Teacher - Education Outdoors

at  Methodist Ladies College

Ref Code
629011
Location
Mallacoota
Category
Teaching
Sub Categories
Education Outdoors
The role
Full Time Contract
Commencing in July to December 2024
MLC Marshmead offers a unique teaching environment with its proximity to the National Park and a local Biosphere Reserve. The curriculum at MLC Marshmead focuses on environmental sustainability, personal sustainability, and sustainable communities. It enables each student to actively experience learning about
the environment, their peers and themselves in a practical sense and consider their role in promoting a sustainable future. The students manage their own living arrangements in comfortable environmentally sustainable design ‘family’ homes, designed for eight people. Students make a voluntary decision to
participate in this eight-week program; a new cohort of students participate each term.

Some of your primary duties and responsibilities will include the following:

• Responsibility for the wellbeing of students in allocated house, including the regular monitoring and updating of internal wellbeing information/records
• Planning and delivering highly engaging lessons in collaboration with members of the teaching team
• Developing a culture of high expectations for all students
• Providing feedback to students and parents via the Continuous Reporting system
• Using data to analyse the progress of students and to review teaching and learning strategies
• Developing strong relationships with colleagues, students and parents
• Working with colleagues to embed more effective teaching strategies into the classroom
• Contributing to departmental meetings, reviews and initiatives
• Active engagement in the outdoor and physical components at Marshmead
• Attendance at community events such as assemblies, reflections, communal meals, parent visiting weekend and significant evenings
• Complete and maintain as required ‘core safety training’; this training is organised by MLC and includes:
• 4WD Vehicle Course
• Power Boat Handling Course
• Basic Fire Training
• Food Handling (Level 1)

The school
MLC is a leading independent girls’ day and boarding school in the inner east of Melbourne. Our unmatched breadth of learning and wellbeing experiences and environments inspires and supports MLC students to find and nurture their individual interests and talents and achieve their best.
Known for our commitment to excellence and innovation in education combined with the unmatched breadth of our curriculum, co-curricular activities, and College resources ensures our students discover their strengths and interests, nurture their talents, forge their own paths and achieve their best.
MLC students are empowered to be confident and resilient global citizens who possess the skills, knowledge, and attitude to thrive throughout every stage of their schooling and in an ever-changing, globalised world.

About You

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to student learning and wellbeing
• Current Victorian Institute of Teaching registration
• Proven competence with use of technology in a learning environment
• Acts professionally and maintains appropriate confidentiality
• Current Victorian Institute of Teaching Registration
• Be open to ideas, striving for excellence and have a high level of integrity

For further information regarding this position, please reach out to peopleandculture@mlc.vic.edu.au or 9274 6460.
MLC puts child safety at the forefront and are committed to providing a child safe environment. The safety of our students is paramount and is the responsibility of all of our staff.
We encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible, as early submissions will be reviewed and considered prior to the official closing date.

• Responsibility for the wellbeing of students in allocated house, including the regular monitoring and updating of internal wellbeing information/records
• Planning and delivering highly engaging lessons in collaboration with members of the teaching team
• Developing a culture of high expectations for all students
• Providing feedback to students and parents via the Continuous Reporting system
• Using data to analyse the progress of students and to review teaching and learning strategies
• Developing strong relationships with colleagues, students and parents
• Working with colleagues to embed more effective teaching strategies into the classroom
• Contributing to departmental meetings, reviews and initiatives
• Active engagement in the outdoor and physical components at Marshmead
• Attendance at community events such as assemblies, reflections, communal meals, parent visiting weekend and significant evenings
• Complete and maintain as required ‘core safety training’; this training is organised by MLC and includes:
• 4WD Vehicle Course
• Power Boat Handling Course
• Basic Fire Training
• Food Handling (Level 1