<p><strong>Villa Maria Catholic Primary School Hunters Hill</strong>&nbsp;<br><strong>Commencement Date:</strong> Friday, 31 January 2025&nbsp;<br><strong>Closing Date: </strong>Thursday, 24 October 2024&nbsp;<br><strong>Capacity: </strong>Full-Time, Permanent</p><p><br><strong>Join us in shaping the future of our students!</strong></p><p>Be part of <strong>Villa Maria Catholic Primary School Hunters Hill's</strong> dedicated team, shaping the next generation with quality education and unwavering values. Apply now and embrace an exciting journey of teaching and professional growth.</p><p><strong>About Our School</strong></p><p>At Villa Maria Catholic Primary School Hunters Hill, we take pride in providing exceptional Catholic education within a nurturing and supportive community. As a valued member of our team, you will have the opportunity to inspire and guide our students toward excellence while thriving in a collaborative and engaging workplace culture.</p><p>We are celebrated for our vibrant and strong Catholic community, where students are empowered to live, learn, and shine. With a strong focus on learning diversity, we offer children the opportunity to explore their interests and excel. Our social justice programs foster faith formation and our close partnership with parents and the parish allows us to live out the values of faith, hope, courage and generosity in everything we do.</p><p><strong>Position Highlights</strong></p><p>The successful applicant will join the school with a focus on providing quality Catholic education, maximising student outcomes by offering a rich, relevant and holistic curriculum that is student centred, flexible and challenging.</p><p>This <strong>full-time, permanent</strong> role is scheduled to commence on <strong>Friday, 31 January 2025</strong>. We welcome applications from recent graduates as well (if applicable).</p><p><strong>Why Work for Sydney Catholic Schools</strong>&nbsp;<br><br>In joining<a href="https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/about-us"> <u>Sydney Catholic Schools</u></a> (SCS), you will be part of the largest Catholic education community in NSW, with a unified vision and shared resources, encompassing over 145 schools and over 74,000 students. We enable job mobility across the system, diverse career opportunities and an extensive suite of professional development programs.</p><p>SCS is recognised for outstanding student achievement, with 9 schools in the top 100 of the HSC rankings and 18 schools placing in the top 150. We focus on enabling a quality preschool to post-school learning journey for every child, supported by a team of dedicated educators and caregivers.</p><p>In addition, we offer:</p><ul><li>remuneration package valued at up to $136,142. Base salary ranges from $85,000 to $122,100. Salary calculated on averaged conditions. Work during school-term only. Not required to work in school holidays</li><li>salary packaging of up to $15,900 annually</li><li>up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students</li><li>ongoing training and development opportunities</li><li>discounts on gym classes and memberships, activewear, healthy meals, and wellbeing products</li><li>generous Employee Referral Program.</li></ul><p><br><strong>About You</strong></p><p>As a <strong>Literacy Intervention (0.5 permanent) &amp; Classroom Teacher (0.5 temporary)</strong>, you work to ensure every student reaches their full potential through high-quality, collaborative and engaging pedagogy. The Literacy Intervention role is a dynamic and impactful program designed to provide daily, intensive, small-group instruction that enhances the core literacy teaching in the classroom. The aim is to elevate the literacy achievement of Year 1 students who are not meeting grade-level expectations. <strong>This is a 0.5 FTE permanent position.</strong></p><p>In addition to the Literacy Intervention role, this position includes a <strong>temporary 0.5 FTE teaching component for 2025.</strong> The successful candidate will join the Year 1 teaching team, offering targeted support to diverse learners within the classroom.</p><p>The ideal applicant will demonstrate the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a learning community, applying their pedagogical expertise to improve learning outcomes for all students.</p><p>To excel in this role, you will be able to:</p><ul><li>work with the Assistant Principal, Instructional Specialist and Diverse Learning team to determine students suitable based on the parameters of the program</li><li>follow a timetable for instruction/intervention</li><li>to utilise Fountas &amp; Pinnell Benchmark Assessment to locate reading levels to determine groupings and interventions</li><li>conduct and monitor intervention sessions</li><li>provide timely feedback to students, teachers and parents</li><li>provide continuing contact and monitoring of students who have completed the program.</li><li>create and implement engaging, rigorous planned learning experiences catering to the diverse needs of students</li><li>demonstrate sound knowledge in developing a K-6 Curriculum and the application of effective learning pedagogies</li><li>utilise formative and summative assessments to drive student progress</li><li>employ a data-informed approach to setting challenging learning objectives and providing constructive feedback</li><li>support the inclusive Catholic religious and cultural environment for students</li><li>demonstrate excellent classroom management skills focused on student well-being</li><li>integrate technology to enhance contemporary learning experiences.</li></ul><p>Responsibilities: The role will also include but is not limited to:</p><ul><li>direct teaching of groups of students and individual students</li><li>contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of a curriculum area or other curriculum program within the school</li><li>undertaking other classroom teaching-related and organisational duties as determined by the School Principal</li><li>participating in activities such as parent/teacher meetings; staff meetings; Family masses and Liturgical celebrations</li><li>undertaking other non-teaching supervisory duties.</li></ul><p>You will have attained:</p><ul><li>a tertiary qualification in Education</li><li>eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)</li><li>Religious Education qualifications or the willingness to achieve them as per<a href="https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/policies/accreditation-policy-to-work-teach-and-lead-in-sydney-catholic-schools"> <u>Accreditation Policy to Work, Teach, and Lead</u></a>.</li></ul><p><strong>Application Process</strong></p><p>Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the steps to submit your application. To complete the application process, please ensure you attach the following;</p><ul><li>current CV</li><li>cover letter</li><li>three referees, including your current employer/principal (where applicable) your last principal and parish priest.</li></ul><p><br>Any offer of employment with Sydney Catholic Schools is subject to screening completed by the Central Office People &amp; Culture Services team.<br><br>If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People &amp; Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri).</p><p><strong>Statement of Commitment to Child Safety</strong>&nbsp;<br><a href="https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2024/07/SCS-Safety-Statement_202406.pdf"><u>Click here</u></a> to access SCS' Statement of Commitment to Child Safety and join us in creating a culture of child safety and wellbeing.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>Working With Children Check (WWCC)</strong>&nbsp;<br>This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.</p><p><i>SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.</i></p>