Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Full time / From 27/01/2025 - 19/12/2025 Organisation: Schools (Government) Salary: Salary not specified Occupation: Teacher Reference: 1441751 Job posted: 11/10/2024 Closes: 24/10/2024 Classification: Classroom Teacher Job duration: From 27/01/2025 - 19/12/2025 Location Profile Newlands Primary School's motto is 'Through relationships we build success'.
The school provides a caring and challenging learning environment for all students.
The school values of Care, Curiosity, Creativity & Responsibility are central to our whole school learning culture.
Our students are drawn from a wide catchment within the Preston and Moreland areas.
The Student Family Occupation (SFO) index for 2024 was classified as High.
This index reflects the general parent educational level and their occupational status.
Newlands Primary School is in the residential area of Preston West in the City of Darebin and is directly opposite the new housing development 'Coburg Hill'.
The school is located on a large allotment comprising two open grassed areas and landscaped garden areas for passive student activities, reading or games.
After the completion of our brand-new build, the school has 2 learning worlds containing 6 new classrooms to support our bilingual approach as well as our main school building which contains 10 hexagonal-shaped classrooms.
The school also has two DET portables on site to support our growing numbers.
There are additional buildings to house the Music, Visual Art, STEAM, library and Inquiry specialist rooms.
The re-development of Newlands has allowed the school to have a brand-new gymnasium, an administration complex and an upgraded staff room.
The school total enrolments for 2024 is expected to be 392 students.
In 2020, the school became officially recognised by the Department of Education and Training as a Spanish bilingual school.
Our current grade structure includes 4 x Foundation grades (2 x Spanish & 2 x English), 6 x 1/2 grades (3 x Spanish & 3 x English), and 6 x 3/4 grades (3 x Spanish & 3 x English), and 2 x 5/6 grades (1 x English & 1 x Spanish).
Our Specialist Programs include: 1 x Music (Spanish), 1 x Visual Arts (Spanish), 1 x Physical Education (Spanish), and 1 x STEAM (English).
Our dedicated and diverse teaching staff plan and teach collaboratively in teams, sharing strategies, resources and expertise.
While the school does have limited access to resources, staff are fully committed to providing the best possible programs for their students.
The school enjoys the support of its community; parents regularly assist in the classrooms as helpers supporting the learning of all children.
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.
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.
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.
To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Schools (Government) job application system.
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