English Teacher

We are seeking a dedicated and passionate English teacher to join our team at Trinity Catholic College. As an English teacher, you will play a crucial role in shaping students' communication skills, critical thinking, and love for literature.

You will deliver engaging lessons in reading, writing, and analysis, utilising Catalyst to guide students through diverse texts and help them articulate their ideas effectively. Your supportive and inclusive teaching style will create an inspiring classroom environment where students thrive academically and personally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create a learning environment that stimulates learning, promotes excellence, and accepts and acknowledges the needs of students.
• Use a variety of teaching and learning techniques to meet individual needs.
• Identify learner needs, conferring with specialist staff in the school when necessary.
• Present and explain assessment criteria to students in advance.
• 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.
• Carry out administrative tasks thoroughly and punctually.
• Communicate with and establish effective and cooperative working relationships with staff.
• Help enable the best use of shared resources.
• 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) registrations.
• Teaching Quality Institute (TQI) registration and/or NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) accreditation.

Selection Criteria:

1. A 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. The capacity to be a proactive member of a professional learning community complying with the legal, administrative, and professional requirements.
4. Classroom practices and organisational skills that create supportive and safe environments for all students, including meeting a variety of learning needs.
5. A 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 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 Gaye McManus on 4821 3304 or via email gaye.mcmanus@cg.catholic.edu.au.

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