Teaching - Creative Arts (Music, Dance & Drama)

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Fixed-term - Full-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Classroom Teacher

**Occupation**:Classroom teacher

**Location**:Hume - Greater Shepparton

**Reference**:1484910

**Location Profile**:

- Guthrie Street Primary School is a highly regarded school located in a residential area in the south of the rural city of Shepparton. The school currently has 468 students enrolled.
- At Guthrie Street, we place a high priority on the core development of literacy and numeracy skills. We acknowledge that our children have varying skills and abilities: they learn in diverse ways and progress at different rates. Enrichment opportunities and support for learning are provided to ensure all students build firm foundations to achieve their personal best in the key areas of learning. As a school, we are preparing our students for living and learning in the 21st Century. Access to knowledge is provided through our advanced technological environments. Technology is used daily in each classroom to engage students in their learning.
- Guthrie Street is renowned for the quality of the broad specialist program it provides to all students. Physical Education, Art, Science and Library offer students a wealth of opportunities, challenges and joys. Our school community appreciates the contribution made by the Shepparton Deaf Facility, which is a major asset of our school. Teachers of the Deaf and Australian Sign Language (AUSLAN) interpreters work alongside classroom teachers to integrate deaf and hearing impaired students into mainstream classrooms. As part of the Languages program, all students at Guthrie Street learn to sign in AUSLAN.
- At Guthrie Street we touch hearts as well as minds. Emotions have the greatest influence on actions. All students are formally taught the elements of Emotional Intelligence. This explicit teaching develops in our students: self-awareness, self-control, self-motivation, empathy and the ability to get along with others. We teach students how to be the masters of their emotions, to make strong choices and to take charge of their behaviour. By developing our students’ ability to be emotionally intelligent we believe they will journey well with meaningful relationships, purpose and their wellbeing intact.

A welcoming environment greets everyone who comes to Guthrie Street with parent involvement promoted and encouraged. The school invites parents into classrooms every morning to support our reading program while our Parents Association plays an active part in Mothers’ and Fathers’ Day stalls, Easter and Christmas Raffles, whole school activity days, swap shops and social activities.

At Guthrie Street our educational provision goes beyond just knowing about things. We strive to ensure our students are active, happy and productive members of society, with a positive outlook on life. We continually challenge our students to achieve their personal best and to make the most of every opportunity that life at school provides.

**Selection Criteria**:

- SC1 Demonstrated high quality teaching skills and knowledge of curriculum to enable the implementation of individual learning plans that assist students with an intellectual disability to achieve positive outcomes in performing/creative arts.
- SC2 Demonstrated high level classroom teaching skills and the capacity to work with collaboratively colleagues to continually improve teaching and learning.
- SC3 Demonstrated ability to monitor and assess student learning data and to use this data to inform teaching for improved student learning in relation to performing/creative arts.
- SC4 Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills and high level interpersonal skills including a capacity to develop constructive relationships with students, parents and other staff.
- SC5 Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver a Performing/Creative Arts program

**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.
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