Arts Specialist Teacher, St Joseph's Primary

**Position**: Primary Drama / Art / Dance
- ** Duration**: Part Time | Fixed Term | 12 hours a week
- ** Start Date**: Commencing January 2025
- ** Salary**: $84,078 - $121,093 per annum + Super (commensurate with experience)
- ** Graduates encouraged to apply**

**Why BCE?***

Brisbane Catholic Education is the second largest non-Government employer in Queensland and the largest diocese in Queensland** **Benefits & Rewards**

**Stronger connections today | Inspired people tomorrow***

**About the role** - **St Joseph's is seeking a specialist Arts Teacher to teach students from Prep to Year 6. The successful applicant will teach the following strands of The Arts Curriculum: - Visual Arts - Media Arts - Drama The position is held as a 6 month contract for Semester 1 of 2025.

As a dynamic and innovative member of our school community, you will:

- Create a nurturing and ordered learning environment which is learner-centred, safe, supportive, co-operative and aligned with relevant curriculum, policies and practices
- 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
- 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 in The Arts as well as:

- Strong literacy, numeracy and digital literacy practices plus a clear understanding of the Australian Curriculum
- Commitment to child safety
- Exemplary communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven organisational skills
- Commitment to engage with colleagues, students, and parents/carers to achieve the best outcomes
- Demonstrated competence against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers across professional knowledge, practice and engagement.

**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.
- Have a commitment to Safeguarding
- The Archdiocese of Brisbane has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people and/or adults-at-risk. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.

**About our school**:
**St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Kangaroo Point was founded by St Mary of the Cross MacKillop in 1870. In 1880 the Sisters of Mercy took over the leadership of the school. It is one of the oldest Primary schools in the Brisbane Catholic Education system. It is now a thriving, cosmopolitan, contemporary, inner-city school, set in lush surroundings servicing the Parish of Kangaroo Point / East Brisbane. St Joseph's is a multicultural inner city cosmopolitan school with a population of approximately 325 students and has an excellent reputation for the Arts Academics and Sports. **Explore **our school website** to learn more about us.**

**_FAQ: _**Do I have to be Catholic?***
If this role does **not** require you to teach Religious Education, you do not need to be Catholic.
We support all teachers with Accreditation to Teach pathways after you start with us.**

**Contact Person**:Bianca Murphy**
**Contact Telephone Number**:0733915371**
**Closing Date**:18-Nov-2024***

Position Description - Teacher