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Primary Teaching Position

Primary Teaching Position

St Benedict’s Primary School

Edgeworth

Job type:
Full Time, Temporary

Job overview

Location EDGEWORTH St Benedict's Primary School
Vacancy TypeTemporary Full Time
Description Full-time temporary primary teaching position at St Benedict's Primary School, Edgeworth.



Maternity leave replacement.
Position Requirements • a relevant understanding of the philosophy of Catholic Education.


• a proven capacity to improve student learning, particularly in English and Mathematics


• high quality classroom teaching skills in the area of ES1 - 3 which enable students with a diverse range of needs to achieve their full potential.


• a sound understanding of the key elements of the Learning Progressions and Plan 2


• sound behavioural management skills


• demonstrated capacity to reflect critically upon professional practice and commitment to ongoing professional learning.


• commitment and capacity to actively contribute to a broad range of school activities as a member of the school team.


• high level of communication and interpersonal skills when relating to students, parents and other teachers.
Essential Criteria • be appropriately qualified as a four year trained primary teacher

• be a practising Catholic

• record current NESA and Working With Children number on application.

• evidence of completion of Anaphylaxis training certificate must be supplied. (https://etraining.allergy.org.au/login/index.php)

Note: To start or return to working as a teacher in a NSW school, you must be accredited by NESA.
Starts27/4/20
Finishing Date25/9/20
Conditions of EmploymentSalary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2017.
Applications Close Friday 03 April, 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
  Mark Hornby-Howell (mark.hornby-howell@mn.catholic.edu.au) 4958 1858
Applications to:

By email (preferred):

Mark Hornby-Howell
mark.hornby-howell@mn.catholic.edu.au

By post:

Principal
St Benedict's Primary School
PO Box 4063
EDGEWORTH 2285

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 parish priest as well as after hour contacts for other referees. The preferred applicant will be required to complete the registration process for the Diocese. HARD COPY ONLY applications will be received at the school up to 3.00pm on the closing date.

About St Benedict’s Primary School

St Benedict’s is a co-educational Catholic Primary School in the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese in New South Wales. Located in the suburb of Edgeworth it caters to students from Kindergarten through to Year 6.

The school was opened in 1962 by Sister Cabrini and Sister Anne Mary of the Sisters of St Joseph, with just over sixty pupils. Now the school has over 200 pupils, just under 10% of which have language backgrounds other than English and a further 10% are students with disabilities.

Headteacher

Mark Hornby-Howell

Facilities

St Benedict’s school has had a series of renovations projects in the last decade which started with the creation of six new classrooms and a library in 2007. In 2011 a further two classrooms were built, as was a new school hall. The school also has an Out Of School Hours centre and a covered outdoor learning area.

Curriculum

The Religious Education curriculum at St Benedict’s is designed to help students grow to Christian maturity. The school uses the Diocesan approved text ‘Step Out In Faith’ and each member of staff is provided with a copy of the Primary Religious Education Resource Units to help implement the relevant messages in their class. Teachers are also offered support and guidance from the school’s Religious Education Coordinator. 

In addition to the Key Learning Areas St Benedict’s also has several special programs such as English as a Second Language, life education, books clubs, Aboriginal education, musical instrument classes and several literacy programs.

School ethos

The school motto is Pray Together Work Together, a notion reiterated in St Benedict’s school song that is performed by students and staff at assemblies.

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