Primary Teacher

At any given time, we may have a variety of primary, secondary and specialist teaching roles available across our 80 schools as well as non-teaching positions in schools and our central office that support the delivery of innovative learning and teaching to around 43,500 students.

Our aim is to ensure our schools are the first choice for families, students and staff.

**Primary Teacher - Holy Spirit Primary, St Clair**:
**Job no**: 507031
**Work type**: temporary full-time
**Location**: Holy Spirit Primary School - St Clair
**Categories**: Teaching

**Full Time, Temporary position - to commence term 4, 2024

**Graduate teachers encouraged to apply

**The School**

Holy Spirit’s community includes a rich tapestry of cultural backgrounds. The School’s motto of ‘together we grow’ represents a spirit of inner strength that guides relationships and expresses the school’s identity, beliefs and hopes. Working together is an essential part of Holy Spirit Primary’s foundation. The manicured gardens and sheltered areas add to the tranquil environment, making coming to school every day enjoyable for both teachers and students.

**The organisation**

Holy Spirit Primary, St Clair is part of the Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD), a system of schools committed to responding to the needs of students in a world that is changing rapidly. With over 5000 passionate employees located across 83 primary and secondary schools, we have the intent and the resources to transform the learning and unlock the full potential of each of our 40,000 plus students. We are always on the lookout for top talent to help us achieve our strategic goal of inspiring the future, through quality catholic schooling and by strengthening the professional lives of our employees.

**The opportunity**

We are seeking a passionate and motivated Primary Teacher to join our teaching team and enrich the learning of our students.

You will work alongside a passionate and supportive team committed to achieving positive learning outcomes for each student. More specifically you will:

- Demonstrate sound knowledge of and commitment to our Catholic faith and mission in Catholic education.
- Be accredited to teach RE or give your commitment to complete courses to meet accreditation requirements.
- Inspire a love of learning in their students
- Be engaging and innovative
- Demonstrate a commitment to unleashing the potential of each student
- Be committed to the continual improvement of your teaching practice and receptive to opportunities for personal and professional development.
- Have active listening skills and the ability to engage with and build strong positive relationships with members of the school community including employees, students and parents
- Have the ability to cater for students with diverse backgrounds, needs and abilities
- Maintain industry currency, sharing students’ passion for learning
- Structure lessons to meet the physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of your students
- Create and maintain a safe, inclusive and challenging learning environment and implement fair and equitable behaviour management plans
- Evaluate all aspects of your teaching practice to ensure you are meeting the learning needs of each student
- Interpret and use student assessment data to diagnose barriers to learning and to challenge students to improve their performance
- Effectively manage the learning cycle, including planning for learning and assessment, developing learning programs, teaching, assessing, providing feedback on student learning and reporting to parents/carers
- Please address the above criteria in your cover letter

**The benefits**

There are so many great things that Holy Spirit Primary has to offer As a valued Holy Spirit employee, you can benefit from up to 25% off school fees for your children enrolled in our school. But that's not all. We offer:

- Competitive remuneration
- Wellbeing initiatives and resources
- Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees
- State-of-the-art facilities

**The Qualifications**:

- Compliance with NSW Child Protection Legislation - Working with Children Check clearance, plus compliance with CSPD’s Child Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct, When Working With Students and Children. For more information, please visit The Office of The Children’s Guardian.
- Eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
- Tertiary Qualification in Education
- Statements of Service

**Interested?**

**Advertised**: 29 Aug 2024 09:08 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 12 Sep 2024 23:09 AUS Eastern Standard Time