Senior Subject Teacher

About the business

Arethusa College is an independent, co-educational school catering for students requiring an alternative to mainstream schooling. We are accredited as a Special Assistance School with seven campuses located across South-East Queensland.

We believe in Doing School Differently, providing an alternate approach to education, and serving students who have been let down by an education system that was not able to flex and adapt to meet their unique needs and circumstances.

At Arethusa College we Believe, Expect and Celebrateas we see our students move towards achieving their full potential. We Believe in our students; we don't define them by their past experience but rather their future potential and possibilities. We Expect great things of our students; as a result we raise the bar, we invest and journey with them and we Celebrate our students; because they are absolutely worthy of being celebrated, as they step out of their comfort zones and towards the goals they set for themselves.

About the roleWe have an opportunity available for a suitably qualified Registered Teachers teaching Essential Mathematics to our senior students at our Ipswich Campus.

Applicants with experience in highly differentiating the curriculum will be highly regarded.

The successful applicants will be required to teach students who have previously disengaged from mainstream education. The applicants must have experience with and be passionate about supporting students with learning disabilities and those impacted by school disengagement. An understanding of Restorative Practices as best practice for behaviour management is essential.

The applicants will be skilled teachers, with a demonstrated ability to work as an effective member of a team. They will be a highly capable and competent teacher able to work in a Christian environment and participate within the Christian ethos of the College.

Graduates are encouraged to apply.

Selection Criteria

1. Learning Environment:Demonstrated ability to create inclusive learning environments which value student diversity and engages all students in meaningful learning opportunities.
2. Curriculum Planning and Delivery:Demonstrated ability to work both collaboratively and individually in the planning of differentiated or modified programs for students. Identify and purposefully target specific learning stages of all students in the classroom.
3. Assessment and Reporting:Demonstrated ability to use the data from formative, summative, diagnostic testing and other standardised assessments to identify individual learning needs and actively monitor and report on the progress of students.
4. Behaviour Support and Intervention:Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to establish effective behaviour management practices and develop clear behaviour intervention plans for students who are identified as requiring additional behaviour support.
5. Pastoral Care:Demonstrated ability to plan for and implement programs designed to provide students with skills for social, emotional and personal development.
6. Communication with Parents/Carers and Stakeholders:Demonstrated ability to actively establish and maintain respectful and cooperative relationships with parents/carers or other stakeholders regarding student learning and wellbeing while maintaining professional boundaries.
7. Health, Safety and Wellbeing:Demonstrated ability to monitor, identify and report and proactively resolve issues of concerns regarding health and safety in the classroom and wider school environment.
8. Professional Learning:Demonstrated willingness for ongoing professional learning experiences to improve teaching practice including self-evaluation and reflective practices.
9. Professional Relationships:Demonstrated ability to maintain effective working relationships by operating in a supportive and collaborative manner, to ensure the best learning opportunities for students.

All applications to include a copy of a current QCT Registration, cover letter addressing the selection criteria and a detailed resume.