English Teaching Positions

**Positi**on**: English Teacher
- ** Duration**: Full Time | Fixed Term - to the end of 2025 school year
- **Start Date**: Commencing January 2025
- ** Salary**: $84,078 - $121,093 per annum + Super (commensurate with experience)

**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**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Teach English to students across all secondary year levels.
- Develop and implement engaging lesson plans that meet curriculum standards.
- Foster a positive and inclusive classroom environment.
- Collaborate with colleagues to enhance the educational experience.
- Participate in professional development opportunities.

**Qualifications**:

- Relevant teaching qualifications and experience.
- Ability to teach English across all secondary year levels.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- A commitment to innovative and collaborative teaching practices.
- Ability to teach Religious Education is an advantage.

**About the role - **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 English Teaching experience 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 John's College is a Catholic secondary learning community established by the Good Samaritan Sisters in 1940. St. John’s is well known for excellence in Academic pursuits, Dramatic and Musical presentations, sporting success in rugby, netball, cross country and athletics, and community service programs. Some unique features of the school are its pastoral care program, inclusiveness of students with disabilities, staff - student relationships, energetic Parents & Friends Association and community links.**

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**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**:Lisabeth Hickey**
**Contact Telephone Number**:0754415666**
**Closing Date**:18-Nov-2024***

Position Description - Teacher