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Learning Support Teacher (Secondary)

Learning Support Teacher (Secondary)

St Paul's Catholic College

Booragul

Job type:
Part Time, Temporary

Job overview

Location BOORAGUL St Paul's Catholic College
Vacancy TypeTemporary Part Time
Hours/FTE0.6 FTE
Description St Paul’s Catholic College, Booragul is seeking a part-time (0.6) Temporary Learning Support Teacher for the 2020 school year!



The Learning Support Teacher will have responsibility for supporting the Learning Support Coordinator in the management of special needs focus programs, 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.



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.
Position Requirements • A relevant understanding of the philosophy of Catholic Education.


• The Learning Support Teacher works under the direction of the Learning Support Coordinator.


• Assisting with the initial identification of students with special educational needs;


• Working collaboratively with the principal, learning support coordinator, 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;


• 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;


• Contributing to the provision of staff professional development and parent education programs.
Essential Criteria • appropriate experience and/or qualifications in Special Education

• have had teaching experience in a Secondary School

• Qualifications as a four year trained teacher;

• Current NESA Accreditation and Paid Working With Children Check (WWCC);
Starts28/01/2020
Finishing Date27/01/2020
Conditions of EmploymentSalary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2017.
Applications Close Friday 24 January, 2020
InstructionsForward your Curriculum Vitae together with a covering letter addressing selection criteria via email (preferred) as one pdf to the contact person.
Contact Name Telephone
  Graeme Selmes (graeme.selmes@mn.catholic.edu.au) 4958 6711
Applications to:

By email (preferred):

Graeme Selmes
graeme.selmes@mn.catholic.edu.au

By post:

Principal
St Paul's Catholic College
PO Box 194
BOOLAROO 2284

Specific School Requirements/ Additional Info Benefits including:
• a corporate fitness program;
• employee assistance program (EAP);
• paid parental leave;
• training and staff development programs;
• access to long service leave after just five years;
• opportunity for leasing motor vehicles; and
• 9.5 per cent superannuation. To Apply: Please provide your resume and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria directly to Principal – Graeme Selmes: admin@booragul.catholic.edu.au Applications close: Friday 24th January 2020, 9am. *Please note, not adequately addressing the selection criteria may result in your application not being shortlisted*

About St Paul's Catholic College

+61 4958 6711

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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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