Performing Arts Teacher

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Part time

**Salary**:Salary not specified

**Grade**:Classroom Teacher

**Occupation**: Teacher

**Location**: Ballarat

**Reference**: 1473564

**Location Profile**:
Miners Rest Primary School is approximately 10km north-west of Ballarat. The school was established in the mid-19th Century and is set in a growth corridor of the Ballarat region. The school provides an engaging, authentic, and progressive learning environment that meets the needs of its enrolment. We currently have 353 students across sixteen classrooms and our expansive school site offers collaborative learning spaces, a competition-sized Gymnasium, an Arts Centre, and Kitchen Garden facilities. Our outdoor facilities also include passive learning areas, as well as three playgrounds, two tennis courts, a basketball court and both a turf and a synthetic grass oval. The school is the educational hub of the community and its young families, providing learning opportunities from the early years to adulthood.

We have the Miners Rest Kindergarten onsite, with the school as Service Provider, allowing for a comprehensive transition program and an Out of School Hours Care Program which includes Holiday Care for families.

Students experience a supportive Student Leadership Program at Miners Rest Primary School, and our Student Leadership Model consists of School Captains, House Captains and Junior School Council. Students are supported to develop their social and emotional capabilities, so that they feel happy and safe to learn. We embrace our school values of Kindness, Respect and Courage, our students follow a code of conduct agreement, and the Respectful Relationships Program is the foundation of our learning and wellbeing at Miners Rest Primary School.

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1** Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated experience in responding to student learning needs.

**SC2** Demonstrated experience in planning for and implementing high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluating the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

**SC3** Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning. Demonstrated experience in using data to inform teaching practice and providing feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

**SC4** Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.

**SC5** Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated experience in reflecting upon practice and engaging in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

**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.

A critical component of this work will focus on increasing the knowledge base of staff within their school about student learning and high quality instruction to assist their school to define quality teacher practice.

Range 2 classroom teachers will be expected to:

- Have the content knowledge and pedagogical practice to meet the diverse needs of all students
- Model exemplary classroom practice and mentor/coach other teachers in the school to engage in critical reflection of their practice and to support staff to expand their capacity
- Provide expert advice about the content, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning
- Supervise and train one or more student teachers
- Assist staff to use student data to inform teaching approaches that enable targets related to improving student learning outcomes to be achieved.

Classroom teacher Range 1
The primary focus of the range 1 classroom teacher is on further developing sk