Instructional Coach

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.

**Instructional Coach (2 Point Coordinator)**:
**Job no**: 507742
**Work type**: ongoing full-time
**Location**: St Patrick's Primary School - Blacktown
**Categories**: Teaching
- Full Time, permanent position
- Commencing Term 1, 2025
- 2 Point Coordinator

The Instructional Coach (Primary) is accountable for working with teachers to deliver excellent English and Mathematics educational outcomes for students. They are committed to leading and supporting the delivery of high quality personalised learning and teaching embedded in the Catholic worldview. The Instructional Coach, reporting to the school Principal and Head of Learning and Teaching Support, collaborates with other members of the school leadership team to facilitate meaningful and effective working relationships between teachers and CSPD support teams to ensure a cohesive approach to improving student outcomes.

**The Opportunity**

We are seeking a skilled Instructional Coach to be accountable for leading and learning, through collaboration, instructional leadership, supporting evidence-based practice and a commitment to their own learning. This role affirms coaching as a critical vehicle for developing and maintaining the professional capability of teachers, enabling them to maximise their positive impact on student learning outcomes. This position will attract 2 coordinator points.

**The Organisation**

We are Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese, a system of 83 schools with over 5000 employees, committed to responding to the needs of students in a world that is changing rapidly. 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 Instructional Coach**
- Co-planning, implementing and evaluating the School Improvement Plans along with the school leadership team
- Collating and analysing school literacy and numeracy data to assist in determining challenging targets and next steps to maximise student outcomes and teacher learning
- Regularly evaluating the impact of their work using an Evaluative Thinking Tool eg. QDA
- Improving the student learning outcomes of English and Mathematics teaching across K-2 by providing in-situ support to teachers (analysing data, observations, modelling, co-planning, co-teaching, co-assessing,and coaching
- Ensuring the use of explicit teaching and research-based practices in Literacy and Numeracy through the NSW English and Mathematics Syllabuses supported by an approved phonics based program
- Participating in Literacy and Numeracy blocks as a co-teacher in K-2 to build teacher capacity through co-teaching and modelling
- Engaging actively in regular system professional learning designed to support system goals
- Collaborating with the Literacy, Numeracy or Stage coordinator(s) to design whole school professional learning in literacy and numeracy.

**The Qualifications**
- Accredited tertiary qualification in education or degree in a specific discipline with a graduate degree in teaching
- Demonstrated success in improving student learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy
- Capacity to work with other professionals to improve practice
- Eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
- Working with Children Check
- Australian resident or citizen

**The Benefits**

There are so many great things that CSPD has to offer As a valued CSPD 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:

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

**Interested?**

If you are determined to make a difference and want to join a diverse organisation committed to transforming lives through faith-based education, click on the APPLY button.

Applicants wishing to work in any of the schools within the Diocese, either as a casual, temporary or full time employee, must be classified with the CSPD. If you are not already classified, you will need to complete the online registration for teachers process found on the CSPD website.

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