Specialist Outdoor Education Teacher
2 days ago
**Role Description/Criteria**
**Specialist Outdoor Education Teacher**(_Learning from the Land Program Coordinator_)
**Position Type**: Part-Time (0.5 FTE), Fixed-Term (6 Months)
**Role Purpose**
The Specialist Outdoor Education Teacher leads Holy Cross Primary School’s flagship _Learning from the Land_ program, an immersive, hands-on curriculum integrating the school’s outdoor spaces: gardens, vineyard, olive grove, animal enclosures, and sustainable food systems.
Aligned with MACS instructional priorities, the role delivers a rich, connected curriculum that fosters deep learning, critical thinking, creativity, and student agency. Drawing on disciplines such as Science, Humanities, Geography, Health, and Design & Technology, the program combines explicit instruction with experiential learning.
This role also supports the school’s Catholic identity by modelling Catholic Social Teaching particularly care for creation, dignity of work, and the common good.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Design and deliver an engaging, integrated Outdoor Education program for all students (Prep-Year 6), aligned with the Victorian Curriculum and MACS frameworks.
- Lead structured explicit teaching and hands-on experiential learning in outdoor settings, including the vineyard, olive grove, gardens, and animal care facilities.
- Collaborate with classroom teachers and leadership to create cross-curricular units and projects that reinforce broader school curriculum in outdoor learning contexts.
- Promote student voice and agency through problem-solving, teamwork, and creativity.
- Foster shared responsibility for outdoor environments through meaningful interaction with the natural world.
- Support the maintenance of outdoor education spaces.
- Contribute to ongoing program development, including initiatives like _Farm to Table_ and _Vine to Wine_, by exploring new resources, partnerships, and opportunities.
**Key Selection Criteria**
- Demonstrated expertise in curriculum and pedagogy, especially in Science, Humanities, Geography, Health, and Design & Technology.
- Proven ability to deliver high-quality, engaging learning experiences in a primary education setting.
- Experience or interest in animal care, gardening, sustainability, or agriculture.
- Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to build partnerships within the school and wider community.
- Ability to foster a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment that promotes student wellbeing and child safety.
- Innovative, reflective educator who embraces continuous improvement and new ideas.
- A strong commitment to the mission and values of Catholic education, including Catholic Social Teaching.
- Be accredited to teach in a Catholic school (or willingness to obtain accreditation).
**Special Requirements**
The successful applicant should:
- be committed to child safety, to maintaining best practices to ensure this and to ongoing evaluation of these practices
- willingness to adhere to Holy Cross’ Child Safety Policy and Code of Conduct and other policies relevant to Ministerial Order 1359
- hold a current VIT registration
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School promotes the safety, wellbeing, protection and inclusion of all children.
**Applications close: 24th June 2025**
**Application Procedure**:
**Details**:
**Address**:158 Hamilton Road
New Gisborne
**Phone**:5420 8100
**Principal**:Mrs Eloise Meyer
**Applications Close**:24/06/2025
**Position**: Teaching
**Type**:Fixed Term
**Hours per Week**:Part-time
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