EALD Teacher

Location LOCHINVAR St Joseph's College

Vacancy Type Temporary Part Time

Hours/FTE 0.17 FTE

Description St Joseph's College, Lochinvar is seeking a temporary part time EALD Teacher 0.17 FTE to join the school community commencing in Term 1, 2021.

This position is being offered as a temporary position due to associated funding.

St Joseph’s College, founded by the Sisters of St Joseph in 1883 is a co-educational secondary school providing a rich and diverse educational experience for 940 students from Years 7 to 12. The College aspires to be a place of learning where students, staff and families are valued and respected for their uniqueness. The community of St Joseph’s welcomes all who are ready to actively share the mission, vision, identity and life of the College.

Located in the stunning Hunter Valley, St Joseph’s has a blend of heritage and modern buildings which include a Chapel & Heritage Centre, new Administration and Resource Centre, a purpose-built hall and associated Café & Hospitality Centre, well equipped, modern Technology/Trade Centre as well as refurbished Performance and Creative Arts spaces.

Position Requirements Teachers in a Catholic school have a unique role to play and are assigned with the task of ensuring each child has the opportunity to grow both academically and spiritually and to live purposeful lives.

The teacher will promote the school as a place of learning and excellence in accordance with contemporary evidence-based learning and wellbeing principles (including digital learning) and will ensure the ongoing development and implementation of pedagogical practices that impact on student learning outcomes.

Acknowledgement and agreement of the requirement to work within the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

Essential Criteria

• Ability to articulate a clear understanding of and a personal commitment to Catholic Education and to actively supporting the Catholic ethos and culture of the school

• Experinece in implementing literacy strategies with EALD students from Stages 4-6

• Sound knowledge of the ESL Scales and the EALD Learning Progressions

• Sound knowledge of the skills and processes needed to effectively support the literacy needs of secondary students

• Demonstrated ability to employ a range of strategies to support and motivate student learning

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

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a team to support the literacy and English language skills of EALD students

• Evidence of well-developed interpersonal, organisational and communication skills that are appropriate to engaging with students, parents and colleagues

• Appropriately qualified as a four year trained teacher with appropriate TESOL qualifications

The applicant must provide evidence of the following:

• Qualifications as a four year trained teacher;

• Current NESA Accreditation;

• Current Paid Working with Children Check (WWCC)number;

• Completion of Anaphylaxis training.

Desirable Criteria

•Experience in a secondary school as an EALD Teacher

Commencement 27/01/2021

Finishing Date 27/01/2022

Conditions of Employment Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2017.

Applications Close Friday 04 December, 2020

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

  Patricia Hales (Trish.hales@mn.catholic.edu.au) 4930 7291

Applications to:

By email (preferred):

Patricia Hales

Trish.hales@mn.catholic.edu.au

By post:

Principal

St Joseph's College

New England Highway

LOCHINVAR 2321

Specific School Requirements/ Additional Info To apply: Please provide a letter of application (maximum 3 pages) addressing the selection criteria along with your resume and directly to Principal – Patricia Hales: patricia.hales@mn.catholic.edu.au Applicants should nominate at least two (2) referees, (including an out of hours contact number) one of whom must be the person's current principal and/or area supervisor or consultant *Please note, not adequately addressing the selection criteria may result in your application not being shortlisted* Applications close: Friday 4th December 2020. 3.00pm