Secondary Teacher - Religious Studies
St Paul's Catholic College
Booragul
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Temporary
Job overview
| Location | BOORAGUL St Paul's Catholic College | |
| Vacancy Type | Temporary Full Time | |
| Description | St Paul’s Catholic College, Booragul is seeking a full-time Temporary Religious Studies Teacher for the 2020 school year. • Appreciate a peaceful lakeside workspace, with new contemporary infrastructure set amongst beautifully maintained outdoor spaces only 20 km from Newcastle’s CBD; • Enhance your teaching environment with the latest flexible learning spaces equipped with interactive and engaging teaching technologies; • Enjoy fresh renewed work areas with a new Administration wing, chapel, staff facility and flexible learning centre, with ongoing renovations to enhance the school site as a whole. 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. A sense of security engenders a welcoming community, characterised by effective leadership, open communication, quality teaching and a sense of pride in the College. With a Strategic Plan rolling out over 2018-2022 there is a strong focus on educational excellence, quality community relationships and wellbeing, improvement of facilities and the continued growth and development of the school’s Catholic Identity. |
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| Position Requirements | • A relevant understanding of the philosophy of Catholic Education; • Ability to teach in the relevant curriculum area/s; • High level knowledge of the relevant key learning area/s and a proven capacity to improve student learning; • Effective classroom management and teaching skills which enable students with a diverse range of needs to achieve their full potential; • Exemplary values and attitudes appropriate to professional practice and the intellectual, physical and social development of students; • Ability to successfully implement and evaluate curriculum initiatives in accordance with curriculum and standards framework; • 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; • Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents and other teachers; • Use of interpersonal skills to develop positive relationships with students, school staff and the wider community; • Willingness to fulfil the requirements of the CSO Accreditation to Work Teach and Lead Policy. |
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| Essential Criteria | • A practicing Catholic; • Current NESA Accreditation and Paid Working With Children Check (WWCC); • Qualifications as a four year trained teacher; • Completion of Anaphylaxis training; • Compliance with the CSO Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead 2018 - formerly the Faith Education Accreditation (FEA) Policy 2012; • Current Accreditation at Category D – Accreditation to Teach Religion or working towards this accreditation. |
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| CommencementStarts | 28/01/2020 | |
| Finishing Date | 27/01/2021 | |
| Conditions of Employment | Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2017. | |
| Applications Close | Tuesday 17 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 |
| Graeme Selmes (graeme.selmes@mn.catholic.edu.au) | 4958 6711 | |
| Applications to: |
By email (preferred): Graeme Selmes |
By post:
Principal |
| 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, a cover letter addressing the selection criteria directly and parish priest reference to Principal – Graeme Selmes: admin@booragul.catholic.edu.au Applications close: Tuesday 17th December, 2019 at 9.00AM *Please note, not adequately addressing the selection criteria may result in your application not being shortlisted* |
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About St Paul's Catholic College
- St Paul's Catholic College
- 70 Primrose Street, Booragul
- New South Wales
- 2284
- Australia
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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