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Teacher Librarian
Are you a passionate and innovative educator with a love for literature, information literacy, and fostering a vibrant learning environment ?
About Us: St Patrick's Marist College is a close-knit community, forming young people who have strong minds and gentle hearts. At St Patrick’s Marist College the students are our highest priority. Their safety, esteem and success drive everything that we do. The students are constantly challenged to do their best and this will only occur in an environment that is conducive to high achievement.
About the role:
Permanent full time position commencing as soon as possible.
This is an exciting opportunity for a NESA qualified teacher to support teaching and learning at St Patrick’s Marist College. As our Teacher Librarian, you will manage the College library, cultivating an environment where learning is highly valued and actively embraced. Working collaboratively with both staff and students, you will champion the effective use of library resources and uphold College policies.
English teaching experience and the ability to teach English Extension will be highly regarded.
This position works closely with KLA leaders and teachers to provide resources to teach the curriculum and support students in developing information literacy skills.
Qualifications and Selection Criteria
NESA accredited teacher with teaching experience
Teacher librarianship, i.e. relevant teaching and librarianship qualifications as approved by ALIA (Australian Library and Information Association) preferred, but not essential
Ability to work collaboratively with other staff to develop policies and processes relating to the management of library resources
Highly developed research skills, including the ability to prepare online guides for both students and teachers
Understanding of trends in contemporary young adult fiction to ensure a relevant and appealing collection for our students
English teaching experience and the ability to teach English Extension is highly desirable, but not essential
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. This discount can also be claimed by staff members who are grandparents, stepparents, carers, or guardians.
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
Interested?
This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment including a valid Working with Children Check and adoption and 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.
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 .
CSPD promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and children 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.
Apply today!
Please include 3 referees with contact mobile phone numbers.
Closing date: Thursday 15th May 2025.
