October 23, 2024

Catholic Diocese of Parramatta

Blacktown

FULL TIME & OTHER

2025 Primary K-6 Teacher - Temporary Full-Time

Thank you for your interest in applying for a position with Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD). We welcome passionate individuals to share our commitment to serving children and young people in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains.

At any given time, we may have a variety of primary, secondary and specialist teaching roles available across our 80 schools as well as non-teaching positions in schools and our central office that support the delivery of innovative learning and teaching to around 43,500 students.
Our aim is to ensure our schools are the first choice for families, students and staff.

2025 Primary K-6 Teacher - Temporary Full-Time

Job no: 507347
Work type: temporary full-time
Location: St Michael's Primary School - Blacktown South
Categories: Teaching

Temporary Full-Time opportunity for 2025 (parental leave cover)
Supportive, vibrant and active school community

Located in Blacktown, St Michael’s is a large four stream co-educational Catholic school committed to providing a comprehensive education from Kindergarten to Year 6. At St Michael’s we aim to live out our vision of being a Catholic community which Reflects, Engages and Empowers - educating the whole child – academically, physically, socially, emotionally and spiritually.
About the opportunity:
We have a fantastic opportunity for a passionate Primary teacher to work on a temporary full-time basis to start Term 1, 2025. We are currently seeking a dynamic and energetic teacher with the relevant NESA accreditation. This is a fantastic opportunity to create engaging and creative learning environments in a supportive and fulfilling community.
The Primary K-6 Teacher will fit the following criteria:

Understand contemporary pedagogical approaches for primary years learners
Knowledge on how to structure lessons to meet the physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students. Strong teachers have extensive knowledge of the content and sequence of Key Learning Areas - including Religious Education.
Creating and maintaining a safe, inclusive and challenging learning environment and implementing fair and equitable behaviour management plans
Interpreting and using student assessment data to diagnose barriers to learning and to challenge students to improve their performance
Effectively managing the learning cycle, including planning for learning and assessment, developing learning programs, teaching, assessing, providing feedback on student learning and reporting to parents/carers
Be open to growth and development through professional learning experiences which include practice analysis conversations, classroom observations and input from instructional coaches.
Engaging with our school community within and beyond the classroom to enrich the educational context for students

Essential Qualifications and Accreditations:

Tertiary Qualification in Education
Eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) - conditionally accredited teachers and new graduates are welcome to apply
Valid Working with Children Check (for employment purposes)
Sound knowledge of and commitment to our Catholic faith and mission in Catholic education.

Please respond to the above selection criteria in your cover letter. Candidates are required to include in their resumes the details of three referees.
Benefits
There are so many great things that CSPD has to offer! As a valued CSPD employee, you can benefit from up to 25% off school fees for your children enrolled in our schools. This discount can also be claimed by staff members who are grandparents, step-parents, carers, or guardians.
But that's not all. We offer:

Competitive remuneration
Salary packaging
Wellbeing initiatives and resources
Flexible work arrangements for eligible employees
Extensive growth and development opportunities
Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees
State-of-the-art facilities

Interested?
This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment including a valid Working with Children Check and adoption and compliance with CSPD’s Child Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Students and Children. For more information, please visit The Office of The Children’s Guardian.
Applicants wishing to work in any of the schools within the Diocese, either as a casual, temporary or full time employee, must be classified with the CSPD. If you are not already classified, you will need to complete the online registration for teachers process found on the CSPD website.
CSPD promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Apply today!

Advertised: 23 Oct 2024 13:10 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 03 Nov 2024 23:11 AUS Eastern Daylight Time