Primary Teaching Position
Holy Name Primary School
Forster
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Temporary
- Apply by:
- 2 December 2021
Job overview
| Location | FORSTER Holy Name Primary School | |
| Vacancy Type | Temporary Full Time | |
| Description | Holy Name Primary School, Forster is seeking a temporary full time Primary teacher to join the team for 2022. Holy Name Forster is a Catholic school of 260 students, catering from Kindergarten to Year 6, in the heart of the Great Lakes region. The collaborative staff team maintain a supportive Christian environment as they strive for academic excellence in all Key Learning Areas. Building capacity and partnerships through a focused plan for improvement ensures that teaching strategies and practices are consistently reviewed to guarantee quality teaching and learning occurs in every classroom. |
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| 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. The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, preventing those in our care from suffering abuse or neglect. The Diocese is committed to being compliant with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, retain a valid NSW Working with Children Check and ensure compliance with our safeguarding policies, the Diocesan Safeguarding Commitment Statement and the Codes of Conduct. |
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| Essential Criteria | ► Catholic, with the ability to articulate a personal commitment to Catholic Education ► Willingness to actively support the Catholic identity of the school ► Ability to plan, prepare and monitor the impact of contemporary and compliant teaching programs and assessments that meet the diverse characteristics, needs and learning styles of students; encouraging them to work towards higher levels of academic achievement ► Capacity to collaborate with colleagues, utilising classroom assessment, relevant school data and current research to support attainment of the school vision and improvement initiatives ► Demonstrate an innovative, reflective and agile mindset that supports and enhances a culture of continuous improvement within the school environment ► Demonstrated ability to build and maintain respectful relationships with students, colleagues, families, parish and external agencies to establish productive partnerships and achieve educational outcomes ► Evidence of excellent organisational and administrative skills ► Willingness to Comply or Compliance with the CSO Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead Policy. Category B or D – Accreditation to Teach or Accreditation to Teach Religion. 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. •Proof of Covid vaccination status. |
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| CommencementStarts | 28/1/22 | |
| Finishing Date | 20/12/22 | |
| Conditions of Employment | Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2020. | |
| Applications Close | Friday 03 December, 2021 | |
| 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 |
| Brooke Stephens (brooke.stephens@mn.catholic.edu.au) | 6554 6504 | |
| Applications to: |
By email (preferred): Brooke Stephens |
By post:
Principal |
| Specific School Requirements/ Additional Info | •Please provide a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the selection criteria along with your resume and directly to brooke.stephens@mn.catholic.edu.au
•Applicants should nominate at least two (2) referees including their contact details, one of whom must be their current principal. •If you are applying as a Graduate Teacher, please provide contact details for your most recent Supervising Teacher. If you are not currently working in a school, please provide your previous supervisor/principal. Applications closes on the 3/12/21 at 3.30 pm •Please ensure you provide out of hours contact details for your referees also, not providing these details can delay the recruitment process. •*Please note, not adequately addressing the selection criteria may result in your application not being shortlisted* “Preferred applicants will be asked to participate in orientation processes, including a formation conversation, following the interview, to introduce them to the local Parish context and the culture of the Catholic school.” |
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About Holy Name Primary School
- Holy Name Primary School
- 41 Lake Street, Forster
- New South Wales
- 2428
- Australia
Holy Name Primary School is a co-educational, K-6 Catholic primary school located in the Great Lakes Region at Forster, on the mid-north coast of New South Wales. The school has over 50 years of proud history serving its community and currently educates 330 students as a member of the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. Staff committed to striving for academic excellence in a supportive Christian environment is considered a major assets to the school.
Principal
Mr Christopher Waters
Facilities
Holy Name Primary School is a 21st Century learning community that immerses its students in a learning environment rich in modern resources and facilities. Highly renowned throughout the region as a healthy active school, the school’s kitchen garden program, school band and sporting teams reap the benefit of the school’s wonderful resources and have brought significant acknowledgement to the school.
Curriculum
The creation of teaching and learning programs at Holy Name Primary School aims to bring about academic excellence for the students. This is carried out by way of close reference to the NSW Board of Studies Curriculum Syllabuses and devised programs are delivered within a highly supportive and Christian environment. Regular revision of teaching strategies and practices is carried out in order to ensure the maintenance of quality teaching. Classroom teacher efforts are strongly supported by a learning support team who offer targeted support for individual students.
School ethos
Catholic identity permeates all that is seen, said and done at Holy Name Primary School. A school motto of ’Concern for others’ is indeed central to what the school community stands for as they strive to achieve academic excellence for their students.
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