Learning Support Teacher (Primary)
St Mary's Primary School
Warners Bay
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
Job overview
| Location | WARNERS BAY St Mary's Primary School | |
| Vacancy Type | Temporary Part Time | |
| Hours/FTE | 0.2 FTE | |
| Description | The Learning Support Teacher will have responsibility for the management of special needs focus programs, inclusive of gifted and talented, assistance to teachers with curriculum differentiation, supervision of support personnel as appropriate; and be able to assist schools in their professional development needs. The Learning Support Teacher is responsible to the Principal. | |
| Position Requirements | • A relevant understanding of the philosophy of Catholic Education.
• Assisting with the initial identification of students with special educational needs; • Working collaboratively with the principal, class teachers, parents and students to develop appropriate assessment strategies, identify resources and implement effective strategies to create learning and social opportunities for students with special education needs; • Liaising with the relevant schools particularly in relation to transition periods; • Collaboratively designing, implementing, modifying and evaluating individual Education Programs (IEPs) with class teachers and other relevant people; • Facilitating referral and assessment procedures with Catholic Schools Office Student Support staff after consultation with the principal, teachers and parents; • Liaising with outside agencies after consultation with the principal, teachers and parents; • Working collaboratively with and overseeing the work of other learning support personnel; • Contributing to the preparation of documentation required under legislation in line with privacy and confidentiality obligations, for example, student files; • Assisting in the preparation of funding submissions; • Managing the school's special education resources; • Contributing to the provision of staff professional development and parent education programs. |
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| Essential Criteria | The applicant must:
• have the appropriate experience and/or qualifications in Special Education. • be appropriately qualified as four year trained teacher • have had teaching experience in a Primary School. • record current NESA and Working With Children number on application as well as Date of Birth • evidence of completion of Anaphylaxis training certificate must be supplied. • applicants will need to comply with the Accreditation to Work Teach and Lead (formerly FEA ) and will need to work towards Accreditation at Category B – Accreditation to teach. Note: To start or return to working as a teacher in a NSW school, you must be accredited by NESA. |
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| CommencementStarts | 29/1/19 | |
| Finishing Date | 20/12/19 | |
| Conditions of Employment | Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2015. | |
| Applications Close | Monday 10 December, 2018 | |
| 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 |
| Liz Starling (liz.starling@mn.catholic.edu.au) | 4948 8770 | |
| Applications to: |
By email (preferred): Liz Starling |
By post:
Principal (Acting) |
| Specific School Requirements/ Additional Info | The covering letter attached to your curriculum vitae should address the criteria as outlined above and include the contact details. The preferred applicant will be required to complete the registration process for the Diocese. Applications will be received at the school up to 3.00pm on the closing date. | |
About St Mary's Primary School
- St Mary's Primary School
- 2 Bayview Street, Warners Bay
- New South Wales
- 2282
- Australia
St Mary’s Primary School is a mixed, independent, mainstream, Roman Catholic primary school in Warners Bay, New South Wales. It has over 360 students enrolled and caters to pupils from kindergarten to Year 6.
St Mary’s Primary School was founded in 1959 by the Sisters of St Joseph. The school still has strong links with the parish and works hard to provide a Catholic education for all its students. The school is a member of a system of schools in the Catholic Diocese of Armidale. St Mary’s was the first school in NSW to sign a School Community Education Partnership Agreement to work with the indigenous community to help assist Aboriginal students’ learning.
Principal
Christopher Fanning
Facilities
The school has facilities that include interactive whiteboards, a library, a computer lab and computers in all classrooms. Children in Year 5 and 6 also have the added benefit of having 1:1 access to tablets.
Curriculum
Literacy and numeracy is put at the heart of St Mary’s curriculum. The teachers work collaboratively as a professional learning community so that they can cater to each individual student’s needs. Teachers have been trained in the MiniLit Reading program. They also have an orientation and transition programme to help struggling readers and to guide new pupils’ transition into the school. Extra-curricular activities include choir, drama, swimming, rugby and chess.
School ethos
The school aims to be a "Catholic school whose ethos is based on Gospel values and a partnership between parish, home and school. It offers a happy, welcoming environment in which all children have the opportunity to reach their full potential". Everyone is meant to emulate the school’s ‘Seven Kinds of Best’ approach: the believing, learning, achieving, community as well as kind to themselves, others and the environment.
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