Food Technology Teacher

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full time

**Salary**:Salary not specified

**Grade**:Classroom Teacher

**Occupation**: Teacher

**Location**: Cockatoo

**Reference**: 1466724

**Location Profile**:
Graduate teachers are strongly encouraged to apply.

Monbulk College, established in 1963, is a co-educational college that promotes personal excellence in a caring environment.The college is facilitated by its medium size of around 500-600 students. A long-standing reputation for excellent VCE results is well founded. In the past three years our students have received VCE Premier's Awards in Art, VCE VET Creative & Digital Media, Studio Arts, Equine Studies and Excellence Awards from VCAA for our VCE VM program. The college has a strong emphasis on recognising and celebrating students¿ achievements.

Monbulk College, established in 1963, is a co-educational college that promotes personal excellence in a caring environment.
The college is facilitated by its medium size of around 500-600 students. A long-standing reputation for excellent VCE results is well founded. In the past three years our students have received VCE Premier's Awards in Art, VCE VET Creative & Digital Media, Studio Arts, Equine Studies and Excellence Awards from VCAA for our VCE VM program. The college has a strong emphasis on recognising and celebrating students¿ achievements.

Applications for this position must be lodged via Recruitment Online by the advertised closing date.

Applicants are advised to submit **ONE PDF**document and must include the following:
A specific response to each of the five selection criteria of **no more than one page per criterion**.

A resume that is a summary of experience and qualifications.

The PDF document file name must include the applicant¿s first name, surname and position number.

**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.

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 classr