Position Title

• Secondary English Teacher
  
  

• Permanent Full-time position
  
  

Catherine McAuley Westmead is seeking a Secondary English teacher to join their collaborative team on a Permanent Full-time basis commencing in Term 1, 2025.

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.

Your duties will include but are not limited to:

• Extensive pedagogical knowledge base and understanding of how English is learned, what affects students’ opportunities to learn English and how the learning and teaching of English can be enhanced.
  
  

• Understanding of how to differentiate learning to cater for students 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 take 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.

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
  

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.