Description
Position Title: Class Director
Position Number: JE-BMSCHCD-001
Work Unit: Children’s House
Work Unit Role: Early Childhood (pre-primary school) Teacher
Location: Fig Tree Pocket, QLD
Classification: eacher Classification (BMS Enterprise Agreement 2024)
Remuneration: $84,078 to $116,729 per annum
Employment Type: Permanent
FTE (Equivalent): 1.0 FTE
Ordinary Hours: 32.5 hours per weekBrisbane Montessori School is a leading co-educational independent Montessori school in Fig Tree Pocket, Brisbane and founded in 1981. The school is committed to delivering the highest standard of Montessori education, inspiring students aged 15 months – 16 years to realise their true potential in an enriching, inclusive and diverse community environment. Our purpose-built learning environments are designed to spark student interest, develop critical thinking skills, and foster a sense of achievement and self-worth, within a non-competitive setting. We offer the following Montessori programmes:• Montessori Independent Toddler Community (MITC) 15 months – 3 year olds• Children’s House (3 – 6 year olds)• Lower Primary (6 – 9 year olds)• Upper Primary (9 – 12 year olds)• Secondary School (12 – 18 year olds)Our school follows the Montessori National Curriculum and is fully mapped to the Australian Curriculum, providing a child-centred pedagogical model that caters to individualised and independent learning while respecting the child’s social, emotional, and intellectual development.Key Responsibilities and Duties:• Lead a Montessori Children’s House classroom for children aged 3 – 6• Deliver Montessori curriculum in a prepared environment• Observe, assess and document student learning• Develop individual learning plans• Prepare student reports• Communicate with families• Supervise classroom assistants• Maintain child safety and wellbeing• Comply with school and regulatory requirementsThese are the prime responsibilities of your role and it may be requested of you from time to time to conduct additional tasks within the school.GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIESTypical duties include:• Motivating, developing, guiding, teaching and mentoring pupils in a peaceful environment using Montessori philosophy• Presenting Montessori lessons and ensuring that students are engaged in purposeful work, especially during the work period• Presenting Montessori work to students daily using the Montessori National Curriculum, Australian Curriculum, and Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)• Development and maintenance of Quality Improvement Plan (QIP)• Ensuring the safety and well-being of pupils under your care and ensuring no accidents/incidents occur• Reporting any incidents/accidents, either positive or negative, which could have a bearing on the environment or school to the Head of School/Principal in a timely manner (close of day at latest) • Ensuring the school Ethos is practiced and maintained at all times• Ensuring that the classroom and equipment are well kept, maintained, cleaned and materials are in place at all times and at the end of day• Ensuring that the toilet and veranda areas are clean and tidy and that paper, sharpened pencils, crayons, paints, soap, toilet paper, towels etc. are available before school begins• Assisting younger children with their personal cleanliness• If you have a planned/unplanned absence, leaving instructions and work for the relief teacher (and assisting them with the particulars of the room and students)• Consulting the Director of Student Support if student additional needs are identified and outside agencies referrals are recommended• Using your skills and experience to plan for, record and implement adjustments to support the learning of identified students with additional educational needs• To maintain confidentiality and have a sound understanding of the school’s Privacy PolicyTo conduct the following regularly:• Making regular annotated observations to guide each child’s emotional, physical, social and intellectual development • Recording presentations and work in Transparent Classroom • Reporting any item that has gone missing or needs repair immediately• Writing up behavioral incidents via the Behaviour Incident form• Writing up accidents/injury incidents via the Accident/Injury form• Updating records of work• Attending meetings as required (including fortnightly Wednesday School Development Discussions and Friday morning alternating whole school and plane meetings)• Attending workshops/in service training in line with your personal professional development plan and those provided by the school• Completing progress reports in Term 2 and Term 4• Completing the attendance register daily To organise and attend events in support of students e.g.:• Art Fest/End of Term Assemblies• Sports Days/ Maria Montessori’s Birthday celebrations• Seasonal celebrations/Working With Your ChildAlso:• Holding a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. • Holding and maintain Queensland Teacher Registration• Holding and maintaining a current exemption Blue Card • Holding and maintaining a current First Aid and CPR certificate• Displaying initiative in the workplace• Ensuring that children are at all times supervised by classroom staff • Conducting oneself in a professional manner at all times as per the Staff Handbook, EBA and school policies & procedures• Ensuring the school area is a smoke free zone• Refraining from using cell phones while in class. In an emergency, people may contact you through the front office• Attending Montessori workshops/conferences to ensure personal growthTHE ENVIRONMENT• Setting up and maintaining the environment as required. Everything has a place and is in its place• Modelling the teachings of Peace Education; manners and grace and courtesy rules• Checking that equipment and environment is in perfect order at the end of the day• Keeping records of the environmentTHE CHILD• Your duty is to develop each child in the environment• Encouraging the child to complete the work cycle. Children like what they do; they do not do what they like• Treating each child with respect and expect respect in return• Knowing each child as an individual. Focusing on the positive• Developing a talent in each child to build up his/her self-esteem THE PARENT• Is a co-educator and final authority of the childChild Safety StatementBrisbane Montessori School is committed to providing a child-safe and child-friendly environment. We support and respect all children to feel safe, be safe, and understand their right to be protected. All staff are expected to actively contribute to a school culture that promotes child safety and wellbeing in accordance with the Child Safe Organisations Act 2023 (Qld) and the 10 National Child Safe Standards.
Company Overview
About Us Brisbane Montessori School is a leading co-educational independent Montessori school in Brisbane founded in 1981. The school is committed to delivering the highest standard of Montessori education, inspiring students aged 15 months – 16 years to realise their true potential in an enriching, inclusive and diverse community environment. Our purpose-built learning environments are designed to spark student interest, develop critical thinking skills, and foster a sense of achievement and self-worth, within a non-competitive setting. A truly unique educational experience, the school is fortunate to offer students and staff picturesque views of the Brisbane River and an abundance of open space and fresh air, just 12km from the Brisbane Central Business District. Fostering a vibrant and fulfilling workplace environment is at the forefront of all that we do, with a strong focus on staff well-being and professional development. Multiple corporate discounts are available through our human resource providers, with a range of staff well-being programs such as yoga also offered throughout the year. We employ staff who are driven and energetic professionals with a passion for education and nurturing the next generation. Our school delivers the Montessori National Curriculum as approved by ACARA, the national body that approved the Australian National Curriculum in 2012. The Montessori Curriculum is mapped against the Australian National Curriculum. We facilitate a child-centred pedagogical model tailored to individualised and independent learning with respect to the child’s social, emotional, and intellectual development.
