Literacy Leader of Learning

**Job no**: 507520
**Work type**: ongoing full-time
**Location**: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School - Wentworthville
**Categories**: School Leadership, Teaching
- **Permanent Full-time commencing Term 1, 2025**:

- **2 point Coordinator position - Leading Literacy within Years 3 to 6**:

- **Position includes a Class Teaching Load 3 days job share arrangement**:

- **2 days release from class to work with staff enacting school English goal**:

- **Working with the K-2 Instructional Coach to drive the School Improvement Plan in English**

Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a co-educational systemic primary school with a population of approximately 400 students located in Wentworthville. Our Lady of Mount Carmel was founded in 1922 and has a unique culture guided by the dual charisms of the Sisters of Mercy and the Carmelite Priests. We build on these foundations to reflect the shared values of Compassion, Dignity and Justice to live as disciples of Jesus.

**Benefits**:
There are so many great things that Our Lady of Mount Carmel has to offer As a valued employee, you can benefit from up to 25% off school fees for your children enrolled in our schools. But that's not all, we offer:

- Salary packaging for eligible employees
- Wellbeing initiatives and resources
- Extensive growth and development opportunities
- Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees
- State-of-the-art facilities

**About the Opportunity**:
We are looking for an experienced, creative, highly motivated teacher for the position Literacy Leader Yr 3 - Yr 6 within the school. In this role you will be responsible for leading and supporting the delivery of high quality personalised learning and teaching embedded in the Catholic worldview. You will also work closely with a stage to support staff and students in learning and behaviour. As the Literacy Leader you would be required to work along the K-2 Instructional Coach to support holistic delivery of the English curriculum and implementation of the school goal. Experience leading school communities in Literacy would be an advantage.

**The Leader of Learning will fit the following criteria**:

- Support and implement the goals and values of Catholic education and the strategic priorities of the School
- Establish a positive relationship with students, their families and the broader community
- Have a high standard of competency and proficiency as a teacher and be familiar with best practice, especially in developing the skills of students
- Demonstrate the highest levels of personal and professional integrity
- Demonstrate knowledge of how to use targeted feedback and data to inform teaching and learning in order to create differentiated teaching programs that cater for the needs of all students
- Demonstrated experience in leading, communicating and working collaboratively with teams to plan, prepare, deliver and evaluate learning
- Drive the pedagogical vision of the School within the broader educational life of the School leading staff with vision, purpose and a strong commitment to excellence
- Be committed to delivering a child-centred approach to education, where the students are actively engaged in the learning
- Be committed to ongoing professional learning as a member of a professional learning community
- Be willing to contribute to the broader aspects of school life
- Prepare students for changing demands of a global community.

Applications must include a Cover Letter addressing the position criteria to Principal Leader, Olimpia Pirovic, qualification transcripts, professional experience reports (if applicable), names of three professional referees, including one from your current Principal.

**_ Interviews may be conducted prior to closing date._**

**Essential Qualifications and Accreditations**:

- Eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
- Tertiary Qualification (minimum 4-year degree, or 75% complete)
- Valid Working with Children Check (for employment purposes)

Position Description

**Advertised**: 28 Nov 2024 09:11 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 05 Dec 2024 17:12 AUS Eastern Daylight Time