2025 Classrom Teacher

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2026

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1440246

**Location Profile**:
Altona Primary School has a proud history of learning growth and a positive school culture. In 2025, the school has a predicted enrolment of approximately 510 students, composed of 22 classes from Prep to Year 6. Teachers work within a supportive culture of high expectations focused on maximising student outcomes. Academic achievement is above state and similar schools in most measures of Literacy and Numeracy and the school delivers an engaging specialist program comprising of Music, Visual Art, Physical Education, STEM and Auslan.

Our purpose is to engage and challenge students to achieve their best in a vibrant learning environment where all students are nurtured to achieve their best. Students, staff, and parents work in partnership to create a community that is focused on 'living our values¿: Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Aspiration, Gratitude and Collaboration.

A positive, nurturing environment which cares for each student and adult matters. It impacts on our behaviour, our academic success and future mental and physical health. All community members of our school behave in ways that build a positive and energetic school culture that focuses on learning and wellbeing.

An experienced combination of Range-2, Range-1 and Graduate teachers provide a challenging and stimulating curriculum, supported by the School Improvement Team. All members of staff share a commitment to developing professional knowledge and practice to ensure we are all growing and learning. Teams of teachers are given time to work and learn together through collaborative planning and during PLC inquiry cycles, focused on student data and high impact teaching strategies.

**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 l