COVID Intensive Learning Support Teacher - Numeracy / Literacy
St Paul's Catholic College
Booragul
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Apply by:
- 23 January 2022
Job overview
| Location | BOORAGUL St Paul's Catholic College | |
| Vacancy Type | Temporary Part Time | |
| Hours/FTE | 0.8 FTE | |
| Description | St Paul's Catholic College, Booragul is a seeking a temporary part time (0.8FTE) COVID Intensive Learning Support Teacher – Numeracy / Literacy teachers to join the team from Term 1, 2022. This position would also be suitable for primary trained literacy and numeracy specialist teachers. St Paul's Catholic College offers an inclusive, welcoming and comfortable environment. The calm, nurturing setting has been designed to allow students and staff to feel at home in developing their varied capacities and skills. The growth of the students is nurtured and encouraged by a supportive faculty through the provision of creative freedom, empowerment of the individual and opportunities for prayer and reflection. The curriculum, both formal and informal, focuses on spiritual growth and reflects a respect for the diversity of all 950 students, their differing levels of abilities, strengths, weaknesses and gifts. |
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| Position Requirements | Teachers in a Catholic school have a unique role to play and are assigned with the task of ensuring each child has the opportunity to grow both academically and spiritually and to live purposeful lives. The teacher will promote the school as a place of learning and excellence in accordance with contemporary evidence-based learning and wellbeing principles (including digital learning) and will ensure the ongoing development and implementation of pedagogical practices that impact on student learning outcomes. The Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle has an abiding commitment to promote the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults - particularly those who participate in the life of the Diocese. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check and, where legislated, hold a Working with Children Check. Diocesan workers are expected to personally adopt and enact the Diocese’s Safeguarding Commitment Statement. |
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| Essential Criteria | • Ability to articulate a clear understanding of and a personal commitment to Catholic Education and to support the Catholic ethos and culture of the school • Demonstrated capacity to know students and how they learn • Demonstrated ability to use a range of data to assess, evaluate and improve teaching and learning practices • Ability to integrate ICT into teaching • Ability to implement high impact teaching strategies to improve learning outcomes for each student • Committed to a positive approach to behaviour management • Strong interpersonal skills that build collaboration and quality relationships in working with others • Practice informed by a knowledge of contemporary educational research on how students best learn • Thorough understanding of Mathematics syllabus documents and related content knowledge and requirements • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with school staff in order to maximise improvement • Evidence of well-developed interpersonal, organisational and communication skills that are appropriate to engaging with students, parents and colleagues • Willingness to Comply or Compliance with the CSO Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead Policy. Category B or D – Accreditation to Teach or Accreditation to Teach Religion. The applicant must provide evidence of the following: • Qualifications as a four year trained teacher; • Current NESA Accreditation; • Current Paid Working with Children Check (WWCC)number; • Completion of Anaphylaxis training. • Proof of Covid vaccination status |
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| CommencementStarts | 28/1/22 | |
| Finishing Date | 20/12/22 | |
| Conditions of Employment | Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2020. | |
| Applications Close | Monday 24 January, 2022 | |
| Instructions | Forward your Curriculum Vitae together with a covering letter addressing selection criteria via email (preferred) as one pdf to the contact person. | |
| Contact | Name | Telephone |
| Amber Carter (amber.carter@mn.catholic.edu.au) | 4958 6711 | |
| Applications to: |
By email (preferred): Amber Carter |
By post:
Assist.Principal (S) |
| Specific School Requirements/ Additional Info | To apply:
Please provide a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the selection criteria along with your resume and directly to amber.carter@mn.catholic.edu.au
• Applicants should nominate at least two (2) referees two of whom must be the person's current principal and/or area supervisor or consultant. • If you are not currently working in a school, please provide your previous supervisor/principal. • Please ensure you provide out of hours contact details for your referees also, not providing these details can delay the recruitment process. • *Please note, not adequately addressing the selection criteria may result in your application not being shortlisted* *Please note, not adequately addressing the selection criteria may result in your application not being shortlisted* Applications close: Monday 24th January 2022 at 3.30pm |
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About St Paul's Catholic College
- St Paul's Catholic College
- 70 Primrose Street, Booragul
- New South Wales
- 2284
- Australia
St Paul’s High School is a co-educational, non-selective, Roman Catholic, independent day school serving students from Years 7 to 12. The secondary school is located in Booragul, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, and has approximately 950 pupils on its roll.
Established by the Catholic Church Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle in 1984, the school was upgraded over the past decade with new buildings. Students are mainly taken from six nearby Catholic primary schools as well as from local government schools.
Principal
Graeme Selmes
Facilities
St Paul’s High School has four seminar rooms, a computer room, a science laboratory, multi-purpose hall, two music rooms and IT facilities in every classroom. The school recently built a commercial-quality kitchen and workshops for construction classes. In 2015 it opened a new library and technology hub, along with seven new classrooms.
Curriculum
The school teaches pupils in all secondary years but has a particular focus on the final two senior years. It has a gifted and talented coordinator who promotes activities including mock trials, public speaking, engineering challenges and competitions in writing, maths and science. Students are offered language classes and cultural experiences in Japanese and French. The school hosts two visual art shows each year as well as concert band performances and music and drama nights. Students are offered a range of sporting activities including surfing and walking on top of more traditional sports.
School ethos
St Paul's High School aims to provide a welcoming environment where students can develop their skills to the best of their abilities. The Catholic school places an emphasis on pastoral care of students as well as academic results. “Our mission is to strive to acknowledge the self worth and dignity of all of our community members - students, staff, parents, clergy and the wider community,” the principal says.
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