Careers at CSPD

• Secondary Religious Education/Visual Arts Teacher

• Permanent Full-Time Opportunity 

Catherine McAuley Westmead is seeking a Secondary Religious Education/Visual Arts Teacher to join their collaborative team on a Permanent Full-Time basis, commencing in Term 1 2025. The teacher can have any subject as a major; this position will be heavily supported by other teachers at the school. This opportunity is open to educators who are passionate about contributing to a dynamic and supportive educational environment.

About Us:

Our school is a welcoming, safe and innovative learning community offering a comprehensive education for girls from Years 7 to 12 in the Mercy tradition. Like you, we know that great teachers make a real difference in a child’s life. Our teachers are lifelong learners too and regularly undertake professional development to keep up to date with current best practice in education.

Position Criteria:

• Demonstrate understanding of the curriculum and the Theology by which it is underpinned, by knowing key concepts, skills, pedagogy, subject specific literacy and language and current issues pertaining to Religious Education.

• Teachers are able to critically select each of these appropriate to each student's stage of development and challenges students to be witnesses of faith by providing them appropriate activities in formation.

• Teachers of Religious Education plan for and implement effective learning and teaching by negotiating with students to develop individual, explicit, challenging and achievable learning goals.

• This teacher designs conceptually coherent learning programmes using research evidence and appropriate teaching strategies.

• Analyses and evaluates a student's learning by using a range of strategies for providing feedback in relation to the student's current and future learning.

Qualification & Experience:

• Tertiary Qualification in Education (or fourth year student)

• NESA Accreditation (Conditional Accreditation also accepted)

• Statements of Service

• Working with Children Check clearance (essential)

• Exceptional communication skills

PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS IN YOUR APPLICATION:

• A Cover Letter addressed to the Principal (Mary Refalo) introducing yourself and outlining how you meet the position criteria

• Your Resume outlining education and experience

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. 

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