EAL Classroom Teacher

SC1         Demonstrated high-level classroom teaching skills incorporating EAL methodology and the effective implementation of High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS).

SC2         Demonstrated ability to effectively monitor and assess student language progression, using a broad range of diagnostic tools aligned with the Victorian Curriculum F-10 EAL and EAL Reporting Resource.

SC3         Demonstrated ability to use linguistic assessment data to inform explicit teaching and to individualise student learning pathways.

SC4         Demonstrated high-level written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to establish collaborative, trusting relationships with parents from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, school colleagues, and the broader community to optimize student learning, wellbeing, and engagement.

SC5         Demonstrated capability to support and teach students from a broad range of linguistic, cultural, religious, and educational environments, including those from Refugee and Asylum Seeker backgrounds with interrupted formal  schooling.

ROLE

The EAL generalist classroom teacher role is:

• Direct teaching of students in multi-age classrooms and from diverse backgrounds for whom English is an Additional
  Language. 
• Direct teaching of students in the development of literacy and numeracy skills in English. 
• Application of the relevant EAL/D curriculum. 
• Differentiating learning experiences, responding to student learning needs, by applying trauma-informed teaching
  methodologies to support students with interrupted schooling or refugee back…