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**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Fixed-term - Full-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Classroom Teacher

**Occupation**:Classroom teacher

**Location**:Melbourne - Southern suburbs

**Reference**:1485524

**Location Profile**:

- Kilberry Valley Primary School is an inclusive school, characterised by its rich cultural diversity with students representing 40 different language backgrounds. Our teaching and learning provides a Prep to Year 6 program that meets the needs for each of our 402 students.
- At Kilberry Valley Primary School, we have high expectations for all students in literacy and numeracy. In literacy our teachers intensively implement the Little Learners Lover Literacy program in our early years, with a major focus on synthetic phonics to support all children to be successful readers and spellers. In the middle and senior years, our teachers implement the Reader¿s workshop model, using a differentiated teaching approach and a focus on every student becoming independent readers. In Numeracy our teaching approach uses the Victorian Curriculum with hands on manipulatives and real-life learning.
- Our vision is to "Develop Responsible Learners for a Changing Society¿. We believe that all students, staff, and the community can learn. The values of respect, responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, leadership, and human rights are paramount at Kilberry Valley Primary School.
- As our school motto states, our staff strive daily to 'Make THE Difference¿ to meet the needs of every student.
- Our school Wellbeing program is well equipped with a Mindfulness room, Regulation Station and Wellbeing centre. Social emotional approach to learning underpins everything we do to ensure an inclusive environment building resilience and maintaining positive relationships. The school community continues to embrace the use of information technology to challenge our students and communicate with each other.
- Our well-resourced specialist programs are exemplary in Media Arts, Performing Arts, Physical Education, and Personal and Social Capabilities Program. The school has a fully operational TV Studio, two computer labs, media arts space, performing arts rooms and full-sized gymnasium. Our school participates in in interschool sport, and we regularly achieve successful teams in many different sports.
- We are committed to excellence and to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our children. We are a child safe and equal employment opportunity employer.

**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.
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