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 - Our Lady of the Nativity Primary, Lawson**:
**Job no**: 507388
**Work type**: ongoing full-time
**Location**: Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School - Lawson
**Categories**: Teaching

**Permanent position, commencing Term 1, 2025

**The School**

Our Lady of the Nativity Primary is a place for staff, students and their families to belong. Christ is at the centre of our community, with our school motto being, 'In All Things May God Be Glorified'. Our vision is to glorify God in all aspects of life and learning.

As our historic school overlooks the Blue Mountains National Park, our surroundings play a significant part in who we are. We take great pride in learning about our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, so that we can protect and enhance the natural environment in which we learn and play.

**The organisation**

OLN Primary 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:

- Sound knowledge of and commitment to our Catholic faith and mission in Catholic education.
- Accreditation to teach RE or the 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 their 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

**The Benefits**

There are so many great things that Our Lady of the Nativity has to offer As a valued OLON 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
- Wellbeing initiatives and resources
- Extensive growth and development opportunities
- Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees
- State-of-the-art facilities

**Qualifications and accreditations**:

- Compliance with NSW Child Protection Legislation - Working with Children Check clearance
- Eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
- Tertiary Qualification (minimum 4-year degree, or 75% complete)
- Statements of Service

**Interested?**

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**: 28 Oct 2024 09:10 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 01 Nov 2024 23:11 AUS Eastern Daylight Time