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Full Time/Temporary Teaching Position

Full Time/Temporary Teaching Position

Mary Help of Christians Primary School SAWTELL

Sawtell

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Temporary
Start date:
January 2020

Job overview

Mary Help of Christians, Sawtell, Diocese of Lismore

Mary Help of Christians Sawtell is a school that strives to be truly Catholic in our identity and life; a centre of the new evangelisation and a place where the dignity and potential of every student is recognised and enabled to achieve the fullness of life.   Mary Help of Christians Sawtell is a place where students are formed in the faith and can achieve high levels of ‘Catholic religious literacy’ and practice.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified teachers for the following position:

FULL-TIME TEMPORARY TEACHING POSITION

Commencing 2020 (Growth Position)

Applicants will be required to:

  • support the mission, teachings and ethos of the Catholic Church’s work in schools.
  • be generous, reflective practitioners with a growth mindset and a commitment to the development of lifelong learning habits;
  • be committed to the collaborative culture of the school as a Professional Learning Community;
  • have demonstrated ability to use data to inform practice and to differentiate instruction;
  • have demonstrated ability to implement positive and supportive behaviour management practices;
  • have demonstrated ability to support students with additional needs;
  • have demonstrated ability to mentor and support colleagues and to lead whole-school initiatives;
  • have demonstrated ability to embrace new opportunities and challenges;
  • have current NSW Working with Children Check;
  • have current NESA Teacher Accreditation

Applications should include a cover letter that addresses the above teacher requirements, a current resume and the name and contact details of three (3) referees.

Applicants should email their application to: mhocsawtell@lism.catholic.edu.au

Liz Watts

Principal - Mary Help of Christians Primary School

PO Box 20 Toormina NSW 2452

Ph: (02) 6653 312

Applications to be received by closing date: 3pm Friday 27 September 2019

Child Protection Legislation requires preferred applicants to be subject to employment screening.

An Equal Opportunity Employer


Information on how to Register for Employment in the Lismore Diocese is available on the Catholic Schools Office website http://www.lism.catholic.edu.au/employment/employment-information/

About Mary Help of Christians Primary School SAWTELL

Mary Help of Christians Primary School is located in the mid–northern New South Wales coastal town of Sawtell and is an integral part of the faith community of the Sawtell Catholic Parish within the Lismore Diocese School System.

The school was formed in 1980 and is an educational facility that not only promotes academic excellence, but is also provides a personalised and flexible learning environment for its students. As a co-educational, K-6 Catholic Primary School, Mary Help Of Christians strongly supports the members of the parish community in providing a faith formation for the 368 students currently enrolled in the school.

Principal

Liz Watts

Facilities

The learning environment at this school is highlighted by well-resourced, flexible spaces with a priority being to focus on the development of digital citizenship for all students, utilising the school’s excellent bank of technology resources.

An outstanding array of playground facilities are available for the students, including expansive, well-maintained grassy playing fields, several well constructed climbing play equipment set ups, numerous sporting courts, a large sandpit play area and several shade covered passive play zones. A modern school hall is also a prominent school feature.

Curriculum

Mary Help of Christians Primary School provides a comprehensive educational program based on and taught in accordance with the Board Of Studies and Educational Student’s Syllabuses for NSW Education. An extensive range of support programs is a major contributor to student assistance in respect to the curriculum. Whilst the staff are committed to striving to achieve excellence in respect to student academic learning outcomes, an equal priority is the importance placed in preparing the students to succeed as citizens in our fast changing world.

School ethos

Mary Help of Christian’s School aims to uphold Christ’s values and promotes and celebrates the mission of the Catholic Church, through the passion of a personalised and flexible learning environment where collaboration, sharing and reaching for one’s full potential is paramount. It seeks to provide a learning environment that promotes a sense of belonging for all students regardless of their culture and background.

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