Music Teacher

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

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

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1449366

**Location Profile**:
Broadmeadows Valley Primary School (BVPS) originated in 2010 from the merger of four schools. It is located in the City of Hume, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. The school is situated in the educational precinct of Broadmeadows, sharing a site with Hume Central Secondary College Yr 7-9 Dimboola Road Campus, Broadmeadows Valley Gowrie Early Learning and Care Centre, Broadmeadows Special Development School and the Collinwood English Language School. A new purpose-built school provides flexible learning spaces, kitchen, multi-purpose hall, digital studio and visual arts room. The school has expansive playgrounds and sporting facilities, Including a climbing tower and new multi-faceted playground equipment station. Our school comprises 3 separate Learning Neighbourhoods housing students in Foundation-2, Gr 3-4 and Gr 5-6. All learning spaces have direct access to outdoor learning areas, including ¿welcome garden¿ housing large outdoor musical instruments.

Broadmeadows Valley Primary School is a positive, inclusive learning community that cares for the learning needs of the entire community. BVPS embraces evidence-based approaches to education and teachers work collaboratively to develop their practice in neighbourhood professional learning communities that are dedicated to achieving optimal learning results for all our children. We believe that when teachers work together in effective teams and utalise rigorous processes for establishing, building and reflecting on exemplary practice and content knowledge, student learning and well-being will improve.

BVPS is dedicated to developing young people ready with future learning and life-skills, through a strong focus on Literacy, Numeracy and Social and Emotional learning. We offer specialist programs in Spanish through art, Physical Education, Digital Technologies, Music and Play-based learning. We are committed to developing the whole-child, ensuring academic, emotional, social, cultural and creative growth. BVPS provides class sets of ipads and laptops for students to develop technological capabilities.

BVPS provides a safe and secure learning environment that embraces the teaching and learning of our values. The values that guide our teaching and learning programs are embodied by the following characters:
**_ Matilda: Leadership; Natia: Student-centred Learning; Djinda: Achievement; Gus and Gert: Teamwork; Rafid: Community; Pablo: Creativity; Ava: student voice and agency._**

These characters are highly visible in the learning spaces and grounds and within the language of the students and teachers when discussing learning behaviours. Our students are recognised for demonstrating these values. Our strong commitment to the Berry Street Education Model informs and guides our practice. We are also guided by the principles of the Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships program. A dedicated wellbeing team supports the implementation of these programs.

**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 prov