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.

St Paul the Apostle Primary is a vibrant school community and is proud to offer an excellent education for students. The school has 5 values - faith, leadership, commitment, empathy and integrity. These drive their school community to reach new heights of learning, a greater depth of faith and a strong sense of community spirit. We are seeking a passionate and motivated Primary Teacher to join our teaching team start of Term 3 on a Temporary part time basis until the end of the year. This position will be 3 days per week - days are flexible!

Key Responsibilities

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

• Demonstrate sound knowledge of and commitment to our Catholic faith and mission in Catholic education. 
• Be accredited to teach RE or give your 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
• Maintain industry currency, sharing students’ 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

Qualifications

• Eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
• Tertiary Qualification in Education 
• Valid WWCC Clearance
• Statements of Service

Benefits

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

• Competitive remuneration
• Wellbeing initiatives and resources
• 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.