AddressWe have an exciting opportunity to join our creative Arts team at our Duncraig Campus for an innovative, imaginative and collaborative Secondary Visual Art Teacher (Full Time/1.0FTE) to commence 15th July 2024 (Term 3, 2024) until the end of Term 3, 2025 (Maternity leave replacement).
THE ROLE
The successful candidate will be a proactive member of the Arts team and deliver and work alongside the Visual Arts staff to provide an exciting Visual Arts education to all students as well as a proven track-record teaching Visual Arts, meeting all requirements of the Western Australian Curriculum to students from Years 7-12 including ATAR and General courses.
The successful candidate will also have experience of demonstrating high levels of skill and technical competence across a range of art practices, demonstrating a desire for professional growth reflecting upon their teaching practice in addition to proven experience planning, coordinating and realising a full-scale exhibition showcasing student artwork for the School and wider community.
Experience marking the ATAR Visual Art WACE practical (production) and/or written exams will be highly regarded.
HOW TO APPLY
Please address the Selection Criteria (below) for this position as thoroughly as possible so your application can be considered for the role. Please ensure you read the position description (available on our Website) prior to submitting an application.
More details and Job Description available on our Website - https://www.ststephens.wa.edu.au/our-school/who-we-are/employment/
Your application must include all 3 sections:
- Covering Letter addressed to Donella Beare, Principal, St Stephen's School
- Curriculum Vitae - limited to 5 pages
- Statement addressing the Selection Criteria, limited to 5 pages (combine your Covering letter and Statement into one document)
Selection Criteria
- Appropriate teaching qualifications and current registration with Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA)
- Hold a current Working With Children card
- Experience in and demonstration of high levels of expressive and technical comeptence in a range of art practices
- Experience teaching both the ATAR and General Visual Art courses
- Experience marking ATAR written and practical examinations (desirable but not essential)
- Experience in and a preparedness to contribute to the School’s camping, retreat and extra-curricular programs, including Cross Campus productions and other Arts Learning Area events
- High levels of skill in teaching, with a willingness to innovate in order to find better practices
- A passion for teaching
- A coherent philosophy of education for Secondary students, expressed in practice
- An excellent knowledge of contemporary educational issues and directions especially in his/her learning area
- Skills and experience in developing, implementing and evaluating curriculum
- Highly developed skills in the application of technology as a learning, teaching and management tool
- An ability to foster positive relationships with students, with a commitment to their personal growth
- Participation in appropriate professional contributions to the learning area beyond the School
- Willingness to positively and actively contribute to the Christian culture of the School
CLOSING DATE
Friday 10th May 2024 at 9am.
St Stephen's School is fully committed to the protection of children. Successful applicants must satisfy child protection screening and adhere to the School's child protection policies and Staff Code of Conduct.
Please note: We occasionally amend or withdraw St Stephen's School jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date.
