2026 Classroom Teacher

Overview

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time

Salary: Salary not specified

Grade: Classroom Teacher

Occupation: Classroom teacher

Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs

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Location Profile

Kurrun Primary School opened Term and is located at 22 Allsburg Avenue, Officer, within the Cardinia Shire. The Bunurong people are the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the school is situated.

Kurrun Primary School is provisioned for students in Prep to Grade 6 and consists of facilities for a long-term enrolment of 525. The school's facilities will include:

• an administration building with a library, staff offices and amenities as well as specialist teaching areas for science and the arts
• two learning neighbourhood buildings, incorporating general purpose classrooms, flexible and collaborative teaching spaces
• a community hub building with a competition-grade gymnasium, canteen, music and drama space
• two outdoor hardcourts
• a sports field.

At Kurrun Primary School a set of guiding principles drive the development of the learning community:

• As a school, we are committed to supporting each staff member to experience professional fulfilment in their role
• Schools make a significant positive difference in the lives of the children that they serve, and every staff member has a role in making a difference
• It is only by working together that we can meet the needs of the children that we serve
• We live by the values of Inclusion, Courage, Aspiration, Respect and Empathy
• We all have a professional obligation to improve our practice
• All students can learn with the appropriate levels of support and challenge
• Every child needs a champion
• A strong sense of belonging and school connectedness is crucial for students, staff and families to maintain high levels of student learning and wellbeing
• Every child has relative strengths and part of the role of education is to support them in identifying and further developing these strengths
• Schools make the greatest difference when they work in partnership with students, families and the broader community
• Kurrun Primary School is a place where the joy of learning is shared

Mission

Kurrun Primary School's mission is to create and maintain a collaborative school community to empower and inspire students to become interdependent contributors to their community.

Values

Kurrun Primary School's values are Inclusion, Courage, Aspiration, Respect and Empathy (I CARE).

Vision

Kurrun Primary School's vision is for every student to be engaged with purposeful learning and making high levels of growth, every day.

At Kurrun Primary School students will learn the fundamental skills, knowledge, understandings and attitudes to be highly literate and numerate members of society and to develop and maintain high levels of personal wellbeing in an ever-changing world.

The Kurrun Primary School learning environment will be safe, orderly, supportive and stimulating. Diversity will be embraced and celebrated throughout the community, including the acknowledgement and celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures.

Strong collaborative partnerships will exist between students, staff, parents and the broader school community in meeting the individual learning and wellbeing needs of each student. Together we will inspire and support each learner to succeed as creative and curious thinkers, who are connected, adaptable and resilient citizens, displaying empathy and courage.

Our objective at Kurrun Primary School is to:

• ensure that each student achieves high levels of learning and wellbeing
• develop a learning community that meets the learning needs of every student with a focus on academic, social, emotional, physical and creative needs
• build students' capacity to become interdependent learners
• establish and maintain a strong sense of belonging and school and community connectedness among students, staff and families.

A school tour and information session will be held 4:30pm Wednesday 27th August at Kurrun Primary School for prospective applicants. Bookings for the tour and information session can be made by contacting Erin Preston or ).

APPLICANTS: Applications MUST address the specified Selection Criteria. Applicant responses to the Selection Criteria are requested to be a maximum of one page of standard 12-point text per criteria. Personal and other information should not exceed 3 pages. Please include your name in the title of your attachment. Please place your name on each page of the application and combine your CV and your application responses into one PDF document. Applicants should provide contact details of 3 referees, including email and phone numbers. Position descriptions are reviewed regularly by the Principal and may change, with consultation, to support the school's needs and growth.

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 and/or passion to work as part of a professional learning community, with a commitment to working in teams to ensure that each student achieves high levels of learning and wellbeing through engaging in ongoing cycles of inquiry to improve professional practice.

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 their capacity
• Provide expert advice about the content, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning
• Supervise and train one or more student teachers
• Assist staff to use student data to inform teaching approaches that enable targets related to improving student learning outcomes to be achieved.

Classroom teacher Range 1

The primary focus of the range 1 classroom teacher is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective classroom practitioner with structured support and guidance from teachers at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes. These teachers teach a range of students/classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programs. Range 1 classroom teachers are skilled teachers who operate under general direction within clear guidelines following established work practices and documented priorities and may have responsibility for the supervision and training of one or more student teachers.

At range 1, teachers participate in the development of school policies and programs and assist in the implementation of school priorities.

The focus of a range 1 classroom teacher is on classroom management, subject content and teaching practice. New entrants to the teaching profession in their initial teaching years receive structured support, mentoring and guidance from teachers at higher levels.

Under guidance, new entrants to the teaching profession will plan and teach student groups in one or more subjects and are expected to participate in induction programs and other professional learning activities that are designed to ensure the integration of curriculum, assessment and pedagogy across the school.

Teachers at range 1 are responsible for teaching their own classes and may also assist and participate in policy development, project teams and the organisation of co-curricula activities.

Responsibilities

The role of classroom teacher may include but is not limited to:

• Direct teaching of groups of students and individual students;
• Contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of a curriculum area or other curriculum program within the school;
• Undertaking other classroom teaching related and organisational duties as determined by the School Principal;
• Participating in activities such as parent/teacher meetings; staff meetings; camps and excursions;
• Undertaking other non-teaching supervisory duties.

Who May Apply

Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.

EEO AND OHS Commitment

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

DE Values

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

Other Information

APPLICANTS: Applications MUST address the specified Selection Criteria. Applicant responses to the Selection Criteria are requested to be a maximum of one page of standard 12-point text per criteria. Personal and other information should not exceed 3 pages. Please include your name in the title of your attachment. Please place your name on each page of the application and combine your CV and your application responses into one PDF document. Applicants should provide contact details of 3 referees, including email and phone numbers. Position descriptions are reviewed regularly by the Principal and may change, with consultation, to support the school's needs and growth.

Conditions of Employment

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at

VIT LANTITE

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements. This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.

Applications close Monday 1 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted

15 August 2025

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