Location: Broulee, NSW 
Employment Type: Permanent
Employment Status: Full-time
Salary Range: $76,754 to $129,948 full time equivalent plus superannuation. Salary determined based on years of teaching service.
Start Date: 31 January 2025
Closing Date: 11.55pm, Wednesday 6 November 2024

About Carroll College
Carroll College is a dynamic school where we all constantly strive for academic excellence. Our teachers are highly qualified and are continually developing their own knowledge and skills to ensure that all our students are challenged, while also having individual needs catered for. As a College we implement innovative and engaging teaching programs that are based on contemporary educational theory.

Our school wide pedagogy focuses on implementing programs to develop relationships, student growth, inclusion, and relevance, being mindful of the importance of becoming stewards of our coastal environment. Teachers at Carroll College develop contemporary learning and teaching strategies in a balanced approach to explicit instruction, high impact teaching strategies and inquiry learning.

Carroll College is part of Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn (CECG) which operates 56 Catholic Systemic Schools and nine Early Learning Centres across ACT and NSW. 

CECG is committed to workforce diversity and creating inclusive workplaces. We welcome applications from suitable candidates from all diversity groups to support our system of schools and early learning centres in delivering quality education outcomes for the students in our care.

About the Role 
In consultation with the school's leadership team and under the direction of the Leader of Inclusive Education in accordance with the College’s Inclusive Education Policy, the Classroom Support Teacher will have responsibility for leading and delivering these key activities:

• Maintain teaching expertise and knowledge of evidence based, effective teaching practices to improve student achievement across the learning areas or subjects with a focus on literacy and numeracy. The focus is on development of Catalyst Bold Goals, and High Impact Teaching Practices (HITPs)
• Provide support to school teams and individual teachers in identifying patterns of achievement and selecting evidence-based intervention strategies at whole school, cohort and individual student levels for underachieving students, including students with learning disabilities. This will include elements of literacy strategies such as The Writing Revolution (TWR) and MacqLit, and Multilit

• A positive and collaborative workplace culture 
• Extensive training in our high-quality professional learning program, Catalyst 
• Access to curriculum resources that support evidence-based, high-impact teaching practice 
• 24 weeks of paid parental leave (maternity/adoption) 
• Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave (paternity/non-initial primary carer leave) 
• Support for professional development and study opportunities 
• Opportunities to transfer to other schools within the Archdiocese across ACT and NSW to support lifestyle choice

Key Responsibilities

Carroll College is seeking to appoint a highly effective and passionate Classroom Support Teacher. The successful applicant will bring the ability to:

• Work with teachers and with students to improve student achievement.
• Work collaboratively with the classroom teacher to support Student literacy development
• Support teachers in assessing and monitoring the progress of students underachieving in the literacy and numeracy demands of the learning areas or subjects.
• Provide expertise, support and professional development at whole school, cohort and individual teacher levels to support improved student achievement.
• Provide support and advice on the teaching of students with diverse learning needs.
• Work alongside classroom teachers to contribute additional expertise in planning, teaching, assessing and monitoring student achievement and progress.
• Support documentation of intervention responses for students requiring additional support.
• Work collaboratively with other specialists (for example, guidance officers, speech language pathologists) to coordinate services which improve students’ learning.
• Work with the Leader of Inclusive Education and support classroom teachers with the NCCD process – personalised planning, collaboration with the student and their carers, evidence collection and moderation of adjustment levels.
• 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.
• Undertake the recording and collating of Student Personal Plans (PPs).

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Teaching or Master in Teaching.
• Working with Children’s Check (WWCC) registration.
• NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) accreditation.

Selection Criteria 

1. Strong commitment to the College’s Catholic ethos and a willingness to foster it in the local community.
2. Ability to combine specific expertise in particular disciplines or subject areas with a capacity to integrate curriculum, assessment and teaching practices.
3. Demonstrated ability or potential to be an effective classroom teacher, employing a wide range of classroom strategies, including the integration of learning technologies and reflecting an understanding of current teaching & learning theories.
4. Evidence of an ability to foster within students a sense of belonging, community and connection in their learning.
5. Demonstrated ability to fulfil the pastoral care and student management responsibilities of a teacher in the College.
6. Evidence of a high level of communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
7. Ability and willingness to contribute to further curriculum and policy development.
8. Demonstrated commitment to and active engagement in personal and professional development.

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 cover letter and current resume including a statement of suitability against the skills, attributes, and experience 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 Nadine Cooper on 02 4471 5600 or via email nadine.cooper@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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