Instrumental Music Teacher

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1451047

**Selection Criteria**:
SC1: Demonstrated qualifications and experience/ability to instruct and support the learning of brass instruments in a school setting

SC2: Demonstrated high level of competence and experience as an instrumental teacher. Possess a deep knowledge of a variety of different styles of music

SC3: Demonstrated high level of oral and written communication skills including the capacity to develop constructive relationships with students, parents and other staff members

SC4: Demonstrated technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the Instrumental Music Teaching position

SC5: Previous experience supporting and promoting Instrumental Music programs in schools

SC6: Demonstrated commitment and capacity to actively contribute to a broad range of school activities and commitment to ongoing professional learning and growth

**Role**:
**Responsibilities**:
The applicant is expected to:

- Be fully qualified to teach elected instrument/s from beginner level to VCE
- Comprehensive understanding of the Victorian Music Curriculum and VCE music and how instrumental music will contribute to student achievement
- Be able to teach both individuals and groups of students
- Be able to work individually and in a team environment and assist with the development of the instrumental music programs planning and projects
- Ability to promote the instrumental music program and assist with the recruitment of students into the program
- To be available for planning, performance and rehearsals and assist in the organising of school music events
- Conduct a school ensemble
- Reporting - monitoring student progress, maintaining records including attendance, behaviour and academics within school guidelines for reporting
- Timetable students on Compass Management System and producing up to date timetables
- Check and maintain instruments
- Collecting students from their class, if they do not arrive in 5 minutes

**Who May Apply**:
Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
**DE Values**:
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

**VIT LANTITE**:
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements. This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.

**Location Profile**:
Lilydale High School has a long tradition of providing excellent educational programs for students Years 7 to 12 and is highly regarded in the community. Great efforts are made to see that its students consistently attain outstanding achievements in a wide variety of areas, including VCE results, sports and community service activities. Collaborative decision-making processes, resulting in clearly defined policies and programs, aim to ensure that each child is challenged and extended academically, creatively, socially and physically.

Our Vision Statement underpins all the school¿s decisions and actions: Lilydale High School is dedicated to providing an environment that values academic excellence and maximises opportunities and pathways to enable all students to become resilient and contributing members of the community. In brief, Excellence in learning,