Support Teacher

Part Time | Fixed Term
- 15 hours per week. Days to be negotiated | Term 3 and Term 4, 2023
- Commencing July 2023
- $78,490 - $113,045 per annum + Super (commensurate with experience)
- We are seeking an experienced **Support Teacher Inclusive Education (ST:IE)** for a fixed term, part time position (FTE 0.5) commencing Term 3, 2023. Please note that the STIE will be teaching a minimum of one class.

**Why Work for Brisbane Catholic Education - Stronger connections today | Inspired people tomorrow**
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With a focus on educating the whole person at the heart of Catholic Education, you will inspire and empower our young people to flourish academically, personally, and spiritually, transforming young lives. You will belong to a unique school community where our Catholic values are the corner stone for stronger connections between our student, parent, and teaching communities.

At BCE we are committed to pursuing excellence and equity in the education of our young people so that they may become confident and creative individuals, successful lifelong learners, and active and informed members of the community.

With 146 schools and growing each year, joining our community you’ll have room to move across a variety of teaching environments from the Brisbane metropolitan area to beach or bush.

It’s our unique culture of collaboration that sets us apart and is the pivotal element that enables you to enjoy a rewarding career and make the best impact on our young people. As a teacher with BCE, you’ll have access to a range of great benefits that support you and your career
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**About the role**
**- **As a dynamic and innovative member of our school community, in collaboration with students, parents, teachers, leaders and allied health professionals, you will support students across the full range of abilities and needs, to meet specific learning needs. In particular you will:

- Design and implement inclusive and effective teaching and learning strategies to engage and improve education outcomes of supported students
- Collaborate with your peers to develop and implement quality curriculum programs and appropriate pedagogy
- Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
- Work with the school leadership team and colleagues to contribute to the professional life of the school
- Proactively engage with professional learning to enhance student learning outcomes aligned to The Alice Springs (Mparntwe) goals for young Australians
- Ensure that the teachings and values of the Catholic Church form a foundation for learning and teaching.

**About you** - To be successful in this role you will bring relevant qualifications and contemporary teaching experience as well as:

- Strong literacy, numeracy and digital literacy practices plus experience using the Australian Curriculum in a flexible manner to meet the needs of a diverse student population
- Demonstrated competence against the Australian Professional Standardsfor Teachers across professional knowledge, practice and engagement.
- Proven ability to oversee and deliver a range of processes, including enrolment transitions, and mapping and planning functions to support inclusive education practices
- Commitment to engage with colleagues, students, and parents/carers to achieve the best outcomes
- Commitment to child safety.

At BCE our teachers are required to:

- Hold a current Queensland College of Teachers registration; and
- Be eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment.

**About our school**: Our Lady’s College is a welcoming and inclusive Catholic Secondary Girls’ School in inner city Brisbane with a student population of 305. We are proudly diverse and richly multicultural. Part of the Brisbane Catholic Education network, we are a community that authentically lives its legacy as a school founded by St Mary MacKillop’s sisters in 1964. We empower our students to be active and informed citizens, inspired to shape a just and equitable world for all. Our contemporary, evidence-informed approach to teaching and learning focuses on developing the skills of critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity alongside spirituality, self-awareness and wellbeing. Our staff are highly dedicated and future focussed, with an unwavering commitment to the nurturing and growth of our students as well as to their own professional development. If you want to make a difference through your teaching practice, consider Our Lady's College

**_Do I have to be Catholic?_**
All BCE teachers must have a commitment to and understanding of the ethos and traditions of Catholic Education. If this role does not require you to teach Religious Education, you do not need to be Catholic.

Our teachers of Religious Education are required to be Catholic and attain Accreditation to teach Religion in a Catholic school. Not accredited to teach in a Catholic school yet? That’s okay, BCE will support you to achieve this through your profession