Job Description
The Role:
Chiamando tutti gli insegnanti italiani! (Calling all Italian teachers!) A wonderful opportunity has opened for a passionate Italian teacher to join a highly regarded Catholic school in Melbourne's North/West, starting in Term 1, 2025. The school is committed to modern, innovative learning, with a newly introduced vertical curriculum where new teachers play a crucial role in implementing this model. This school places great value on every student and staff member, earning the 2024 5-Star Employer of Choice award for the second consecutive year. Don't miss this outstanding teaching opportunity!
Key Duties
- Develop age-appropriate and engaging curriculum plans that align the Victorian Curriculum for Italian LOTE.
- Deliver effective and interactive Italian language instruction, focusing on vocabulary, pronunciation, and language structures.
- Introduce aspects of Italian culture into lessons through age-appropriate activities, stories, and projects to foster cultural awareness.
- Design assessments to evaluate their language acquisition and provide constructive feedback to students
- Collaborate with other teachers and departments to integrate Italian language and culture into broader educational themes and projects.
- Stay informed about developments in language education, attend workshops, and engage in ongoing professional development to enhance teaching skills and methodologies.
Skills & Experience:
- Must have unrestricted working rights in Australia
- Hold a valid VIT registration
- CECV Accreditation to teach in a Catholic School (or working towards)- school can support this
- Experience in Italian LOTE advantageous- graduates welcome to apply
- Minimum 4-year bachelor's degree containing a teaching qualification, with further study an advantage
- Ability to provide contact details for two education-based references from within the last 5 years from upper management
- An understanding and appreciation of Catholic teachings, values, and traditions are essential for teaching within the Catholic system, or a preparedness to be working within this system
Offering:
- Start from Term 1, 2025
- Instructing students in years 7-10 and possibly VCE
- Collaborating with approachable and transparent leadership
- Experience a unique College among nature, with contemporary facilities and historic sites.
- Be part of our next chapter of growth in a new shift to a vertical curriculum
The School
- Approximately 1600 students ranging from year 7-12
- Terrific mix of modern and heritage facilities
- 2024 winner of 5-Star Employers of Choice
- Future-focussed learning with a modern approach
- Authentic school community, where building relationships with students is key
Why work with Tradewind?
Tradewind Australia is a specialist, education recruitment agency and is the preferred supplier of teachers for many schools across the greater Melbourne / Victoria region. We have a strong reputation of providing high calibre teachers with fantastic contract opportunities and helping to pursue a rewarding career. Our aim is to cultivate an excellent ongoing relationship with you throughout your growing career.
How to apply:
To apply, follow the link provided or apply on our website
For any queries regarding the position or application process, contact the Tahlia Schueren at the Permanent Team on 03 9110 0091.
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 background and people with disability and lived experience to apply
