The Arts

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

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Classroom Teacher

**Occupation**:Classroom teacher

**Location**:Melbourne - Inner South East suburbs

**Reference**:1488075

**Location Profile**:

- St Kilda Primary School is a vibrant inner-city school of approximately 440 students where life is happy, colourful, energetic, evolving and engaging.
- We truly believe St Kilda Primary is a magnificent school full of wonderful, enthusiastic, caring people. At our school every child is valued as a special person with extraordinary abilities. Our school embraces diversity and reflects the multi-cultural, artistic and varying socio-economic nature of our local community. Students are provided with a safe, supportive, challenging and nurturing environment enabling them to reach their full potential in becoming life-long learners. Teaching and learning programs reflect the holistic needs of students, recognising and catering for different learning styles and celebrating student achievement.
- Staff are committed to developing strong relationships with our students and play an active role in assisting them to be responsible and active members of their community. We believe that this is best achieved through strong partnerships between home, school and links with the wider community.
- Our school truly reflects the cultural diversity of our local and, indeed, our Australian community. Through classroom programs children learn to develop an appreciation of different cultures and deepen their understanding of, and respect for, differences through their friendships with other children. We teach our children about our environment, Australia and its past, inclusive of our indigenous people. Children learn about the importance of behaviours that demonstrate acceptance, respect and understanding of all people who inhabit our land and our planet.
- Our school's Guiding Principles of: Relationships, Inclusivity, Growth, Heart and Thinkers underpin our identity and beliefs that are important to us at St Kilda Primary School.

**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.

**SC6** Demonstrated experience in planning for and implementing a Prep-Year 6 Performing Arts and Visual Arts program.

**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 to meet the diverse needs of all students
- Model exemplary classroom practice and mentor/coach other teachers in the school to engage in critical reflection of their practice and to support staff to expand the