Mlc Banksia

**Methodist Ladies’ College**

**Position Description
**Position: Education Outdoors Teacher - MLC Banksia**

**Reports to: Director of MLC Banksia**

**Department: MLC Banksia**

**Date: November 2021**

At MLC, we are committed to providing a challenging, enriching and supportive

learning environment, which develops confident and articulate young women who

have the skills, knowledge, values and attitudes needed to shape their future and

contribute meaningfully to the international community.

MLC is committed to remain at the forefront of education and maintain our

Christian heritage while respecting the spirituality and other faiths of our community.

MLC is committed to providing an environment where diversity is valued and

differences are recognised and respected.

**Primary Purpose**

MLC teachers are responsible for creating and maintaining effective learning

environments which supports the learning needs of the students.

MLC teachers are organised, structured, enthusiastic and passionate about the

potential of their students. They are life-long learners themselves who model

excellent learning and who develop positive professional relationships with their

students and colleagues and skilfully develop relevant, structured, learning

opportunities with clear time-frames and deadlines, where process as well as

content is made explicit and where students are encouraged to demonstrate their

learning in a variety of ways and in a variety of settings.

‘Excellent teachers have the capacity to transform the lives of students and to

inspire and nurture their development as learners, individuals and citizens’

(Melbourne Declaration of Educational Goals for Young Australians).

**Position in Context**

MLC is one of Australia’s most respected and innovative schools, with over 2,200

students from our Early Learning Centre (MLC Kindle) to Year 12, including

international students and boarders. MLC is a technology rich environment,

teaching staff and students from Prep have their own iPads/notebook computers.

MLC is comprised of four relatively autonomous schools: Junior School (MLC Kindle
- Year 6), Junior Secondary School (Years 7 and 8), Middle School (Years 9 and 10)

and Senior School (Years 11 and 12). Years 7 to 12 teachers are expected to teach

across at least two schools. The Senior School program offers a comprehensive

curriculum including the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), International

Baccalaureate (IB) and Vocational Education and Training (VCE - VET). Teachers

may be expected to teach across these programs.

MLC teachers work in a learning community and are expected to establish and

maintain positive relationships with staff and students. They are expected to be life
- long learners and to participate in the Professional Learning Program.

MLC teachers work in a technology rich environment and are expected to

integrate a range of technologies in their practice to support student learning.

Student wellbeing and student learning are intricately linked and rely on teachers

having knowledge and understanding of the physical, social and intellectual

development and characteristics of students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious

and socioeconomic backgrounds. All teachers are responsible for the wellbeing of

students in their classrooms. In addition to classroom teachers every student has a

designated teacher directly responsible for her wellbeing. MLC teachers are

expected to be responsible for a home group or tutor group role in the Student

Wellbeing program if required.

Teachers at MLC are allocated duties and are expected to attend camps,

meetings, professional development and other events as determined by the

College.

**MLC Banksia**

MLC Banksia is a 30 acre property, located on the Banksia Peninsula and on the

Gippsland Lakes in East Gippsland, Victoria. Access to the property is by vehicle (20

mins to Bairnsdale or 15 mins to Paynesville). The property provides residential

housing for staff and a variety of hard top accommodation for student programs.

Eleven residential and day staff, comprising of teachers, educational support staff

and in addition supported by various specialist casual staff, work within a strong

team to ensure the delivery of a curriculum-based program for Year 5 - 8 students.

Students spend 4 - 6 days at the semi-remote MLC Banksia site, utilising the

Gippsland Lakes and the local environment to participate in a range of curriculum

based learning activities within the class or home group community.

MLC Banksia staff also support the expedition component of the 8 week MLC

Marshmead Program for Year 9 students. MLC Marshmead is a 114 hectare

property, located on a remote and environmentally sensitive site in far eastern

Victoria, surrounded by the Croajingolong National Park. The property includes a

residential village (consisting of both staff and student housing) and a working

farm. Education Outdoo