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Job Title:  Leading Teacher
Posting Start Date:  10/04/2026
Posting End Date:  19/04/2026
Job Description: 

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.

  • Position status: Temporary, 0.8 position

  • Start date: Term 2, 2026

  • Salary: Teaching classification + 2 point coordinator allowance

  • Hybrid working model

Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) is committed to ensuring students are provided with opportunities to reach their full potential. The Jarara Cultural Centre team provides engagement strategies and facilitates personalised pathways!

 

Key Responsibilities

Applications are invited from outstanding educational leaders to apply for the position of Leading Teacher Jarara. The Leading Teacher is responsible for student-centred personalised transition planning for;

Pathway Planning

  • Personalised post-school planning

  • Connections, both educational and cultural, to opportunities related to students strengths, interests and motivation including -  the follow up opportunities such as white cards, expo’s, industry opportunities)

    • Within the school context, to build skills

    • Within the community to learn and share culture

    • Within tertiary education providers

    • Within industry

Initiative in seeking opportunities and networking with stakeholders to explore possibilities

  • Relationship building

    • With students and families

    • With community

    • With schools

    • Across teams within CSPD

 

Building team capacity

  • Mentoring  Cultural Officers - similar to the way that graduate teachers have a supervising teacher, in order to build confidence and competency working within an education system

  • Leading the agenda for pathway planning

    • Upskilling team members in the pathway planning process

    • Developing systems to manage data

    • Building on existing frameworks to improve information dissemination to students

    • Mentoring Cultural Officers in programming for cultural programs in schools

 

Networking with stakeholders (education, employment, culture, etc)

    • Strengthening existing connections and developing new ones

    • Attending relevant network meetings

    • Collaborating to create new opportunities

Essential Experience and Qualifications

  • Tertiary qualification in Education
  • Working with Children Check clearance 
  • Teacher accreditation at proficient level or higher
  • A full, valid driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle
  • Demonstrated experience implementing programmes and strategies responsive to the well-being and learning needs of students, increasing their engagement
  • Experience in program writing
  • Experience working with external service providers for successful transition to work readiness programs and community participation

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

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.
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