Visual Arts Teacher

Be a part of our collaborative and dynamic Visual Arts department
- Great professional development and learning opportunities
- Exciting opportunity for innovative and rigorous teaching and learning

**About the Role**

The Visual Arts Department currently teaches, two different elective Visual Arts courses at Years 9 and 10. It is a Department of six teaching staff who work in a cohesive and collegial environment.

**About You**
- have appropriate teaching and tertiary qualifications relevant to the position
- be a dynamic and effective classroom practitioner
- ability to differentiate instruction and cater for a range of learning abilities and needs
- have a thorough understanding of the learning process, including the role of assessment and feedback
- work effectively as a member of a team
- be personally committed to learning and professional growth
- have a strong work ethic
- possess strong ICT competencies
- show a genuine appreciation and commitment to pastoral care
- participate in the College’s co-curricular program
- understand and adhere to the College’s Child Safeguarding policies and practices
- contribute to the continuous improvement of Child Safeguarding at Newington.

**About Newington College**:
Newington College is a school bustling with opportunity and rigour. We aim to teach students to think critically, stretch their learning and approach life with curiosity, kindness and open-mindedness, and that also applies to everyone who works here - from the teachers and grounds staff to the finance and admissions teams.

Founded in 1863 by the Uniting Church, the College has more than 2000students across four vibrant campuses from our Early Learning Centre through to Year 12. In 2026, Newington will enter an exciting new phase as the College transitions to co-education starting with Kindergarten and Year 5, becoming fully co-educational by 2033. Our students will enter a world that will require them to walk and work alongside all genders collaboratively, respectfully and empathetically as colleagues, employers, employees, partners, parents and friends. We want to ensure the College remains a vibrant, contemporary institution, in step with the society it is part of.

**Newington's Commitment to Child Protection**

The College is a ‘Child Safe Organisation' committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and wellbeing of all children and young people at the College and is dedicated to protecting them from abuse and harm. All children and young people who come to Newington have a right to feel and be safe.

**To Apply**:
To be considered, applicant must:

- be eligible to work in Australia that means holding appropriate and current visa or be Australian citizen
- Applications close on **Sunday 15 September 2024.