Secondary Science Teacher – Chemistry & Biology

• Teaching and learning: Places appropriate emphasis on concept driven and inquiry based learning.
• Promotes the understanding and practice of academic honesty.
• Supports students to become actively responsible for their own learning.
• Addresses human commonality, diversity and multiple perspectives.
• Addresses the diversity of student needs, including those for students learning in a (s) other than mother tongue.
• Demonstrates that all teachers are responsible for development of students.
• Uses a range and variety of strategies and incorporates a range of resources, including information technologies.
• Develops student attitudes and skills that allow for meaningful student action in response to students’ own needs and the needs of others.
• Engages students in reflecting on how, what and why they are learning.
• Fosters a stimulating learning environment based on understanding and respect.
• Sets home to reinforce, as well as extend, knowledge and understanding of the material covered in the lesson in which it is set.
• Develop students’ cognitive, creative, critical thinking and reflection skills.
• Foster students’ self-esteem, motivation and social responsibility.
• Empower students to become independent learners.
• Maintain an atmosphere and relationship with students conducive learning while fostering confidence and resilience.
• Design, prepare and deliver high quality learning and teaching to suit the individual.
• Develop a learning environment to reflect best practice in contemporary pedagogy.
• Scaffold development for all students.
• Collaboratively and maintain positive, supportive relationships and open communication with students, parents and colleagues as we together striving for excellence.
• With colleagues to ensure continuity and progression in the curriculum.
• Integrate IT into teaching and learning to enhance individual and collaborative learning where appropriate.
• Assessment: Ensures marking is based on WACE criteria, and is transparent, detailed, informative, and constructively critical so that the students may be able to reflect on and learn from their performance.
• Uses a range of strategies and tools to assess student learning.
• Sets and marks written on a regular basis, and returns it as soon as possible.
• Provides students with timely feedback to inform and improve their learning.
• Ensures the writing of reports and entering of grades conform to the policy.
• Use appropriate formative and summative assessments to plan for the differing needs of learners in the class.
• Assess and monitor student progress providing constructive feedback to ensure all students improve and succeed.
• Communicate effectively with families regarding the curriculum and student development through portfolios, reports and conferences as required.
• Pedagogy: Apply the most up to date, research-based strategies to address the needs of diverse learners.
• Create learning situations where skills, content and tasks are relevant, realistic and authentic.
• Promote active learning and enquiry.
• Use ICT to enhance learning to support collaboration, content creation and communication.
• Use inclusive strategies so that all learners can access the curriculum and make progress.
• Support learners to set their own goals and objectives.
• Promote self-regulation and independent learning.

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's Degree in education as a minimum Master's Degree in education HISTORY: Professional knowledge & experience for 2 years as a minimum SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE: General & Technical Skills visa and permit 2024 is required Ability to participate in and establish collaborative structures Deep understanding of students and their needs A proven ability to differentiate instruction and integrate learning Soft Skills Good problem-solving skill Proven ability to in a multi-cultural environment