Teacher - Art

**Position**:Teacher - Art (Parental Leave Cover)

**Department**:Visual Art

**Reports to**:Learning Leader - Visual Art

**Schedule**:FTE 0.7

**Start Date**:Term 3 2023

**End Date**:End Term 2 2024

**PD Updated**:April 2023

Ruyton Girls' School is a forward thinking, independent K - 12 school with a long tradition of academic
success and co-curricular achievement. Our focus is on preparing girls for a lifetime of learning,
leadership, and engagement in our global community.

**Position Summary**

We are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced teacher. Experience teaching Art Years 5 -10
and VCE Product Design and Technology (Fashion) Units 1-4 with specialisation in têxtiles, design
and garment construction is essential.

The successful applicant will be skilled in the development of personalised learning programs,
dynamic, innovative and creative in their approach to teaching, with a passion for their discipline.
Highly competent in utilising progressive pedagogies and digital technology in the classroom, they will
also demonstrate a strong commitment to the education of girls.

**RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES**

Ruyton has a responsive organisational culture and, as such this role may be altered to adapt to the
evolving needs of the School. The general responsibilities of Teacher - Art include but are not limited
to:
**Teaching**

All Ruyton teaching staff are responsible for meeting their professional obligations, as outlined in the
Ruyton Dimensions of Training.

**KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS**
- Visual Arts Team
- Learning Leader - Visual Arts
- Deputy Principal, Head of Senior School
- Responsible to the Principal

**EXPECTATIONS OF STAFF**

Ruyton staff members are expected to maintain professional and responsible attitudes, and to
communicate respectfully and effectively. All Ruyton staff members are required to:

- Treat each other with courtesy and respect
- Respect the right of each person to learn/work without disruption
- Accept responsibility for their own progress and development
- Accept responsibility for maintaining safe, clean, and pleasant surroundings
- Demonstrate self-respect and uphold Ruyton’s reputation through their appearance and actions
- Understand and abide by all child safe principles
- Notify responsible staff promptly any occupational, health and safety issue/s which compromise

the aim of maintaining a safe school environment
- Support the vision, ethos, and culture of the School
- Contribute to and support the strategic directions of the School
- Support all Ruyton policies
- Obey the law

**QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**

**Essential Criteria**
- An active interest in and commitment to the education of girls
- Understanding of current theory and research relating to girls’ education
- Expertise and experience in the teaching of Art Product and Technology (Fashion) including VCE

Units 1-4
- Garment construction têxtiles
- Ability to develop and implement learning and wellbeing programs that extend and cater to the

needs of all students
- Use of student learning data to target teaching and review learning programs
- Proficiency in student management
- Evidence of innovative practice
- Technologically literate

**Personal Qualities**
- Well organised and flexible
- Strong collaboration, communication and time-management skills
- Possess and encourage a growth mindset
- Patient and relationship-oriented
- Enthusiastic and conscientious
- Committed to continual personal and professional growth
- Professional presentation and manner
- Actively pursue excellence
- Balanced approach to life

**Qualifications and Training**
- Relevant tertiary degree and teaching qualifications
- Hold and maintain VIT registration, or satisfy the necessary criteria to gain registration prior to

commencement of the role

Training
- Child Safety Training, including Mandatory Reporting provided by the School with our provider

CompliSpace.

**TO APPLY**

**midday Friday 28 April 2023**. No hard copies please.

**RUYTON COMMITMENT TO CHILD SAFETY**

Ruyton are committed to ensuring we embed a Child Safe environment, in which all our children and
young people feel included, empowered, respected, valued, and safe. As part of our ongoing
commitment to child safety and wellbeing, we ensure all staff, volunteers and contractors understand
and adhere to our Child Safe Program, including Child Safe Polices and ongoing Child Safe Training.
Our Recruitment processes place people that support and reflect our Child Safety and Wellbeing
values with the right qualifications and knowledge. Ruyton has a zero tolerance of child abuse, and all
allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently within our policies and
- school/policies/.
- This position description summarises the essential responsibilities, activities, qualifications, and skills for this position and may _
- be reviewed or modified by the Principal or their delegate, in response to the strategic di