EAL/D & Literacy Teacher

Marist Catholic College Penshurst

Commencement Date: Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Closing Date: Tuesday, 16 September 2025

Capacity: Full-Time, Permanent

Join us in shaping the future of our students

Be part of Marist Catholic College Penshurst's dedicated team, shaping the next generation with quality education and unwavering values. Apply now and embrace an exciting journey of teaching and professional growth.

About Our School

Marist Catholic College Penshurst is a vibrant, dual campus Year 7-12 coeducational school. We are a community where dynamic teaching and personalised learning encourages every student to achieve their personal best. We cultivate an environment that fosters student wellbeing through the Catholic faith, developing courage and resilience. As educators in the Marist tradition, we challenge and encourage our students to be persistent, lifelong learners. Our school motto, 'Agnoscere et Diligere' - to Know And To Love, is at the heart of everything we do. Our students are nurtured with opportunities, inspired to work hard and empowered with the knowledge to realise their aspirations.

Position Highlights

The successful applicant will join the school with a focus on providing quality Catholic education, maximising student outcomes by offering a rich, relevant and holistic curriculum that is student centred, flexible and challenging.

This role is scheduled to commence on 27 January 2026 at the South Hurstville Campus. Although full-time is preferable an 0.8 FTE load will be considered for the right candidate.

Why Work for Sydney Catholic Schools

In joining Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS), you will be part of the largest Catholic education community in NSW, with a unified vision and shared resources, encompassing over 145 schools and over 74,000 students. We enable job mobility across the system, diverse career opportunities and an extensive suite of professional development programs.

SCS is renowned for excellence, with six schools in the top 100 and 13 in the top 150 of the 2024 HSC rankings. Over 51% of results were Band 5 or 6, and our students achieved 2,819 Distinguished Achiever mentions.

Be part of a system that fosters academic, creative and vocational success, shaping future leaders every step of the way.

In addition, we offer:

• remuneration package valued at up to $140,855. Base salary ranges from $87,550 to $125,763
• salary packaging of up to $15,900 annually
• up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students
• ongoing training and development opportunities
• discounts on gym classes and memberships, activewear, healthy meals, and wellbeing products
• generous Employee Referral Program.

About You

As an EAL/D Literacy Teacher, you work to ensure every student reaches their full potential through high quality, collaborative and engaging pedagogy.

To excel in this role, you will:

• demonstrate the ability and qualifications to teach English
• preferably have TESOL (or equivalent) qualifications and experience teaching EAL/D students in a secondary school setting
• demonstrate the ability and willingness to engage in school based identification of LBOTE and EAL/D students, undertaking phasing of EAL/D learners through a variety of modes
• demonstrate the ability to support EAL/D learners to improve their language development via team/parallel teaching, withdrawal and teaching EAL/D English classes
• be willing to contribute to whole school literacy development by resourcing and embedding explicit literacy teaching and learning activities into teaching programs across KLAs
• be willing to work collaboratively with the College Leadership team in taking a strategic approach to the implementation of EAL/D and literacy initiatives
• support the inclusive Catholic religious and cultural environment for students.

You will have attained:

• a tertiary qualification in Education
• eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
• Religious Education qualifications or the willingness to achieve them as per Accreditation Policy to Work, Teach, and Lead.

Application Process

Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the steps to submit your application. To complete the application process, please ensure you attach the following;

• current CV
• cover letter
• three referees, including your current employer/principal (where applicable) your last principal.

Any offer of employment with Sydney Catholic Schools is subject to screening completed by the Central Office People & Culture Services team.

If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People & Culture Services team on am-5pm, Mon-Fri).

Statement of Commitment to Child Safety

Click here to access SCS' Statement of Commitment to Child Safety and join us in creating a culture of child safety and wellbeing.

Working With Children Check (WWCC)

This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.

SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.