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.

Penola Catholic College is a co-educational Year 7-12 school inspired by the life and legacy of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. Grounded in Catholic tradition and guided by the Gospel, we nurture each student’s unique gifts through a holistic education; one that forms hearts, informs minds, and transforms lives. At Penola, we are committed to providing a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment where every learner is empowered to flourish and reach their full potential.

The College is seeking a skilled and passionate Science Teacher, with a focus on Physics, to join our dynamic school community. This is a permanent full-time position!

Key Responsibilities

As a Science Teacher, you will inspire students through engaging, student-centred teaching within our Catholic learning environment. Key responsibilities and required attributes include:

• Expertise in Science, with Stage 6 teaching experience in Physics being a significant advantage.
• The ability to design and deliver inclusive and rigorous learning experiences.
• A commitment to developing and maintaining strong collegial relationships within a high-performing, collaborative team and across the broader school faculty.
• Good knowledge of Inquiry Based Learning.
• Extensive pedagogical knowledge base and understanding of how Science is learned, what affects students’ opportunities to learn Science and how the learning and teaching of the subject matter can be enhanced.
• Understanding how to differentiate learning to cater for student needs in order to maximise student learning.
• Sound understanding of the learning environments, lesson plans, use of technology, teaching practices and delivery of assessment and learning feedback.
• Committed to the continual improvement of their teaching practice and taking opportunities for personal professional development.
• Work creatively and constructively within a range of 'communities' inside and beyond the school and set high, achievable goals for themselves and their students.
• Able to motivate students to achieve and to develop a life-long love of learning.

Please respond to the above selection criteria in your cover letter.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Education
• NESA Accreditation
• Working with Children Check clearance (essential)
• Exceptional communication skills

Benefits

There are so many great things that Penola Catholic College has to offer! As a valued Penola College employee, you can benefit from up to 25% off school fees for your children enrolled in our schools. But that's not all. We offer:

• Competitive remuneration
• Salary packaging 
• Wellbeing initiatives and resources
• Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees
• Outstanding facilities, onsite parking and walking distance to public transport.
• Fitness passport

Interested? Apply now! 

There are so many great things that Penola Catholic College has to offer! As a valued Penola College employee, you can benefit from up to 25% off school fees for your children enrolled in our schools. But that's not all. We offer:

• Competitive remuneration
• Salary packaging 
• Wellbeing initiatives and resources
• Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees
• Outstanding facilities, onsite parking and walking distance to public transport.
• 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.