English Coordinator

**Job no**: 508845
**Work type**: ongoing full-time
**Location**: Parramatta Marist High School - Westmead
**Categories**: School Leadership, Teaching

**English Coordinator | Commencing in Term 1, 2026**

**Conditions**:

- **Permanent, full-time position**
- **Middle Leadership position**
- **2PT Coordination salary allowance**
- **0.2 FTE time allowance**

Parramatta Marist High School is a Catholic school with a history and tradition spanning 200 years. Since 1875 it has been shaped by the Marist charism, one that flows from a basic trust in God and a desire to follow Christ in the way of Mary. Our pedagogical approach is responsive to student needs across the continuum of learning and aims to empower learners and activate continual growth. Our pursuit of excellence is supported through a collaborative approach in Professional Learning Teams (PLTs) that are part of a teachers allocation.

**Key Focus Areas**

The English Coordinator will fit the following criteria:

- Lead a dynamic team of educators within the English faculty.
- Be organised, collegial and possess good communication skills in order to effectively coordinate the English faculty.
- Support assessment, reporting, data management and compliance requirements.
- Contemporary and authoritative professional knowledge and understanding of the teaching of English and the factors that influence learning and development, effective pedagogies, assessment and reporting, a wide range of resources, including interactive technologies, and their use in teaching and learning.
- A preparedness to learn and implement the pedagogies used within the school that focus on Explicit Teaching within an inquiry framework.
- Understanding of how to differentiate learning to cater for students needs in order to maximise student learning.
- Exemplary professional practice which includes building effective relationships and managing complex interactions, creating and maintaining engaging and intellectually challenging and safe learning environments, planning, implementing and evaluating rigorous and inclusive learning programs.
- Commitment to the continual improvement of their teaching practice and take opportunities for personal professional development.
- Work creatively and constructively within a range of 'communities' inside and beyond the school and set high, achievable goals for themselves and their students.

**The Organisation**

Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese provides quality learning and teaching in a faith-centred environment across 80 primary and secondary schools and within early learning and out of school hours care centres in Western Sydney.

**Advertised**: 09 Sep 2025 09:09 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 24 Sep 2025 23:09 AUS Eastern Standard Time