with structured support and guidance from teachers at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes. These teachers teach a range of students/classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programs.  Range 1 classroom teachers are skilled teachers who operate under general direction within clear guidelines following established work practices and documented priorities and may have responsibility for the supervision and training of one or more student teachers.

At range 1, teachers participate in the development of school policies and programs and assist in the implementation of school priorities. 

The focus of a range 1 classroom teacher is on classroom management, subject content and teaching practice.  New entrants to the teaching profession in their initial teaching years receive structured support, mentoring and guidance from teachers at higher levels.

Under guidance, new entrants to the teaching profession will plan and teach student groups in one or more subjects and are expected to participate in induction programs and other professional learning activities that are designed to ensure the integration of curriculum, assessment and pedagogy across the school.

Teachers at range 1 are responsible for teaching their own classes and may also assist and participate in policy development, project teams and the organisation of co-curricula activities.

Responsibilities

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.

Who May Apply

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.

EEO AND OHS Commitment

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via marrung@education.vic.gov.au

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. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

 https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

DE Values

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

 https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

Other Information

This position is two days a week.

One day a week will be teaching junior art. 

One day a week will be providing leadership release in an early years class.

Conditions of Employment

All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

Program Benefits

No job description available

VIT LANTITE

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements. This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.