<p>At St Clare’s, our mission is to inspire and educate our students to become compassionate and responsible members of society. We strive to empower them with knowledge, skills and a strong moral compass, enabling them to make a positive impact on the world around them. By embracing our school motto, “Your light in our hands,” we recognise the importance of guiding and supporting our students as they shine their brightest, both academically and spiritually.</p> <p>St Clare's Primary School is seeking a classroom teacher who is passionate and willing to work and learn collaboratively within a team of dedicated teachers to implement evidence based practices. Experienced and/or graduate teachers eager to explore, the Science of Learning are welcome to apply to join our team in 2026. Full time and part time opportunities can be explored.&nbsp;</p> <p>Teachers at St Clare's have the opportunity to participate in and experience:</p> <ul> <li>Implementation of the MACS Flourishing Learners Vision For Instruction &amp; Engagement&nbsp;</li> <li>Instructional Coaching - The school has a well developed instructional coaching approach where all teachers participate in instructional coaching sessions and are assigned a Coach to support individual professional development on evidence based practices in a safe and supportive environment</li> <li>Facilitated planning on a weekly basis (A full time teacher receives one full day of planning a week - Part time staff receive a sliding scale of this approach)</li> <li>Weekly Professional Learning Communities (PLC) supported by Curriculum Coaches</li> <li>Opportunities for Professional Development ,such as Little Learners Love Literacy (P-2), PhOrMeS (3-6), Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) and Assessment&nbsp;</li> <li>Staff wellbeing is at the core of our supportive staff culture at St Clare's&nbsp;</li> <li>The school has a strong vision and model for instruction which is enacted by the staff with enthusiasm and is well resourced and supported by leadership&nbsp;</li> <li>Instructional coaching includes classroom observation, modelling, feedback and team teaching opportunities&nbsp;</li> <li>Support the schools implementation of evidence based practices in teaching and learning. The school has a vision for implementation and the rollout is timely, supported and gradual. We are seeking further educators to enhance and lead this vision</li> <li>The school has well developed whole school behaviour management practices through its implementation of Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) across the school. This includes well defined and enacted school wide routines, expectations and acknowledgements</li> </ul> <p><u>Special Requirements</u> :</p> <ul> <li>willingness to collaborate, support and contribute to the building of a professional learning culture</li> <li>commitment to working with students from diverse cultural backgrounds</li> <li>ability to plan and implement engaging learning experiences based on current learning and evidence based teaching practices</li> <li>commitment to Catholic education</li> <li>willingness to build strong partnerships and links between our families and school</li> <li>ability to adhere to St Clare's Child Safety Policy and Code of Conduct and other policies relevant to Ministerial Order 1359</li> <li>current registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching with an up to date Criminal Record check</li> <li>an ability to develop and maintain respectful and caring relationships with students, families and colleagues</li> <li>an understanding and demonstrated use of evidence based best practice</li> <li>a capacity to use data to make informed decisions about learning and teaching</li> <li>accreditation to teach Religious Education in a Catholic School is an advantage or willingness to obtain in the future</li> </ul>