Commencing : Term 2 2023
Position status: Temporary Full-time
Our Lady of Lourdes is a Catholic Primary school offering a comprehensive and innovative learning program for boys and girls from Kindergarten to Year 6. Our mission is to provide our children with a strong spiritual and educational foundation on which to develop and build their lives.
Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) is a Primary and Secondary education provider with 80 schools, 5000 staff and 44,500 students across western Sydney. The Workforce Strategy Team assists our leaders staff our schools through resource planning, organisational design and position creation and talent acquisition.
About the opportunity:
Our Lady of Lourdes is looking for a suitably qualified Primary K-6 teacher who is a reflective practitioner to take forward the mission of Catholic Schools and to ensure high quality education that maximises learning outcomes for all students.
More specifically you will:
Structure lessons to meet the physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of each student, meeting them where they are at in their learning journey
Create and maintain a safe, inclusive and challenging learning environment and implement fair and equitable behaviour management plans
Interpret and use student assessment data to diagnose barriers to learning and to challenge students to improve their performance, improving the overall academic achievement of the school community
Engage with our school community within and beyond the classroom to enrich the educational context for students and work to promote the links between school, home and community in the social and intellectual development of your students
A passion for transformational education, integrated into curriculum and delivered in a faith based environment
Well-developed communication, administration and interpersonal skills
Experience and interest in supporting students with diverse learning needs may be advantageous
About you:
To be successful in this highly rewarding role you will demonstrate alignment to the core purpose and values of Our Lady of Lourdes along with:
Compliance with NSW Child Protection Legislation - clearance
Eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
Tertiary Qualification (minimum 4-year degree, or 75% complete)
Statements of Service
Apply now! Please include with your application a cover letter of no more than one page and a copy of your current resume.
This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment including the completion of a National Police Check, retention of a valid Working with Children Check and adoption and compliance with CSPD's Child Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Students and Children.
CSPD promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Successful Candidates for all positions at CSPD must have a valid Working With Children Check. For more information, please visit The Office of The Children's Guardian
Advertised: 10 Feb 2023 09:02 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 10 Mar 2023 23:03 AUS Eastern Daylight Time