Job Description
About the Role:
A fantastic opportunity is available for a creative Visual Art Teacher to join an esteemed Catholic school in Melton, starting from early September until late November. This full-time role involves teaching students in grades 7-10 at the Melton campus, with the potential for extension into an ongoing position. Graduates are welcome to apply and will be supported throughout. The school offers excellent staff wellbeing programs and robust student support across all campuses, ensuring a nurturing and supportive environment for both educators and learners.
Key duties:
- Develop and implement a comprehensive Visual Art curriculum aligned with educational standards and guidelines under the Victorian Curriculum, covering various artistic techniques, mediums, and concepts.
- Create engaging and differentiated lesson plans that cater to diverse learning styles and abilities, incorporating hands-on art projects, demonstrations, and discussions to enhance students' understanding and appreciation of visual art.
- Manage art studio facilities and materials, ensuring a safe and organized environment for artistic exploration and experimentation.
- Teach students proper techniques for using art supplies, equipment, and tools.
- Teach a range of art-related subjects, including drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, photography, and digital media, to secondary students. Provide instruction in art history, aesthetics, and critique.
- Design and administer assessments, critiques, and portfolio reviews to evaluate students' artistic skills, creativity, and conceptual understanding.
- Organize and curate student art exhibitions, showcases, and displays to celebrate students' artistic achievements and promote their work within the school community and beyond.
- Collaborate with colleagues in the Visual Arts department and across other subject areas to create interdisciplinary projects, thematic units, and cross-curricular connections that integrate art with other academic disciplines.
Skills & Experience:
- Current VIT registration
- Have unrestricted working rights in Australia
- Demonstrate previous experience in teaching Visual Art
- Previous experience teaching within the Catholic System advantageous
- Graduates welcome to apply
- Ability to provide contact details for two education-based references from within the last 5 years (student-teacher mentors are acceptable).
Offering:
- Teaching Visual Art to students in years 7-10
- A tight-knit, supportive school environment that nurtures a strong sense of belonging for both staff and students
- Collegial Arts faculty
- Approachable and transparent leadership
- Salary aligned with demonstrated expertise, ranging from $75,000 to $115,000
- Continuing opportunities for professional development
The School:
- Large campuses with a brand-new campus, welcoming students this year (around 1200 students currently)
- Approachable management team and smaller team structures
- Strong pastoral care program for students and staff
- Terrific staff induction programs
- Great resources and facilities
- Well respected school within the local community
Why work with Tradewind?
The Benefits:
- Work with an organisation that is relentless in securing quality opportunities in a personalised way
- Relevant and real information about roles
- No joining fees/other fees
- Resume and Key Selection Criteria assistance
- Interview tips and preparation provided
- Professional development by two Principal mentors on a consistent basis
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 for providing high-calibre teachers with fantastic contract opportunities and helping them to pursue rewarding careers. 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 Tahlia on the Education Permanent Team on or call (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 backgrounds and people with disability and lived experience to apply.
