About the Opportunity

If you are currently employed by Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese, please submit your application via our internal Careers Site on EmployeeConnect. We are excited to support you in the next step of your career.

St Joseph's Primary is a vibrant and contemporary school offering quality education for students. They are a School that models themselves on their patrons, St Joseph and St Mary MacKillop - who showed kindness, helped others, stood up for what was right and made positive choices.
St Joseph’s Primary welcomes applications from primary teachers who believe in the message of these patrons. It is the quality of our teachers that makes all the difference! We want you!

We are seeking a passionate and motivated Primary Teacher to join our teaching team and enrich the learning of our students on a Temporary Part-time basis until the end of the year!  The working arrangement will be 4 days a week - Tuesday to Friday!

Key Responsibilities

• 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 and 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

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

Graduates encouraged to apply!

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration and benefits
• Up to 25% off school fees for your children
• Wellbeing initiatives and resources
• Professional growth and development opportunities 
• Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees
• State-of-the-art facilities and a supportive team
• Fitness passport

Interested? Apply now!

The Organisation

CSPD is committed to responding to the needs of all students. With over 5,000 employees located across 80 primary and secondary schools and office communities, our aim is to transform learning and unlock the full potential of each of our 43,500 students while enriching the professional lives of staff.

Child Safeguarding Statement

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment, including holding a cleared NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) and compliance with CSPDs Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Children and Students. For more information regarding WWCCs, click here.

Diversity Statement

CSPD strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.