Secondary English/Humanities Teacher

Job Description

About the Role: An exciting opportunity awaits a passionate English/Humanities teacher to join a small F-9 school in Melbourne's West. Teach Years 7-9 in a full-time role within a close-knit and supportive team, with a flexible start date. With approximately 1,000 students from Foundation to Year 9, this school fosters a strong sense of community, collaboration, and academic excellence. If you're looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you! Key duties: Develop and implement a comprehensive English/Humanities curriculum aligned with Victorian curriculum, covering various topics such as literature, writing, grammar, history, geography, and social studies. Create engaging and differentiated lesson plans that cater to diverse learning styles and abilities, incorporating a combination of lectures, discussions, activities, and projects to enhance students' understanding and critical thinking skills. Encourage students to think critically, analyse information, evaluate evidence, and draw informed conclusions about humanities topics and issues. Promote inquiry-based learning and research skills to develop students' intellectual curiosity and independent thinking. Collaborate with colleagues in English, history, geography, and other humanities disciplines to create interdisciplinary projects, units, and activities that integrate multiple subject areas and foster cross-curricular connections. Engage in continuous professional development activities to stay updated on best practices in humanities education, teaching methodologies, curriculum developments, and technology integration. Attend workshops, seminars, and conferences relevant to humanities teaching. Skills & Experience: Have unrestricted working rights in Australia Completed relevant Qualifications in Education Maintain a valid and up-to-date VIT registration Demonstrate previous experience in Secondary teaching in Australia Ability to provide contact details for two education-based references from within the last 5 years (student-teacher mentors are acceptable). Offering: Teaching students in years 7-9 Commencement from now with flexible start date Join a school community that is actively growing and evolving Receiving a salary commensurate with your demonstrated expertise, within the range of $78,000 to $116,000 The School: F-9 school with around 1000 students Approachable management team and smaller team structures Well respected school within the local community Collaborative planning model with professional development opportunities How to apply: To apply, please submit your application by clicking the APPLY NOW button. Applications will be reviewed and screen upon submission.For any queries regarding the position or application process, contact Tahlia Schueren on Education Permanent Team on (03) 9110-0091 or email TRADEWIND AUSTRALIA IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER. We welcome applications from people who reflect the diversity of the organisations we partner with, and the people they support. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds and people with disability and lived experience to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr