Lote Teacher

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 23/01/2026

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1431998

**Location Profile**:
Established in 1988, the school is situated in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

The school offers a broad curriculum for its 740+ students. Whole-school approaches to health and wellbeing, curriculum development and assessment are embedded across the school. The Victorian Curriculum areas of Science, Humanities, Health, Civics and Citizenship, Design, Creativity and Technology are taught through an integrated Units of Inquiry with a focus on the explicit teaching of Literacy and Numeracy skills and concepts. Social-emotional skills and concepts are developed via Positive Education and Restorative Practices.

The community views education as a shared responsibility. The co-operative partnership between the school and home is a highly valued feature of the school.

Our specialist programs of Physical Education, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Indonesian, library and Science provide students high-quality programs as well as many enrichment activities.

Our Learning Enhancement team coordinates our literacy support program.

Our Student Wellbeing team supports student well-being and families. They provide individual, small group support as well as support and advice to parents.

The school prioritises the development of a global perspective and intercultural understandings. The school respects our indigenous heritage. School art adorns the school grounds. Typically, these have an indigenous or cultural focus.

Science and digital technology is a feature of the school. The STEAM facility is well resourced with 20+ PC's, laboratory equipment and is home to our lizard, turtle and stick insects. Each classroom equipped with Apple TVs, MacMinis and Chromebooks and iPads.

Both the physical environment and the learning programs are organised to facilitate four collaborative learning communities. In 2024 the school has six Prep classes, ten Junior classes (5 x Year One and 5 x Year Two), eight Middle classes (4 x Year Three and 4 x Four) and eight Senior (4 x Year Five and 4 x year Six) classes. The school is equipped with:

- thirty-two dedicated classrooms
- a visual arts room
- a computer laboratory
- a science laboratory
- a library
- a Performing Arts Centre
- a dedicated language room (Indonesian)
- a dedicated Out of School Hours facility
- two multi-purpose rooms
- a competition size sports stadium
- four outdoor sports courts (two of which are covered in synthetic grass, one of which is covered by a waterproof shade shelter)
- a competition size cricket/football oval
- a junior sized soccer pitch
- two junior sized football ovals
- five playgrounds that are dedicated to the learning levels of the school
- a farm complete with vegetable gardens, chickens and a frog bog
- a Japanese garden.
- four outdoor sports courts (two of which are covered in synthetic grass, one of which is covered by a waterproof shade shelter)
- a competition size cricket/football oval
- a junior sized soccer pitch
- two junior sized football ovals
- five playgrounds that are dedicated to the learning levels of the school
- a farm complete with vegetable gardens, chickens and a frog bog
- a Japanese garden.

**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**:
Day is TBC and T/F is negotiable up to 0.4

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.

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