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EALD Teacher

EALD Teacher

St Benedict’s Primary School

Edgeworth

Job type:
Part Time, Temporary

Job overview

Location EDGEWORTH St Benedict's Primary School
Vacancy TypeTemporary Part Time
Hours/FTE0.32 FTE
Description The Catholic Schools Office is seeking an experienced EALD Teacher for placement in a temporary part-time capacity at St Benedict's Primary School, Edgeworth.
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.


• High quality classroom 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.


• High level of communication and interpersonal skills when relating to students, parents and other teachers.
Essential Criteria • Demonstrated ability to work flexible in collaboratively in a team environment

• Employ a range of strategies to support student learning

• Excellent classroom behaviour management skills

• Empathy with and understanding of the needs of students speaking English as an additional language or dialect

• A sound knowledge of the skills and processes needed to support the literacy needs of EAL/D students

• Employ a range of strategies to support and motivate student learning

• Experience working with students with developing language needs

• Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively as a team to support the literacy and English language skills of EAL/D students

• Sound knowledge of the ESL Scales and the EAL/D Learning Progressions

• Experience in implementing early literacy strategies with EAL/D students from K-6.

• Experience in teaching English as a Second Language to newly arrived students in Australia

• be appropriately qualified as a four year trained teacher

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

• Needs to communicate effectively with students, parents, school executive and all staff.

Current references from recent employers to support the above criteria must be provided with the application

Note: To start or return to working as a teacher in a NSW school, you must be accredited by NESA.
Starts28/1/20
Finishing Date9/4/20
Conditions of EmploymentSalary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise 2017.
Applications Close Tuesday 04 February, 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 (full personal and contact details of referees) should address the criteria as outlined above. 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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