Instrumental Music

Location: Western Region | Ballarat

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 19/12/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1449631

**Location Profile**:
Ballarat High School is a learning community where every person is valued, respected, and challenged as a learner.

We are entering into the next exciting phase of our journey as a school, and we aim to be leaders in education in order to secure the best possible outcomes for all of our students.

Ballarat High School commenced in 1907 as Agricultural High School and today has a student population of 1500 students. Ballarat High School has a long history and tradition of providing a quality education to the youth of Ballarat. While the school has changed physically over its hundred-year history, what has not changed is the significant contribution it makes to many young lives.

We endeavour to provide an inclusive, positive, respectful learning environment for all students. We believe in educating the whole person and acknowledge the correlation between student wellbeing, connectedness, and academic achievement. Our mission is to provide the right supports to the right students at the right time.

Our values of Pride, Respect and Responsibility under the motto of Duty Always ensure we build and maintain strong and positive relationships. We focus on teaching and learning improvement strategies that will raise standards and outcomes for all individuals in a culture of high expectations, collaboration, shared values and trust.

Ballarat High School is incredibly fortunate to have high quality facilities for all faculty areas and we fully utilise these spaces to ensure that all students find their passion and their time with us is enriched with excellent learning opportunities both within and beyond the classroom.
- BHS Strategic Plan
- BHS Annual Implementation Plan
- Annual Report to the School Community
- Vision for School Improvement
- Policies and other resources

**Selection Criteria**:
Applicants are requested to present a written response to the key selection criteria below:

- 1. Demonstrated technical knowledge, expertise & experience to successfully deliver a high-equality educational program in Guitar/Bass Guitar.
- 2. Demonstrated ability to successfully instruct students from Year 7 to VCE and prepare ensembles for performance.
- 3. Demonstrated high level capacity to support the Performing Arts faculty staff and to develop procedures and guidelines relating to the work area.
- 4. Demonstrated high level oral and written communication skills.
- 5. Demonstrated commitment and capacity to actively contribute to a broad range of school activities and commitment to ongoing professional learning and growth.

**Role**:
This Instrumental Music Guitar/Bass Guitar position provides instruction to students in Guitar/Bass Guitar. The role joins the team of Performing Arts staff, comprising classroom teachers, instrumental teachers and education support instructors.

The role will report to the Head of Faculty
- Performing Arts and liaise closely with the Instrumental Music Coordinator(s).

Supervision of students will be required, as it is an integral part of the role. However, an education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee¿s position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.

Hours of work total 15.2 hours per week, which will be undertaken pending timetable requirements and individual negotiations.

The Instrumental Music role will typically involve:

- Providing Guitar/Bass Guitar tuition lessons to individual students, small groups and ensembles
- Contributing to the Instrumental Music program across a wide range of performances within and outside the school
- Monitoring and evaluating student progress and providing assessment reports as required
- Maintaining accurate records of student participation and attendance
- Supporting the development of the Performing Arts program within BHS
- Maintaining a high standard of student tuition and technical and performance proficiency in Guitar/Bass Guitar.

Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of the management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives.

No additional attendance during school holidays is required for this position.

**Responsibilities**:
**Performing Arts**
- Provide weekly