This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2025
Broome North Primary School (PS) is seeking a highly skilled, dedicated, and enthusiastic Teacher – Music to join our friendly school.
Our school is a modern facility located on Yawuru land in the coastal town of Broome, part of Western Australia's stunning Kimberley region. Opening in 2015 with 100 students, our school has grown steadily over the past 6 years, with 380 enrolments for 2024.
The Location and Community
Broome is a vibrant and attractive coastal town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. As a tourist town, Broome is well resourced regarding facilities and services. For more information about Broome visit Destination - Broome.
Find out more about our school by visiting www.broomenorthps.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
The successful applicant will be afforded a generous budget and tasked with running the Orff and Kodaly based music program and music integration across the school and community. If successful, your teaching load will comprise thirteen 60-minute lessons each week, delivered to our Year PP to 6 classes, plus choirs, and Brass program once a week and well as community events such as NAIDOC events, assemblies, and the end of year concert support. With a positive and enthusiastic approach, you will engage students to learn and develop within the music field. With excellent interpersonal skills you will be willing to collaborate with school staff and members of the wider community. Whilst you’ll be chiefly responsible for the initial success of the school music program, the school leadership team will back you and support you each step of the way to achieve excellent results in a holistic approach to music appreciation. You will join a team of staff who are committed to building positive relationships, with the motivation to pursue excellence.
Our dedicated and professional teachers maintain an environment which supports each child every day to achieve their personal best. Staff employ evidence-based strategies within a defined whole-school approach to maximise the effect they have on student learning. In addition, we constantly aim to deliver the highest standards of pastoral care and support services in order to enable our students to thrive.
The school is committed to attracting, recruiting, and coaching teachers to master the explicit teaching pedagogy that produces high-achieving students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Applicants are encouraged to read the information in the advertisement thoroughly, as well as the school’s Business Plan, prior to starting their application.
The role is 0.8 FTE (four days a week), school based and 0.2 FTE (one day a week) Brass with the Instrumental Music School Services. This equates to 1.0 FTE or five days a week with the occasional community event after hours.
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education comes with a wide range of benefits designed to support both your professional and personal well-being. These benefits include competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, extensive training and career development opportunities, and attractive leave provisions. Here are some of the key benefits you will enjoy:
- Attractive Country Teaching Program Allowance of $10,210 a year
- Locality allowance of $3,469 a year
- 11.5 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- 12 weeks’ vacation leave (school holidays)
- More than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave.
- Subsidised accommodation where applicable
- Free relocation
Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits.
For additional information to all allowances and housing please contact Housing and Transport at housing.transport@education.wa.edu.au or on (08) 9264 5154.
Mobility appointments for permanent, metropolitan and south west teachers
Eligible permanent teachers who hold a substantive teaching position in a North or South Education Region school, or a South West Education Region school* may elect to undertake this role as a 3-year mobility appointment, with a right of return to their substantive position. At the cessation of the 3-year mobility appointment, teachers can elect to return to their substantive role, or transfer permanently into this school.
Find out if you are eligible on IKON.
*Note that south west teachers are not eligible to move to another south west school under this trial.
Want to know more?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Kenneth Molyneux, Principal, on (08) 9195 3000 or Kenneth.Molyneux@education.wa.edu.au
During the school holidays, please contact Kenneth Molyneux, Principal on 0409 202 589.
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:
- hold an eligible teacher qualification and registration.
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
- apply for a WA Working with Children Check before you start; and
- consent to and obtain a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
Application Instructions
All applications must be submitted online.
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
- Complete the online application, including details of two work-related referees, with one preferably being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
- A three to five (3-5) page statement, demonstrating your Professional Knowledge, Professional Practice, and Professional Engagement aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and the context of the position and school.
- A CV of up to four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before you start your application.
For tips on writing your best teaching job application and more information about working for the Department of Education, go to the Department’s Careers Page or see our applicant resource attached.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.
Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/TCH916183
Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 18 October 2024
