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Salary** Full time, ongoing role - commencing Term 1, Week 8, 2024
** Teaching year 1 students
The School
At Our Lady of the Way, Emu Plains our vision is to be a centre for progressive, high quality Catholic education, setting the foundations for lifelong learning, as well as a living faith community noted for its ability to welcome and respond to change, and as a place of peace and hope for all. Our mission is to be a Catholic community in which children, teachers and parents nurture a sense of personal worth as they work together in a safe, happy, challenging and faith-centred learning environment.
The organisation
Our Lady of the Way, Emu Plains is part of the Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD), a system of schools committed to responding to the needs of students in a world that is changing rapidly. With over 5000 passionate employees located across 83 primary and secondary schools, we have the intent and the resources to transform the learning and unlock the full potential of each of our 40,000 plus students. We are always on the lookout for top talent to help us achieve our strategic goal of inspiring the future, through quality catholic schooling and by strengthening the professional lives of our employees.
The opportunity
We are seeking a passionate and motivated Primary Teacher to join our teaching team and enrich the learning of our students.
The successful candidate:
You will work alongside a passionate and supportive team committed to achieving positive learning outcomes for each student. More specifically you will:
Inspire a love of learning in their students
Be engaging and innovative
Demonstrate a commitment to unleashing the potential of each student
Have active listening skills and the ability to engage with and build strong positive relationships with members of the school community including employees, students and parents
Have the ability to cater for students with diverse backgrounds, needs and abilities
Maintain industry currency, sharing their passion for learning
Structure lessons to meet the physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of your students
Create and maintain a safe, inclusive and challenging learning environment and implement fair and equitable behaviour management plans
Evaluate all aspects of your teaching practice to ensure you are meeting the learning needs of each student
Interpret and use student assessment data to diagnose barriers to learning and to challenge students to improve their performance
Effectively manage the learning cycle, including planning for learning and assessment, developing learning programs, teaching, assessing, providing feedback on student learning and reporting to parents/carers
The Benefits
There are so many great things that CSPD has to offer! As a valued CSPD employee, you can benefit from up to 25% off school fees for your children enrolled in our schools. But that's not all. We offer:
Competitive remuneration
Salary packaging
Wellbeing initiatives and resources
Flexible work arrangements for eligible employees
Extensive growth and development opportunities
Ex-gratia leave
Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees
State-of-the-art facilities
The Qualifications:
Compliance with NSW Child Protection Legislation - Working with Children Check clearance, plus compliance with CSPD's Child Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct, When Working With Students and Children. For more information, please visit The Office of The Children's Guardian
Eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
Tertiary Qualification (minimum 4-year degree)
Statements of Service
Interested?
Apply today!
If you are determined to make a difference and want to join a diverse organisation committed to transforming lives through faith-based education, click on the APPLY button. To find out more about CSPD go to or follow us on
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. For more information, please visit The Office of The Children's Guardian .
CSPD promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and those 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.
Advertised: 21 Feb 2024 09:02 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 06 Mar 2024 23:03 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
