Spanish Teacher P-6

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1450585

**Location Profile**:
Coolaroo South Primary School and Kindergarten is situated in a well-defined residential area in the City of Hume. The school is in a comprehensive community recreational precinct with proximity to a range of local facilities including public transport. Along with Foundation to Year 6 programs, Coolaroo South also facilitates a playgroup, 3 and 4-year-old Kindergarten programs. The school has excellent facilities with 13 well-resourced classrooms along with staff offices and spaces to allow for small teaching groups.

This year the school has an enrolment of 270. Its 52 staff include 2 principal class, 21 teaching staff and 14 ES staff. The SFO Index is 0.79 and its SFOE Index is 0.6. The school's community draws from a wide range of cultural backgrounds. It has a very high proportion of families from disadvantaged backgrounds and generally, very high numbers of newly arrived EAL learners.

Coolaroo South Primary School has spent time and energy in developing strategies, processes and procedures that not only improve student learning but provide a safe and efficient working environment. The school is a Respectful Relationships partner school and is focussed on developing socially competent students who are aware of their responsibilities in the wider community. The school also works hard to build positive relationships with all families ensuring they feel safe and supported.

Coolaroo South Primary prides itself on its commitment to improving student achievement by offering all students a challenging academic program devised to meet their individual needs. All teaching teams implement inquiry cycles using the Professional Learning Communities (PLC) and the Extending Mathematical Understanding (EMU F-2) intervention model.

The schools aims to connect all members of the community to learning and through its community hub, engages parents in a range of courses and programs preparing them for life in Australia.

The school is organised into single classes whenever possible. It provides instruction in Physical Education, Visual and Performing Arts, Science, STEM. The school offers weekly Arabic immersion classes to mother tongue students for years 2 - 6.

Student wellbeing continues to be a high priority for staff. The school employs the equivalent of 1 EFT speech therapists who provide phonological work alongside teachers as well as individual clinical work for PSD students. A Play Therapist and student counsellor are employed to work individually with students experiencing social, emotional and behavioural challenges. All staff are trained in Berry Street (trauma informed practice) ensuring consistent implementation of these strategies.

**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 determ