Commitment to Child Safety

At St Catherine of Siena we are dedicated to implementing the Vision for Instruction in a positive learning environment that seeks to maintain a child safe environment where the wellbeing of all children in our care is our first priority.

Commitment to Staff

Our aim is to develop a highly professional staff group in which all staff are valued for their experience, skills and continue pursuit of knowledge to create an energetic, high achieving learning & teaching environment that both staff and students want to engage with every day.

Position

The successful applicant must:

• be committed to the Catholic ethos of the school and to the spiritual, emotional, social and educational wellbeing of all students
• have exemplary learning and teaching skills that engage students in a rich learning environment and a desire to share this knowledge in a professional, collaborative and collegial way with their team
• have strong interpersonal and communication skills with the capacity to continue to build strong relationships with students, staff and parents
• enjoy working with students from a diverse range of cultures and have knowledge of EAL best practise
• value and consistently use assessment strategies in the development and implementation of their teaching program.
• be responsive to the MACS’ preferred system-wide approach (Vision for Instruction) to achieving teaching and learning excellence.

Special Requirements

The successful applicant needs to:

• be eager to embrace the Catholic ethos of our school
• be accredited to teach Religious Education in a Catholic school or agree to achieve this within the next few years
• be committed to child safety, to maintaining best practices to ensure this and to ongoing evaluation of these practices
• have read and be committed to maintaining Child Safety Standards.
• hold VIT registration