Learning Support Teacher (Primary)
St Joseph's Primary School
Bulahdelah
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
Job overview
| Location | BULAHDELAH St Joseph's Primary School | |
| Vacancy Type | Temporary Part Time | |
| Hours/FTE | 0.2 FTE | |
| Description | The Learning Support Teacher will have responsibility for the management of special needs focus programs, inclusive of gifted and talented, assistance to teachers with curriculum differentiation, supervision of support personnel as appropriate; and be able to assist schools in their professional development needs. The Learning Support Teacher is responsible to the Principal. |
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| Position Requirements | • A relevant understanding of the philosophy of Catholic Education. • Assisting with the initial identification of students with special educational needs; • Working collaboratively with the principal, class teachers, parents and students to develop appropriate assessment strategies, identify resources and implement effective strategies to create learning and social opportunities for students with special education needs; • Liaising with the relevant schools particularly in relation to transition periods; • Collaboratively designing, implementing, modifying and evaluating individual Education Programs (IEPs) with class teachers and other relevant people; • Facilitating referral and assessment procedures with Catholic Schools Office Student Support staff after consultation with the principal, teachers and parents; • Liaising with outside agencies after consultation with the principal, teachers and parents; • Working collaboratively with and overseeing the work of other learning support personnel; • Contributing to the preparation of documentation required under legislation in line with privacy and confidentiality obligations, for example, student files; • Assisting in the preparation of funding submissions; • Managing the school's special education resources; • Contributing to the provision of staff professional development and parent education programs. |
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| Essential Criteria | The applicant must: • have the appropriate experience and/or qualifications in Special Education. • be appropriately qualified as four year trained teacher • have had teaching experience in a Primary School. • record current NESA and Working With Children number on application • evidence of completion of Anaphylaxis training certificate must be supplied. Note: To start or return to working as a teacher in a NSW school, you must be accredited by NESA. |
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| CommencementStarts | 22/7/19 | |
| Finishing Date | 20/12/19 | |
| Conditions of Employment | Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2017. | |
| Applications Close | Friday 19 July, 2019 | |
| 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 |
| Glen Rooke (glen.rooke@mn.catholic.edu.au) | 4997 4189 | |
| Applications to: |
By email (preferred): Glen Rooke |
By post:
Principal |
| Specific School Requirements/ Additional Info | The covering letter attached to your curriculum vitae should address the criteria as outlined above and include the contact details of your after hour contacts for other referees. The preferred applicant will be required to complete the registration process for the Diocese. Applications will be received at the school up to 3.00pm on the closing date. | |
About St Joseph's Primary School
- St Joseph's Primary School
- 26C Bulahdelah Way, Bulahdelah
- New South Wales
- 2423
- Australia
St Joseph’s Primary School is a mixed, independent, mainstream, Roman Catholic primary school in Bulahdelah. The school caters to students from Kindergarten to Year 6 who come from Bulahdelah, Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest.
St Joseph’s Primary School was founded in 1955 by the Sisters of St Joseph and is still an important part of St Brigid’s Parish.
Principal
Joanne Trotter
Facilities
The school has recently undergone a refurbishment to modernise its facilities. It has a strong emphasis on I.T., with laptops and interactive smartboards for students to use. The school also provides teaching and learning programmes that includes K to 6 guided reading, Count Me In Too, Minilit and Lexia reading to help improve pupils’ literacy and understanding. The school also integrates environmental initiatives to teach its students about sustainability.
Curriculum
The curriculum emphasises the importance of the core subjects of maths and English but it stresses that academics need to be included alongside extra-curricular activities. Alongside choir, debating, public speaking and sports, there are also environmental and social injustice groups to help each student receive a well-rounded education. The school works hard to instil a love of learning into every child and to give them the courage to take risks and experiment, without fear of failure.
School ethos
St Joseph’s Primary School's main mission is to love, learn and live like Jesus. They work to provide an environment that better prepares each child for the future, teaching them to be a caring member of a community, and to foster each pupils’ individual gifts and talents. The school wants to provide a caring environment that is founded on ‘the courage, strength and faith of the Sisters of St Joseph’.
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