STEM Specialist Teacher - Part-time

Role

Position Overview:

We are excited to announce a new role for a STEM Teacher to join our team in 2025. This role reflects our commitment to integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) into our curriculum, providing students with hands-on, innovative learning experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

Curriculum Development: Design and implement a comprehensive STEM curriculum aligned with the IB PYP framework, focusing on inquiry-based learning and real-world applications.

Instruction: Deliver engaging, hands-on STEM lessons that inspire curiosity and critical thinking. Use a variety of teaching methods and resources to cater to diverse learning styles.

Collaboration: Work collaboratively with classroom teachers, specialist teachers, and the school leadership team to integrate STEM learning across various subjects and grade levels.

Technology Integration: Utilize and integrate educational technology tools and resources to enhance student learning and engagement in STEM subjects.

Student Assessment: Assess and monitor student progress, providing timely feedback and adapting teaching strategies to meet individual needs.

Professional Development: Participate in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current with best practices in STEM education and IB PYP methodology.

Community Engagement: Foster relationships with parents and the broader community to support and enrich the STEM program.

We are looking for someone who is:

Enthusiastic and innovative, with a passion for STEM education

Collaborative with the ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and the community.

Committed to continuous professional growth and reflective practice

As the STEM roles will be new to Milgate in 2025 we are looking for someone who is flexible, adaptable and able to respond to the evolving needs of the school and its students.

Responsibilities

The role of classroom teacher may include but is not limited to:

• Direct teaching of groups of students and individual students;
• Contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of a curriculum area or other curriculum program within the school;
• Undertaking other classroom teaching related and organisational duties as determined by the School Principal;
• Participating in activities such as parent/teacher meetings; staff meetings; camps and excursions;
• Undertaking other non-teaching supervisory duties.

Who May Apply

Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.

EEO AND OHS Commitment

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see ).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

DE Values

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

Conditions of Employment

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at

VIT LANTITE

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements. This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.