Teacher Of Health And Physical Education

All enquiries regarding employment at Melbourne Girls Grammar can be addressed to employment@mggs.vic.edu.au or please call +61 3 9862 9200.
Melbourne Girls Grammar is seeking an experienced Teacher of Health and Physical Education with a strong passion for health, fitness and wellbeing to embrace a fixed term position within the Health and Physical Education Faculty until the end of 2024. The teaching allocation for this position is full time.
The successful candidate will be appropriately qualified possess a deep understanding of contemporary pedagogical approaches for Middle and Senior Years and enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues to create productive learning environments that engage all students. You bring a growth mindset and embody a love for learning. This role will require you to teach Years 5 – 8 Health and Physical Education and Unit 1/2 Physical Education. Experience with and ability to teach VCE Health and Human Development will be considered favourably.
You are passionate about the future for young people, you believe in every student’s capacity to achieve at a high level and have a demonstrated capacity to engage and motivate students. You have a talent for curriculum design and an understanding of targeted feedback and the importance of designing complex and high-quality formative and summative assessments.
You will have an interest and passion for student wellbeing with the ability to build rapport and relationships with students that are respectful, rigorous, and encouraging along with strong classroom management skills. You are skilled at providing an inclusive classroom that caters for different learning needs through differentiation and personalisation of learning.
The notebook computer and our LMS are an integral part of the teaching and learning process at our School and it is expected teaching and learning will incorporate their use along with other technologies available to you. Knowledge and implementation of a variety of online and multimedia programs to support student learning is highly desirable. Talented and high potential early career stage teachers are encouraged to apply.
At Melbourne Girls Grammar we offer an excellent work environment, generous salary and leave packages, and significant professional development opportunities. Staff wellbeing is a top priority, with staff having access to our state-of-the-art Artemis Centre facilities including Pool, Gym and Café. To support families, we also offer staff discounts on academic tuition fees and access to an Employee Assistance Program that provides a range of personal and family benefits. This position is located onsite at the Merton Hall Campus, 86 Anderson Street in South Yarra across the road from the Botanical Gardens.
If you are looking to work in a leading organisation with exposure to new technologies and you feel you would be a good fit for this role, please view the Position Description for details about the role, including key responsibilities.
Employment with Melbourne Girls Grammar is subject to adherence to school policies including the Child Safety Policy, Child Safety Code of Conduct and Child Safety Statement as listed below.
Child Safety Statement: Melbourne Girls Grammar
As MGGS staff, volunteers, contractors, and any other members of our school community involved in child-connected work, we are responsible for supporting and promoting the safety of children.
We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment and protecting of all children / students in our care and adhering to our Child Safety Policy.
We are committed to providing a child-safe and child-friendly environment, where children and young people are safe and feel safe and are able to actively participate in decisions that affect their lives.
We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to the protection of children from all forms of child abuse and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures. Our policies and procedures will provide the name and contact details of staff who have specific responsibilities in relation to child safety and who may receive reports of suspicion of child abuse. Child abuse includes sexual offences, grooming, physical violence, serious emotional or psychological harm, serious neglect and a child’s exposure to family violence.
We have legal and moral obligations to contact authorities when we are worried about a child’s safety, which we follow rigorously.
We are committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early and removing and reducing these risks.
We have robust human resources and recruitment practices for all staff and volunteers.
We are committed to regularly training and educating our staff and volunteers on child abuse risks. We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers.
We are committed to the emotional, physical and cultural safety of all children and to providing a safe environment for their learning.
We are committed to promoting the cultural safety and participation of Indigenous children, young people and their families.
We have specific policies, procedures and training in place that support our leadership team, staff and volunteers to achieve these commitments.
How to Apply
Applicants must be eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and must hold a current Police Check or be in the process of obtaining one, in order to work at Melbourne Girls Grammar. All applicants are subject to reference and identity checks, and verification of Working with Children Check Card or VIT Registration as part of the recruitment process.
Applications close 9.00am Friday 8 March 2024