Graduate Teachers May Apply

Location: North West Region | Central Goldfields

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 27/01/2032

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1448208

**Location Profile**:
Winters Flat Primary School, Castlemaine, established in 1860, opened on its present site in 1964. We have a number of large double classrooms, a new Learning Centre with four classrooms and two open learning areas, a fully equipped Library, large Art room, an indoor Gym Facility, a Chess room and Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden learning spaces, including and children¿s kitchen and expansive food gardens.

We are located on the western side of Castlemaine and our grounds are spacious and attractively landscaped, providing a natural, traffic-free environment within a quiet residential area. The School serves a wide area of Castlemaine and District, and children come from a wide range of culturally and socially diverse circumstances
- creating a school with its own distinctive character.

Our school has the largest playing grounds in Castlemaine, with two playgrounds, a playing area for Prep-Yr 2 students, green slopes, indigenous gardens, and a large sports oval.

Healthy eating and physical activity are important aspects of our curriculum, as are the Visual Arts. Environmental issues are important to us, not only through the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program but also through the Resource Smart program.

The school lives by the Values ¿Care for Self, others and The Environment¿ which are embedded into all facets of school life.

We are recognised for our innovative approach to education, with New Zealand Maths embedded into the school¿s curriculum program. We also won ¿Resource Smart School of the Year¿ for the State in 2015. Other awards are Regional Achievement and Community Winner 2016, Winner of the Premiers Sustainability Award 2016 and Winner of the Community Leadership School of the year 2022.

**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 infor