St Patricks Primary School Cessnock is seeking a Temporary Part Time (0.4FTE) Primary Teacher to join the team for terms 2-4 on Mondays and Fridays.

St Patrick’s Primary School, Cessnock is located in the beautiful Hunter Valley area of New South Wales cratering for students from Kindergarten to Year 6.
Surrounded outside of the city centre by verdant countryside, Cessnock is the largest town in Australia’s oldest wine region.
The region is full of activities catering to various lifestyle pursuits and is less than an hour outside of the Newcastle CBD.
A school of 362 students, St Patrick's provides a place, built on the Josephite tradition, where creative learning and the individual talents of each student and teacher is appreciated, embraced and encouraged.
The school has a strong focus on community and is committed to supporting each individual student and teacher.



POSITION DESCRIPTION

Teachers in a Catholic school have a unique role to play and are assigned with the task of ensuring each child has the opportunity to grow both academically and spiritually and to live purposeful lives.
 

• Supported by the Catholic community of which they are a vital part, teachers invite students and their families into a faith-filled educational experience
   
• Teachers promote the school as a place of learning and excellence where creativity and curiosity are nurtured and students are connected with their world through deep learning and engagement
   
• Teachers differentiate learning for students according to their educational needs and abilities and are responsible for the creation of effective assessment practices and quality teaching programs
  
  The teacher will promote the school as a place of learning and excellence in accordance with contemporary evidence-based learning and wellbeing principles (including digital learning) and will ensure the ongoing development and implementation of pedagogical practices that impact on student learning outcomes.  The teacher will acknowledge and agree to the requirement to work within the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.