Location: Adelong, NSW 
Employment Type: Permanent  
Employment Status: Full-time/Part-time   
Salary Range: $76,754 to $129,948 full-time equivalent plus superannuation. Salary is determined based on years of teaching service.   
Start Date: Negotiable 
Closing Date: 11.55 pm, Sunday 10 November 2024

About St Joseph's Primary  

St Joseph’s Primary School in Adelong is a small, co-educational Catholic school catering to students from Kindergarten to Year 6. We pride ourselves on fostering a positive partnership between staff, parents, and students to achieve the best educational outcomes.  With a low student-teacher ratio, staff really know their students and can reach their highest potential in a supportive learning environment.  St Joseph’s vision is Faithfully engaging, hands, hearts and minds to build strong futures.

St Joseph’s is well known for its welcoming and supportive workplace and staff enjoy working in the picturesque heritage town in the Snowy Valleys region of New South Wales.

About the Role 

Benefits and Opportunities 

Key Responsibilities 

• Create a learning environment that stimulates learning promotes excellence and accepts and acknowledges the needs of students to be both challenged and supported.
• Use a variety of teaching and learning techniques to meet individual needs.
• Identify learner needs, conferring with specialist staff in the school when necessary.
• Provide timely and useful feedback about completed assessment items for students.
• Communicate in a clear, respectful, and professional way to optimise each student’s development.
• Maintain professional confidentiality on information about students.
• Be proficient in the use of IT as a teaching and administrative tool.
• Plan, prepare, record, and evaluate work to be undertaken by classes.
• Mark and assess students’ work and keep complete and accurate records of each student’s progress.
• Communicate with parents in written reports and parent-teacher interviews and at other times as required.
• Communicate with and establish effective and cooperative working relationships with staff.
• Undertake playground, class, and other supervision according to rosters as required.
• Work with colleagues to review and develop the curriculum and write course documents.
• Keep abreast of knowledge and curriculum development in teaching areas as well as current developments in educational thinking.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor of Teaching or Master of Teaching
• Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) and/or Working with Children’s Check (WWCC)registration.
• Teaching Quality Institute (TQI) registration and/or NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) accreditation.  

Selection Criteria 

1. Thorough knowledge of the Australian Curriculum with the ability to organise, select and design content for effective teaching and learning.
2. Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills to engage positively with colleagues, students, and parents.
3. Capacity to be a proactive member of a professional learning community complying with the legal, administrative, and professional requirements.
4. Demonstrated knowledge of classroom practices and organisational skills that create supportive and safe environments for all students, including meeting a variety of learning needs.
5. Comprehensive understanding of assessment and reporting strategies and the need to provide effective and timely feedback to parents and students.

Please refer to the position description for in-depth details regarding the position duties, criteria, and skill set required. 

Other Eligibility Criteria 

• You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident to be eligible to apply for this position. 
• Appointment is subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment in accordance with CECG policy. 

Application Process 

Applicants are required to submit a current resume and a cover letter that addresses the selection criteria as outlined in the Position Description. 

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment in accordance with CE policy. 

For further information about the School please visit our website. Information about the Catholic Education Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn can be accessed here. 

Position-specific queries: Please contact Kirsty Beavan on 02 6946 2170 or via email kirsty.beavan@cg.catholic.edu.au.  

Application queries: Please contact the Recruitment team on 02 6234 5427 or via email recruitment@cg.catholic.edu.au. 

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