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ACT Government Hiring for Primary and Early Childhood Teachers – Classroom Teacher Job at Canberra Full Time
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Primary and Early Childhood Teachers – Classroom Teacher
Primary and Early Childhood Teachers – Classroom Teacher
Full-time Permanent
Closes: 20 June 2022
Classification: Classroom Teacher
Salary: $88,805 – $114,624 plus superannuation
Position No: Primary and Early Childhood Teachers – Classroom Teacher
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 09 June 2022
Contact Officer: EDU Teaching In Canberra on [email protected]
Primary and Early Childhood Teachers
- Competitive salary up to $112,930 (dependent on experience) +11.50% employer superannuation
Reimbursement of reasonable relocation costs up to $12K plus dependents allowance
Permanent and contract positions starting now through to 2023
Looking to embrace a better work life balance with everything within an easy reach?
Teachers – Early Childhood Educators
Our teachers specialising in Early Childhood Education will help to deliver programs to our youngest students, from 3 years old attending our Preschools through to those in kindergarten and into years 1 and 2.
Teachers- Primary School
The Directorate is looking for Primary School teachers – Year 1 to Year 6 who are enthusiastic, dedicated and can show innovation with quality learning programs that will cater for the diverse needs and interests of our students.
Why Canberra?
Enjoy a relaxed lifestyle in a progressive city, where everything is within an easy 30-minute drive. Embrace a better work-life balance in a city which has the most physically active population in Australia, is brimming with culture and art, has a buzzing café and dining scene and is just a stone’s throw from natural bushland. Discover more at canberra.com.au
Our Directorate
Become part of a welcoming, caring system that has some of the leading employment conditions in the country. Some examples of conditions covered in our Teaching Staff Enterprise Agreement include:
- Competitive wages and superannuation benefits
- Agreed class sizes
- Paid employer superannuation contributions on the first 12 months of unpaid birth leave, bonding leave, primary care giver leave, adoption or permanent care leave.
Future of Education in the ACT
ACT’s Future of Education Strategy is a ten-year strategy. Launched in August 2018, the strategy sets the ACT Government’s long-term vision for Education through a roadmap that outlines how all students in all schools will benefit from an improved education delivery over the next decade. It focuses on:
- Strengthened systems to focus on equity with quality
- Placing students at the centre of their learning
- Empowering teachers, school leaders and other professionals to meet the learning needs of all students
- Building strong communities for learning
Diversity statement
The ACT Government is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres strait islander people, people with disability and those who identify as LGBTIQ are encouraged to apply.
What’s on offer
We are offering permanent and temporary teaching opportunities across the ACT public school system. Successful candidates will be offered positions based on system priorities.
Your skills and experience
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement inclusive and effective teaching and learning strategies to engage and improve educational outcomes for a diverse range of students.
- Demonstrated capacity to use evidence-based classroom practice and behaviour management that fosters a positive learning environment.
- Proven capacity to work as part of a team and the ability to use own initiative and to work independently.
- Proven expertise in whole school wellbeing initiatives to engage and support students.
- Consistently model and demonstrate the ACT Government Respect, Equity and Diversity Framework and lead safe work practices in accordance with Cultural Integrity and the Directorate’s Work Health and Safety policies, procedures and roles and responsibilities.
Eligibility requirements for employment
- Eligible for teacher registration with Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) prior to commencing employment ACT Teacher Quality Institute (tqi.act.edu.au)
- Current Working with Vulnerable People registration (WwVP) Home (act.gov.au)
- Australian citizenship and/or permanent residency or a valid working visa
- Business sponsorship available assessed on an individual basis
Note: A merit pool will be established from this recruitment process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies.
How to Apply
To complete your application, please submit the following documents:
- resume
- contact details of two professional referees (one must be from a current or previous supervisor)
- two-page statement providing practice examples aligned to the Australian Professional Standards for teachers with an emphasis on the results achieved.
- A copy of your registration from your local regulatory authority or if currently studying evidence of enrolment in an accredited initial teacher education program
We are accepting applications now, please download the applicant information pack then follow the link to complete the application process “Click here”
Career interest categories:
Education, Teaching and Training