Careers at CSPD

• Full-time opportunity
• Supportive, vibrant and active school community

Located in Windsor, St Matthew’s Primary School is the oldest continuous Catholic school community in Australia. Our Kindergarten to Year 6 school delivers quality education that is grounded in our Catholic faith, and relevant and engaged in our modern and technological world. Our school is a welcoming, safe and innovative learning community for local students and their families. Enrolling at St Matthew's is a chance for your family to be part of our story too!

A typical day will include:

• Structuring lessons to meet the physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of each student
• Creating and maintaining a safe, inclusive and challenging learning environment and implementing fair and equitable behaviour management plans
• Interpreting and using student assessment data to diagnose barriers to learning and to challenge students to improve their performance
• Effectively managing the learning cycle, including planning for learning and assessment, developing learning programs, teaching, assessing, providing feedback on student learning and reporting to parents/carers
• Engaging with our school community within and beyond the classroom to enrich the educational context for students

What you can bring:

• An understanding of contemporary pedagogical approaches for primary years learners
• Knowledge of the content and sequence of Key Learning Areas
• Knowledge of a variety of online and multimedia programs to support student learning 
• Ability to make content meaningful to students at different levels
• A natural aptitude and drive to work with and within a collaborative team environment
• Well-developed communication, administration and interpersonal skills
• A willingness to learn and a commitment to your own professional development

Essential Qualifications and Accreditations:

• Eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
• Tertiary Qualification (minimum 4-year degree, or 75% complete)
• Valid Working with Children Check (for employment purposes)

Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (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.

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 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 https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/.

Apply today!