Careers at CSPD

**Temporary full-time opportunity

The School 

St Thomas Aquinas’s education is comprehensive. It takes into account the intellectual, spiritual, physical, social, and emotional aspects of each child. As a Catholic school the pastoral care of students and families is the main focus. This is reflected in the school motto “Love one another”. All of this takes place in a tranquil and relaxed environment with the natural beauty of the grounds, providing a perfect backdrop for your daily activities. We are confident that St Thomas Aquinas will make a lasting difference.

The Organisation 

St Thomas Aquinas 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 80 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. 

The Successful Candidate:

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

• Please address the above criteria in your cover letter 

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

• Flexible work arrangements for eligible employees 

• Extensive growth and development opportunities 

• Ex-gratia leave 

• Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees

• State-of-the-art facilities 

The Qualifications:

• Compliance with NSW Child Protection Legislation - Working with Children Check clearance, plus compliance with CSPD’s Child Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct, When Working With Students and Children. For more information, please visit The Office of The Children’s Guardian here. 

• Eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)

• Tertiary Qualification in Education 

• Statements of Service
  
  

 Interested?

Apply today!

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.  To find out more about CSPD go to https://www.parra.catholic.edu.au/  or follow us on LinkedIn.

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment including the completion of a National Police Check, retention of a valid Working with Children Check. For more information, please visit The Office of The Children’s Guardian here.

CSPD promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and those from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.