Secondary English Teachers
Ballarat Clarendon College
Australia
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 11 August 2014
Job overview
Throughout each student's time at Ballarat Clarendon College (Clarendon) our focus is to maximise their competence, skills and capacity so that, at the end of their time at the school, when they stand on the threshold of their future, they can choose their heart's desire.
For 2015, Clarendon is seeking Secondary English trained teachers. The salary offered will be commensurate with the successful applicant's skills, qualifications and experience. Teachers with all levels of experience, including graduates, are encouraged to apply.
Interested applicants should apply on-line at www.clarendon.vic.edu.au and are required to submit an application/cover letter, up to date resume and a statement addressing the Key Selection Criteria.
Clarendon is a coeducational school associated with the Uniting Church. It is based in Ballarat, just over an hour's drive from Melbourne. Approximately 1,300 students attend the school, from 3-year-old Early Learning to Year 12.
Clarendon is an equal opportunity employer and provides a non-smoking environment for all students and staff.
Before commencing work at Clarendon and throughout a teacher's time at Clarendon, teaching staff must be registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching - http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/registration/apply-for-registration/Pages/default.aspx.
Key Selection Criteria:
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications, minimum four years study.
- Eligibility for VIT registration.
- Strong curriculum understanding.
- Ability to effectively plan and design lessons.
- Commitment to and understanding of the use of a range of assessment tools and techniques.
- Sophisticated knowledge of subject curriculum, study designs and continua.
- Proven ability to provide feedback to students.
- Solid understanding of how to analyse data in relation to student progress and teaching effectiveness.
- Commitment to continuous improvement in and out of the classroom.
- Proven ability to manage time and conflicting priorities effectively.
- Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to build rapport with students, staff, parents and all other persons associated with Ballarat Clarendon College.
- Ability to communicate and interact with all Ballarat Clarendon College community members positively and appropriately.
- Previous experience working within a team environment with a focus on success and outcomes.
- Proficient user of information technology.
Special requirements:
- Must be able to obtain an appropriate visa to work in Australia.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website at www.clarendon.vic.edu.au.
Applications close at 5pm on Monday 11 August 2014.
About Ballarat Clarendon College
Ballarat Clarendon College – where learning comes first
Throughout a student’s time at Ballarat Clarendon College our focus is to maximise their competence, skills and capacity so that, at the end of their time at the school, when they stand on the threshold of their future, they can choose their ‘heart’s desire’.
Ballarat Clarendon College is a community that values learning and the positive impact learning can have on young people and through them, the world. A carefully planned and sequenced knowledge-rich curriculum is married with a robust health, wellbeing and co-curricular program that ensures the whole child is supported and nurtured.
Our core values – learning, effort, responsibility, community and wellbeing – define the behaviours and attitudes by which we hold ourselves and each other to account. In seeking to enact these values, we draw upon the best available evidence. Teachers at Ballarat Clarendon College make use of explicit instruction, providing the appropriate level of modelling and guidance to ensure success. They believe that success in learning and motivation are mutually reinforcing.
For students to make optimum progress, the most important resource is the quality of the teaching. It is our responsibility to ensure that every opportunity for learning, in every context, for every student, is maximised, directed and supported. Clarendon is committed to continuous improvement in teaching practice. To deliver on this commitment, significant resources are allocated maintaining an exemplary standard of practice and to improving that practice in line with emerging evidence.
The curriculum provides students with diverse opportunities: from physical fitness and team sports, musical ensembles and theatrical productions to international study tours and involvement in local and overseas service programs.
Clarendon is a co-educational day and boarding school, enrolling students from Early Learning to Year 12. There is a Junior School (ELC to Year 4) campus and a Years 5 to 12 campus located in Ballarat and a residential program at Yuulong, just west of Cape Otway, where Year 9 students spend part of their year.
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