Yiddish Speaking Art Teacher - Primary Years

Location: Ormond, Vic

The employer:

Beis Efraim College [t/a Divrei Emineh School], Ormond VIC

About the Role:

Beis Efraim College [t/a Divrei Emineh School] seeks expressions of interest for teachers with classroom experience and familiarity with students of a Chassidic background to teach Art for our Primary school. The applicant must be able to deliver up to 60% of the course content in Yiddish.

This is a part-time position.

Interested applicants must

• Be knowledgeable and conversant with all practices and obligations of a Chassidic Jewish lifestyle.
• Have a thorough knowledge of Chassidic values, ethics and philosophy.
• Embody a Chassidic lifestyle and practices.

Key duties

• To facilitate teaching and learning in a bi-lingual Yiddish and English classroom and school.
• To deliver an integrated Art curriculum as required by the college in Yiddish.
• To monitor and evaluate each student's learning and progress.
• To support, analyse and assist student learning, both individually and in groups.
• To evaluate and report on students' learning development to both college leadership and parents.
• To maintain a high level of "duty of care".
• To conduct all interaction with students and parents with professionalism.

Key Selection Criteria:

• Fluency and general communication skills in Yiddish and English [reading, writing and speaking].
• Must demonstrate capability in classroom management and display respectful and respectable conduct to both parents and students.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional development as a member of the college's teaching team and must show a firm commitment to the integral value of required personal development.

Qualifications Required:

Current VIT registration preferred, but applicants with a solid education background and the requisite Yiddish may be able to apply for a pathway to teach upon approval from the VIT.

How to Apply:

All prospective applicants are required to submit an application and comprehensive CV disclosing all relevant qualifications and suitability for the positions to [email protected]. The successful applicants’ appointment will be conditional to that person undergoing a satisfactory Child Safe check.