School Officer - Learning Support
St Kevin's Primary School
Cardiff
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
Job overview
| Location | CARDIFF St Kevin's Primary School | |
| Vacancy Type | Temporary Part Time | |
| Hours/FTE | 21.5 Hours | |
| Description | To provide literacy and numeracy assistance and support for students with additional needs at St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff for 21.5 hours per week. This position may be extended. | |
| Position Requirements | • must have a competent level of literacy and numeracy • must have an interest in the process of learning to read and understanding numeracy • must have a cooperative nature and a kind manner and be capable of supporting children in their learning • must be willing to support the ethos of the Catholic School • must be capable of working under supervision of the Learning Support Teacher and Classroom Teacher |
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| Essential Criteria | • record Working With Children number on application | |
| Desirable Criteria | • experience in working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder • Certificate IV in Learning Support • experience working with children with oppositional behaviours • experience in implementing behaviour plans • understanding and implements non-violent crisis intervention strategies • ability to work Monday to Friday with flexible working hours and start/finishing times. |
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| CommencementStarts | 28/1/20 | |
| Finishing Date | 9/4/20 | |
| Conditions of Employment | Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2017. | |
| Applications Close | Thursday 19 December, 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 |
| Mary-Anne Jennings (mary-anne.jennings@mn.catholic.edu.au) | 4954 0036 | |
| Applications to: |
By email (preferred): Mary-Anne Jennings |
By post:
Principal |
| Specific School Requirements/ Additional Info | The covering letter attached to your Curriculum Vitae should address the criteria as outlined above and should include contact details for referees. The preferred applicant will be required to complete the registration process for the Diocese. Applications will be received up until 3.00pm on the closing date. | |
About St Kevin's Primary School
- St Kevin's Primary School
- Main Road, Cardiff
- New South Wales
- 2285
- Australia
St Kevin's Primary School is an independent, mainstream, co-educational Catholic school in Cardiff, New South Wales and is a member of the Catholic system in the Dioceses of Maitland, Newcastle.
The school opened as St Joseph’s Primary School in 1917 with 70 pupils staffed by the Sisters of St Joseph. New buildings were erected in 1943 and extensions were added in 1969 and 1992. In 1989 the school had a name change to St Kevin’s in keeping with the other Parish buildings
Headteacher
Mary-Anne Jennings
Facilities
The school has a vast playground for student interaction at lunch and breaks as well as allowing a multitude of choices for class sport and fitness.
The school has close ties with the All Saints Blackbutt South Parish and hold regular school community liturgies and Masses in the St Kevin's Church.
Curriculum
Religious Education, literacy and numeracy and the development of the role of technology are the key focus of the curriculum. There are five mainstream classes plus an onsite Satellite Class, "ASPECT Class" catering for children in grades K-2 on the Autism Spectrum. Key Learning Areas include English, Mathematics, Human Society and its Environment (HSIE), Science and Technology, Creative Arts, and Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE).
Children regularly take an active role in school and parish liturgies.
School ethos
The school's Mission statement states: ‘We, at St Kevin's, educate in the faith tradition of the Catholic Church, acknowledging the dignity and nurturing the potential of each person within the context of community.’ The school motto "Caritas" is a word which means sharing, caring, love.
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