Teacher Librarian Part-time
St Edward's College
Gosford
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- January 2019
Job overview
Teacher Librarian
Part Time Temporary Position
3 days per week commencing in 2019
St Edward’s College is an all-boys Catholic Independent School on the Central Coast of NSW with an enrolment of 1,100 students in Years 7 to 12. The College is governed by Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) and provides a wonderfully rich and liberating education that fosters student spirituality and promotes the values of inclusivity, justice and solidarity. The College is driven by staff who are committed to making a difference in the education of boys. Teachers are creative, innovative and motivated to establish a learning environment that challenges, nurtures and inspires young men to achieve their personal best.
The role of the Teacher Librarian is to promote the College and Edmund Rice ethos by promoting current educational practices especially as they relate to the education of boys. The Teacher Librarian will be an exemplary educator, who works closely with the Teacher Librarian Coordinator, KLA Coordinators and teachers, in promoting continual improvement in teaching, learning and assessment practice across the College. The Teacher Librarian will demonstrate a high level of knowledge in innovative learning, teaching, and assessment practices, contemporary learning environments and student centred learning.
The Shanahan Learning Centre is a vibrant environment that provides pivotal support to the learning culture at St Edward’s College. The Teacher Librarian is responsible for assisting the Teacher Librarian Coordinator in the management of this facility, the quality of resources and individual and collaborative learning opportunities, provided for students that are based on current research and best pedagogical practice.
If you are a passionate educator, with experience in contributing to the ongoing development of contemporary teaching practice and a willingness to challenge yourself, build on skills and make a significant contribution to an educational setting that is filled with energetic and inspiring educators, then you are the type of professional that we are looking for.
For further information, including the application process and role description, visit www.stedwards.nsw.edu.au. Applications via email only (with two referees including current employer) by 3.00pm on Friday 28 September. Employment Screening as required by the Child Protection Act.
The Principal
St Edward’s College
About St Edward's College
St Edward’s College is an all-boys Catholic Independent School on the Central Coast of NSW with an enrolment of 1,100 students in Years 7 to 12. The College is governed by Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) and provides a wonderfully rich and liberating education that fosters student spirituality and promotes the values of inclusivity, justice and solidarity. The College is driven by staff who are committed to making a difference in the education of boys. Teachers are creative, innovative and motivated to establish a learning environment that challenges, nurtures and inspires young men to achieve their personal best.
The College was founded by the Christian Brothers and has been educating boys on the Central Coast since 1953. The College provides a wonderfully rich education which is authentic to the values which underpin the touchstones for schools conducted in the traditions of Blessed Edmund Rice the founder of Christian Brothers schools worldwide. These touchstones being: Liberating Education, Gospel Spirituality, Inclusive Community and Justice and Solidarity.
St Edward’s first and foremost is a Catholic School which provides students with relevant and engaging opportunities to deepen their faith and spirituality. Students are encouraged to look beyond themselves putting their faith into action. Through involvement in our social justice program students are challenged to become socially conscious, counter-cultural in their thinking and empowered to contribute positively to society through the promotion of inclusivity, justice and solidarity.
The College is a learning community which provides a contemporary, holistic and liberating education that challenges, nurtures and inspires young men in years 7-12 to be aspirational regarding their future. Students are encouraged to strive to achieve their personal best, developing the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to flourish in an ever-changing world.
St Edward’s acknowledges that the pastoral care and well-being of students is paramount to the promotion of quality learning. The development of positive relationships, between teachers, students and families remains a focus, to ensure that a nurturing environment, in which all students feel safe and supported in their learning is promoted.
St Edward’s is a comprehensive school, providing a diverse range of learning experiences in the classroom through the broad range of subjects offered. These learning experiences are supported by a diverse selection of extra-curricular, sporting, cultural and religious experiences, allowing all boys to demonstrate their talents in a variety of ways.
I invite you to visit our website to establish a sense of the rich, holistic and varied learning opportunities available to boys who attend St Edward’s.
Principal
Mr Mark Bonnici
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