Posted: 12/09/2024
Closing Date: 23/09/2024
Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Chisholm
Job Category: Education, Childcare & Training
Join the Innovative Team at St Bede’s Catholic College! – TAS Teachers Wanted
Are you passionate about hands-on learning and ready to inspire the next generation of creators, innovators, and problem-solvers? St Bede’s Catholic College, Chisholm, is excited to announce two permanent full-time TAS Teacher positions starting in January 2025!
Located in the fast-growing suburb of Chisholm, St Bede’s is a modern co-educational Catholic secondary school and part of the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. Since opening our doors in 2018, we’ve rapidly expanded, now supporting 850 students across Years 7 to 12, with the capacity to grow to 1,100 students. With our first Year 12 cohort recently graduating, we’re entering an exciting phase of our journey, and we want you to be a part of it!
At St Bede’s, we are driven by the core values of Courage, Knowledge, Community, and Faith. These values form the backbone of our Strategic Plan, guiding our mission across Catholic Formation and Mission, Learning and Teaching, Leadership, Wellbeing, and Partnerships.
As a TAS Teacher at St Bede’s, you’ll have the opportunity to engage students in practical, creative, and technological subjects that foster critical thinking, problem-solving, and a love for innovation. Whether it’s design, technology, engineering, or food tech, your expertise will help students develop real-world skills that prepare them for the future.
If you're passionate about transforming learning through technology and innovation, this is your chance to join a supportive and dynamic school community that values creativity and growth!
Apply today and help shape the future at St Bede’s Catholic College!
Job Description
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.
- Supported by the Catholic community of which they are a vital part, teachers invite students and their families into a faith-filled educational experience
- Teachers promote the school as a place of learning and excellence where creativity and curiosity are nurtured and students are connected with their world through deep learning and engagement
- Teachers differentiate learning for students according to their educational needs and abilities and are responsible for the creation of effective assessment practices and quality teaching programs
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 teacher will acknowledge and agree to the requirement to work within the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
Desired Skills and Experience
EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA
- Ability to articulate a clear understanding of and a personal commitment to Catholic Education and to actively supporting the Catholic ethos and culture of the school. For Primary or Religion Teaching positions you must also be Catholic
- Ability to apply appropriate knowledge in order to plan and prepare contemporary and compliant teaching programs and assessments in your nominated areas which meet the diverse characteristics, needs and learning styles of students; and encourage them to work towards attainment of their potential
- Demonstrated ability to effectively utilise assessment and relevant school data to optimise organisational and educational outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with school staff and members of the wider community in order to establish productive partnerships and achieve educational outcomes
- Demonstrate an innovative and agile mindset that supports and enhances a culture of continuous improvement within the school environment
QUALIFICATIONS
- Qualifications as a four-year trained teacher
- Active NESA Accreditation
- Current paid NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) number
- Completion of anaphylaxis training
- Completion of CPR training
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2023.
BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US
- Work in quality schools where students are nurtured, challenged and encouraged to excel and grow
- A corporate fitness program through Fitness Passport
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Training and staff development programs
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- Access to long service leave after just five years for eligible employees.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact John Murphy, Principal on Tel: (02) 4088 8222 or via email: john.murphy@mn.catholic.edu.au
TO APPLY
- Please provide a cover letter along with your resume
- Within your cover letter address each of the selection criteria as listed under EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA above and ensure your response to each criteria is no longer than 300 words.
Please note, not adequately addressing the selection criteria may result in your application not being shortlisted.
Applications close: Monday 23rd September 2024 at 11.59pm
Additional information
The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable persons and preventing those in our care from suffering abuse or neglect. It is committed to implementing and maintaining compliance with the NSW Child Safe Standards and the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards and takes a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of children or vulnerable persons. All who work in the name of the Diocese must comply with the Diocesan Safeguarding Framework Policy and act in accordance with the Diocese’s Code of Conduct which includes the Diocese’s Safeguarding Commitment Statement. Employees are required to undergo a National Police Check and retain a valid NSW Working with Children Check where necessary, in accordance with legislation.