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Leader of Pedagogy (Co2)

Leader of Pedagogy (Co2)

Mount St Patrick College Murwillumbah

MURWILLUMBAH

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent

Job overview

Applicants with suitable qualifications are invited to apply for the following position, at Mt St Patrick College in Murwillumbah, to commence in 2020. Ideally all applicants will be able and willing to participate fully in the religious dimension of the College.

LEADER OF PEDAGOGY (Co2) (2 year appointment)

The successful applicant will be offered a Full time Permanent Position at the school.

The Role Description for this Leadership Position is contained in an attachment along with the Work, Teach and Lead Accreditation Document.

Leader of Pedagogy will:

  • have a demonstrated commitment to personal faith practice within the Catholic Church;
  •  lead the school professional learning teams and their outcomes;
  • lead the school as a data informed learning community;
  • provide direct modelling and coaching to the teaching staff to develop teaching expertise;
  • ensure school based professional learning opportunities are adequate, informed and aligned to student needs;
  • co-lead the school goal setting and feedback processes with staff;
  • work collaboratively across a cluster of schools using the principles of action learning for school improvement;
  • be accountable for system priorities in learning and teaching and alignment to the system strategic intent areas.

Term of Appointment:

Co2 point “Leader of” position are offered a contract within a set 3-year cycle as Co-ordinator. This position is initially offered as a 2-year position to align with the current 3-year cycle. All co-ordinator positions are advertised every 3 years within the College and incumbents are eligible for reappointment.

Each teacher in a Co2 leadership position will participate in an ongoing performance review in accordance with the Diocesan Policy and Procedures for Performance Review of Coordinators.

General:

The Co2 Leader of Pedagogy is a member of the College’s Leadership team.

Teacher Accreditation:

Teachers who are appointed to a leadership position, should have begun, or will begin to make a commitment to complete the requirements of Accreditation To Work Teach and Lead, Category C, during the triennium cycle.

Applications along with a cover letter, resume and references to:

Acting Principal

Mary-Anne McShane

Mt St Patrick College

PO Box 105

Murwillumbah NSW 2484

Email: mspcmbah@lism.catholic.edu.au

Applications must be received by 9.00am Monday 18th November, 2019

Child Protection legislation requires preferred applicants to be subject to employment screening.

 An Equal Opportunity employer


Information on how to Register for Employment in the Lismore Diocese is available on the Catholic Schools Office website http://www.lism.catholic.edu.au/employment/employment-information/

About Mount St Patrick College Murwillumbah

Mt St Patrick College is a co-educational independent Roman Catholic school in Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales. The secondary school teaches students from Year 7 to 12 and offers vocational education as well as the standard academic curriculum.


Principal

Paul Clohesy

Facilities 

Facilities include a library, industrial kitchen, art workshop, photography laboratory, music rooms, science laboratories, language rooms, drama rooms, basketball courts and a textile room as well as classrooms. Students also make use of nearby sporting facilities in the town. Wireless internet access is provided throughout the school and classrooms include data projectors, interactive whiteboards and video conferencing facilities.

Curriculum

Students are offered a flexible curriculum that allows them to finish subjects at their own pace. Life skills courses, vocational education, online classes and accelerated learning options are available. Acceleration programmes in science and mathematics allow advanced students to sit obtain their School Certificate and Higher School Certificate a year early. Core subjects include English, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, earth and environmental Science, marine studies, history, geography and commerce. Music, drama and visual arts are offered from Years 7 to 12. Japanese is taught to all Year 8 students with further study optional. Vocational subjects include design and technology, food technology, hospitality and furnishings, computing studies, technics, textiles, industrial technology, technical drawing, information processes and technology and business and office procedures. 

School ethos 

Mt St Patrick College describes itself as a “community of opportunity”. It aims to achieve high academic results but also to provide a wide range of cultural, sporting and spiritual experiences to students. The Catholic school offers a pastoral care programme and uses a structure of houses to encourage a positive learning environment. “We strongly believe that students must feel happy, valued and safe in their teaching and learning environment before they can progress academically,” the principal says.

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