Job Description
Job Title:  Primary Teacher
Posting Start Date:  15/10/2025
Posting End Date:  30/10/2025
Job Description: 

Primary Teacher

  • Permanent Full Time Primary Teacher

  • Commencing Term 1, 2026

 

We are seeking a passionate and motivated K-6 Primary teacher to join our teaching team and enrich the learning of our students. 

 

St Monica's Primary is a great place for students to grow in faith and learning. The school values each student as an individual and shares the values of the Gospel to help them discover the hope within and to experience a meaningful and flourishing life. St Monica’s Primary believes it is important for students to pursue their interests. The school challenges students to be brave enough to try new things, whilst having fun along the way.

The successful candidate

 

  • Have a sound knowledge of and commitment to our Catholic faith and mission in Catholic education.

  • Inspire a love of learning in their students

  • 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.

The successful candidate

 

  • 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 

The Qualifications

  • 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)

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 a valid Working with Children Check and adoption and compliance with CSPDs 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.