Classroom Teacher
Woorinen District Primary School · Woorinen South, VIC
Location Profile
Woorinen District Primary School is a small rural school located 11 kilometres northwest of Swan Hill, offering a close-knit, rural atmosphere with strong community involvement. With an enrolment of 64 students for 2026, most students come from Woorinen South and the surrounding areas, though some travel from as far as 30 kilometres to access the school¿s unique programs. Enrolments are showing a positive trend.
The school¿s staff includes a Teaching Principal, four full-time teachers, two part-time teachers and five full-time Integration Aides. It also employs a full-time Business Manager, a part-time maintenance worker and gardener, and a weekly IT technician. A MARC van also visits weekly, and the school receives additional support from District SSO staff and the Visiting Teacher Service.
Woorinen District Primary has earned a strong reputation for its personalized approach to education, working closely with students to help them develop their individual talents and achieve academic excellence. Many families outside the usual catchment area choose the school for its caring, family-oriented environment.
The school's facilities are outstanding, and the grounds are a key feature, maintained with care by the School Council, who have created beautiful gardens and outdoor learning spaces. The community is invited to use the school¿s recreational facilities, which include a multipurpose court and a barbecue area.
Teachers at Woorinen District Primary School manage composite classes and teach specialized subjects such as Physical Education, LOTE, Science, Technology, Wellbeing, and the Arts. Class sizes are small, allowing for individual attention.
The school is deeply engaged with both the educational and broader communities, organizing and participating in a wide variety of programs and events. We maintain a strong presence, promoting and celebrating our achievements and activities.
Selection Criteria
SC1 Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the implementation of school priorities, and the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum.
SC2 Demonstrated ability to lead the planning and implementation of high impact teaching strategies that respond to student learning needs. Demonstrated ability to support teachers to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.
SC3 Demonstrated exemplary ability to monitor and assess student learning at a class, cohort or whole-school level and use this data to lead improvement initiatives. Demonstrated ability to support others in using data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
SC4 Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community focused on student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.
SC5 Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values and support colleagues to adopt these behaviours and attitudes. Demonstrated ability to reflect upon their own, others and whole-school practice and contribute to the provision of whole-school professional learning.
Role
The classroom teacher classification comprises two salary ranges- range 1 and range 2. The primary focus of the classroom teacher is on the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes. The classroom teacher engages in critical reflection and inquiry in order to improve knowledge and skills to effectively engage students and improve their learning.
As the classroom teacher gains experience his or her contribution to the school program beyond the classroom increases. All classroom teachers may be required to undertake other duties in addition to their rostered teaching duties provided the responsibility is appropriate to the salary range, qualifications, training and experience of the teacher.
Classroom teacher Range 2
Range 2 classroom teachers play a significant role in assisting the school to improve student performance and educational outcomes determined by the school strategic plan and state-wide priorities and contributing to the development and implementation of school policies and priorities.
A critical component of this work will focus on increasing the knowledge base of staff within their school about student learning and high quality instruction to assist their school to define quality teacher practice.
Range 2 classroom teachers will be expected to:
- Have the content knowledge and pedagogical practice to meet the diverse needs of all students
- Model exemplary classroom practice and mentor/coach other teachers in the school to engage in critical reflection of their practice and to support staff to expand their capacity
- Provide expert advice about the content, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning
- Supervise and train one or more student teachers
- Assist staff to use student data to inform teaching approaches that enable targets related to improving student learning outcomes to be achieved.
Classroom teacher Range 1
The primary focus of the range 1 classroom teacher is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective classroom practitioner with structured support and guidance from teachers at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes. These teachers teach a range of students/classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programs. Range 1 classroom teachers are skilled teachers who operate under general direction within clear guidelines following established work practices and documented priorities and may have responsibility for the supervision and training of one or more student teachers.
At range 1, teachers participate in the development of school policies and programs and assist in the implementation of school priorities.
The focus of a range 1 classroom teacher is on classroom management, subject content and teaching practice. New entrants to the teaching profession in their initial teaching years receive structured support, mentoring and guidance from teachers at higher levels.
Under guidance, new entrants to the teaching profession will plan and teach student groups in one or more subjects and are expected to participate in induction programs and other professional learning activities that are designed to ensure the integration of curriculum, assessment and pedagogy across the school.
Teachers at range 1 are responsible for teaching their own classes and may also assist and participate in policy development, project teams and the organisation of co-curricula activities.