<p><strong>JUNIOR SCHOOL CLASSROOM TEACHER</strong></p><ul><li>Various contract 1.0FTE positions available</li><li>Small class sizes in a supportive, collegial environment</li><li>Free access to onsite gym, additional NIT and weekends free from school sport</li></ul><p><strong>About the opportunity</strong></p><p>Due to the College reducing class sizes and adding additional classes across the Junior School, Tatachilla Lutheran College has a number of exciting teaching opportunities available for classroom teachers to work full-time on a 12month contract (with potential for extension), commencing in term one 2025. These positions have the scope to have a lasting impact on the hearts and minds of our students and position them for future success.</p><p><strong>About Tatachilla Lutheran College</strong></p><p>Tatachilla Lutheran College is an R-12 co-educational Christian school built on Kaurna Country, in the heart of the stunning McLaren Vale wine region. Minutes from the captivating beaches and alluring hinterland of the Fleurieu Peninsula, the college is set on 26 hectares of world-class rural beauty.</p><p>Education at Tatachilla is a hands-on, lived experience. Children are encouraged to use their natural strengths and resourcefulness to become lifelong contributors to the world around them and achieve personal excellence according to their individual abilities and areas of passion. </p><p>Our focus is on delivering a values-rich curriculum that emphasises the heart as well as the head; surrounding our students with an enduring sense of belonging and community; and leaning into our geographic uniqueness to inspire a lasting love and guardianship of the natural world.</p><p>We are home to the Tatachilla Arts Academy, the Tatachilla Advanced Athlete Academy and an acclaimed 3.4-hectare EcoClassroom that is full of Australian wildlife, including native bettongs, potoroos and wallabies.</p><p>Students in the junior school at Tatachilla enjoy a lively co-curricular program that includes vibrant camps; valuable excursions; the Junior School musical; the Junior School choir; several bands and ensembles; and a range of interschool sports knockout competitions across a variety of traditional and non-traditional sports (including AFL, netball, swimming, soccer, mountain biking and equestrian). </p><p>Our Teaching staff in the junior school enjoy working in a collaborative team, a supportive leadership team focused on teacher professional development, NIT over and above the enterprise agreement, free membership to our on-site gym and weekends free from school sport. Experienced and graduate teachers are encouraged to apply. Whilst both will be provided with significant support to succeed in their roles, graduate teachers will be partnered with a mentor and will receive additional release time to support their growth.</p><p><strong>About you</strong></p><p>To be successful as a Junior School Teacher at Tatachilla, you will be a passionate and inspired team player who is committed to educational excellence, teaching and learning innovation and the faith ethos of the college. </p><p>Your energy and calling to the teaching profession will set you apart and enhance the reputation of the Junior School as a vibrant, forward-thinking and collegial learning community. </p><p><strong>Applications close at 9:00am on Monday 26 August 2024.</strong></p><p>To see the job description and/or to apply for this role, please visit our website:</p><p><i><strong>https://www.tatachilla.sa.edu.au/community/employment</strong></i></p>