This is a permanent part-time (0.8 FTE) position commencing Term 1, 2025
Please note as of 2:35PM (AWST) on Tuesday, 17 September 2024 an amendment was made to the closing date.
Denmark Senior High School (SHS) is located in the Shire of Denmark within the Great Southern region of Western Australia and near the banks of the Denmark River. Built on its current site in 2000, the school is set on 19 hectares of land one kilometre east of the town centre. The school provides a comprehensive Year 7 to Year 12 secondary school education. Denmark Senior High School is an Independent Public School seeking to appoint a highly competent, creative and innovative Music Specialist Teacher who will join their team to provide a quality education in the Arts.
At Denmark SHS, our commitment to supporting our students to ‘strive to achieve’ is embedded in everything we do. We seek to provide every student with a pathway to a successful future. Quality student outcomes are the result of our fostering the qualities of resilience and social capability; literacy and numeracy competency; and through developing teamwork, critical and creative thinking, innovative and entrepreneurial skills. Further, our focus on staff development serves to both enhance their practice and models the value of being life-long learners to our students. Our four key priorities work together to create the conditions for our students to thrive – student success; teaching excellence; health & wellbeing; and relationships & partnerships.
Find out more about our school by visiting www.denmarkshs.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
We are seeking a highly reflective practitioner who will promote an environment of active and positive learning where success is celebrated and provide educational opportunities and activities which enable students to achieve to their very best. The successful applicant will possess a demonstrated capacity to teach in both contemporary and western art music contexts, creating the connection between the two. They will also be able to deliver a curriculum which is not only engaging, but is relevant and meaningful to students, balancing the need for theoretical rigour with practical application. Possessing the skills to differentiate the curriculum to cater for a broad range of abilities, including special needs, is essential. Furthermore, they require the ability to work cooperatively with the Specialist Instrumental Music School Services School (IMSS) teachers, coordinating and continuing to develop a growing IMSS program which includes four sessional instrumental music teachers and approximately 65 students.
Living and working in a thriving Arts community, a willingness to coordinate out-of-hours events to provide students with real-life performance opportunities is highly desirable.
Key to this role is that the successful applicant has the ability to care; be curious about learning and about learners; be invested in the school and the community; and be reflective of themselves and their practice. The successful applicant will plan strategically for positive outcomes and with high professional knowledge in instructional practice, they will aim to sustain a culture that promotes educational best practice. They will possess excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
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:
- 11.5 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- 12 weeks’ vacation leave (school holidays)
- 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.
Want to know more?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Kath Ward, Principal on 9848 0100 or emailing Kath.Ward@education.wa.edu.au.
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 statement of up to three (3) pages, 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/TCH918899
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 Wednesday, 18 September 2024
