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.

We are seeking a passionate and motivated Primary Teacher to join our teaching team on a Temporary Full time basis and enrich the learning of our students! Commencing Term 1 2027 - 12 month contract.

St Thomas Aquinas Primary is part of the Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD), a system of schools committed to responding to the needs of students in a world that is changing rapidly. With over 5000 passionate employees located across 80 primary and secondary schools, we have the intent and the resources to transform the learning and unlock the full potential of each of our 40,000 plus students. We are always on the lookout for top talent to help us achieve our strategic goal of inspiring the future, through quality catholic schooling and by strengthening the professional lives of our employees.

Key Responsibilities

You will work alongside a passionate and supportive team committed to achieving positive learning outcomes for each student. More specifically you will:

• 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

• 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

• 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 

• 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

Benefits

There are so many great things that CSPD has to offer! As a valued CSPD 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
• Flexible work arrangements for eligible employees 
• Extensive growth and development opportunities 
• Ex-gratia leave 
• Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees
• State-of-the-art facilities
• 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.