Outdoor Education Teacher

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full time

**Salary**:Salary not specified

**Grade**:Classroom Teacher

**Occupation**: Teacher

**Location**: Warragul

**Reference**: 1478159

**Location Profile**:
Rubicon Outdoor School is a Department of Education Specific Purpose Outdoor School working with government secondary school students. We aim to empower people to develop life long positive growth by developing students understanding of self and others, and the skills required to contribute to a positive community and a sustainable environment.
Our values of sustainable futures, shaped by challenge, building community and meaningful experiences are aligned to support the realisation of our vision, whilst also establishing shared expectations, community norms and remaining focused on what matters most for our school community.

The school has two campuses, the Thornton Campus, located in the Rubicon Valley on the lands of the Taungurung People in the Murrindindi Shire and our Nayook Campus, located between the borders of the Bunurong, Wurundjeri and Gunaikurnai People in the Baw Baw Shire.

Annually approximatley 3000 state school students attend the school, with the majority of visits being five days. Classes are distributed across the two campuses based on cohort sizes, student level learning requirements and the geographical settings of the campuses. Students live at the school predominantly within a residential setting with both day and overnight lessons occurring in natural environments sometimes further afield. All learning is drawn from the Victorian Curriculum with curriculum foci being co-designed with schools as part of a collaborative process with content descriptors for every program shaping the instructional content.

The school undertakes formalised community of practice arrangements with other schools, that see longer term work between stakeholders focusing on improving the integration of students learning at Rubicon into home school curriculum and measuring outcomes. The School Council is active in policy making and supports the priorities and resource allocation planning across the school. Membership of the school council has representation from the DET, staff members, nominees of key stakeholder groups and community members.

The school values alongside the Department's are key to the work the school engages in and supports decision making and expectations in our community.

**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 t