POSITION DESCRIPTION
Westminster is an Early Learning to Year 12, coeducational day and boarding, Uniting Church school with a
proud history and an exciting future. We commit to helping all students and staff achieve more than they
thought possible through an adventurous education, which takes place anytime our students are challenged
in their learning and when staff explore new opportunities to improve their profession. Since opening in
1961, Westminster’s vibrant sense of community has shaped our welcoming, down-to-earth character,
enriched by School values of being brave, humble, kind, authentic, resilient and curious.
Position Name Teacher
Area of School Whole School
Employment Conditions Westminster School Inc. Teaching Staff and School Assistants
Enterprise Agreement 2024
Key Relationships On a day to day basis, teachers are responsible to the Head of
School and the Deputies/Curriculum Leaders and collaborate with
the School’s teaching team. All Teachers are ultimately responsible
to the Principal.
Position Objective:
A Teacher at Westminster shares primary responsibility for the quality of teaching and learning, assessment
and reporting in the School. Teachers must have and maintain higher order knowledge in the disciplines
taught, and in contemporary pedagogy. All teachers are expected to model life-long learning, be at the
forefront of pedagogical practice and strive to be working towards the HALT descriptors of the Professional
Teacher Standards. All Westminster Teachers are professionals who maintain the highest standards of
preparation for teaching and learning, student management, personal presentation and punctuality.
Key Responsibilities:
All Teachers must be working at proficient level, as described by the Professional Teacher Standards, and
demonstrate that they are working towards the HALT descriptors in their every-day practice.
1. Know students and how they learn:
- Differentiate teaching and learning activities to meet the specific learning needs of all students
- Ensure NCCD data is entered into the School’s learning management system, as directed by the
School.
2. Know the content and how to teach it:
- Plan and apply a high level of content knowledge and teaching strategies to develop engaging
teaching activities, in line with the Westminster Teaching and Learning Framework
- Implement effective strategies to improve students’ literacy and numeracy achievement and
support the school to strive to continually improve performance in all standardised assessments.