EALD Teacher
Catholic Schools Office Maitland- Newcastle
Denman
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- 2021
- Apply by:
- 3 December 2020
Job overview
Location DENMAN St Joseph's Primary School
Vacancy Type Temporary Part Time
Hours/FTE 0.26 FTE
Description St Joseph’s Primary School, Denman is seeking a temporary part time (0.26FTE) EALD Teacher to join the team for 2021.
St Joseph’s Primary School is located in the small, thriving Upper Hunter town of Denman. Our School offers quality Catholic education for students from Kindergarten to Year 6 from the areas of Denman, Martindale, Sandy Hollow, Bureen and Jerrys Plains. St Joseph's is an open and caring community where social justice, honesty, compassion and love are nurtured and valued. Our school community is built on an active partnership between the parents, school and local Parish and curriculum differentiation ensures that the needs of all students are catered for at all levels.
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.
You acknowledge and agree to work within the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
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.
Essential Criteria
• Ability to articulate a clear understanding of and a personal commitment to Catholic Education and to actively supporting the Catholic ethos and culture of the school;
• Attainment of TESOL Qualifications, working towards or willing to undertake study;
• Experience in implementing effective early literacy strategies with EAL/D students from K – 6;
• Sound knowledge of the ESL Scales and the EAL/D Learning Progressions;
• Sound knowledge of the skills and processes needed to effectively support the literacy needs of young EALD students;
• Employ a range of strategies to support and motivate student learning;
• Empathy with and understanding of the needs of students speaking English as an additional language or dialect;
• Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively as a team to support the literacy and English language skills of EAL/D students.
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.
Commencement 27/01/2021
Finishing Date 17/12/2021
Conditions of Employment • Experience in teaching English as a Second Language to newly arrived students in Australia.
Applications Close Thursday 03 December, 2020
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
Helen Whale (helen.whale@mn.catholic.edu.au) 6547 2496
Applications to:
By email (preferred):
Helen Whale
helen.whale@mn.catholic.edu.au
By post:
Principal
St Joseph's Primary School
80 Palace Street
DENMAN 2328
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 Helen Whale at helen.whale@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 applying as a Graduate Teacher, please provide contact details for your most recent Supervising Teacher. 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* Applications close: Thursday 3rd December 2020 at 3.00pm
About Catholic Schools Office Maitland- Newcastle
- Catholic Schools Office Maitland- Newcastle
- PO Box 714, Newcastle
- New South Wales
- 2300
- Australia
The Catholic Schools Office (CSO), is responsible for the leadership, efficient operation and management of systemic schools which educate more than 18,000 students in 45 Primary schools, 10 Secondary schools and one K-12 school in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.
The CSO employs more than 1200 teachers and around 550 support staff. Our main focus is providing support for schools to ensure each student receives a quality education and has the opportunity to grow academically, spiritually, physically and emotionally.
Catholic schools seek to develop spirit, mind, body and character and to cultivate Gospel values that support lives filled with joy, endeavour and hope in the future. As a Catholic Schools Office, we model ourselves on the person of Jesus Christ as revealed in the Gospels and through the teachings of the Catholic Church.
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