Es 1-3 - Double Reed Teacher

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 19/12/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1449706

**Location Profile**:
Mount Waverley Secondary College, established in 1964, provides a co-educational setting with a unique Junior Campus for Years 7 and 8 and a Senior Campus for Years 9 to12. The college, with enrolments of approximately 1800 students, is an established learning community, recognised locally, nationally and internationally for transforming teaching and learning culture. The college directs significant financial, personnel and resource investment to advance the curriculum, pedagogical and assessment repertoire of all teachers and to build leadership capacity that supports effective change.

Students have access to an extensive curriculum that offers an opportunity for enhancement and support, underpinned by the three drivers of **community**, **choice** and **engagement**.

There is an expectation of academic excellence with frameworks in place to support students. Literacy and numeracy intervention programs operate from Years 7 to 9.

Co-curricular programs include overseas Sister School exchanges, instrumental music, camps and excursions, drama or musical productions, careers and work experience programs, leadership forums and robotics. A choice of inter-school sports and special interest clubs including interschool debating, as well as attendance at special events such as the Formal Dinner, Valedictory Dinner and Presentation Night, add to our vibrant community.

Mount Waverley Secondary College has an outstanding record of achievement. It has an excellent reputation for providing an academic learning environment resulting in a high proportion of our students gaining entrance to tertiary education institutions.

The learning taking place in the flexible learning spaces at the Junior Campus is attracting significant local, national and international interest and is producing enhanced levels of student learning and engagement.

**Selection Criteria**:
SC1 Demonstrated exemplary knowledge and teaching practices in the Instrumental Music
- Double Reed learning area and an understanding of the required Assessment and Reporting process.

SC2 Demonstrated high level ability to progress students' technical and artistic proficiency with their chosen instrument through single or group based lessons from beginning to advanced levels.

SC3 Demonstrated high level ability to engage students through a thoughtful pedagogy that is supported by a high knowledge of the instrumental music curriculum, student learning processes and resources.

SC4 Demonstrated commitment to actively support a college wide program such as the Instrumental Music Program and contribute to its further development.

SC5 Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills and high level interpersonal skills including a capacity to develop and sustain constructive relationships with students, parents and other staff.

**Role**:
**Mount Waverley Secondary College is seeking the services of a double reed teacher for 2025. The position is part time and involves one day (0.2) of teaching. The teaching day is flexible. Ensemble leadership or assistance may be negotiated depending on experience and availability. The position is salaried and will be employed as a teacher range or ES dependent upon qualifications.**

**As most teaching is at a junior level, teachers with strong skills in only one of the instruments (oboe/bassoon) are still encouraged to apply. The ability to teach other woodwind instruments will be highly regarded.**

**Mount Waverley Secondary College has a vibrant instrumental music program with over 500 students involved in some of the 5 strings orchestras, 5 concert bands, 2 stage bands and various other ensembles.**

Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.

Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.

The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with mínimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management will be provided with timely