Temporary Teacher's Aide
Mount St Patrick College Murwillumbah
MURWILLUMBAH
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
Job overview
Temporary Teacher’s Aide
30 hours per week over 5 days for 2020 school year
The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to:
- Work as a team member within the Learning Support Team
- Assist students in selected timetabled classes and contribute to the inclusion of students with disabilities in school activities
- Be willing to work collaboratively with teaching staff to develop and provide a creative and engaging learning environment
- Prior experience in working with students with disabilities/learning difficulties in a secondary school environment. Relevant qualifications are desirable
- Hold a First Aid Certificate (preferred)
- Hold a NSW Working with Children Check
- Be willing and able to participate fully in the life of the college, including its religious dimension
Applications together with complete resume and at least two professional referees should be emailed to:
Acting Principal
Mary-Anne McShane
Mt St Patrick College
Ph: (02) 6672 2340
Email: mspcmbah@lism.catholic.edu.au
Applications must be received by 9.00am Monday 25 November, 2019
Successful applicants must register with the Diocese of Lismore Catholic Schools Office.
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
- Mount St Patrick College Murwillumbah
- Main Street, Murwillumbah
- New South Wales
- 2484
- Australia
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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