<p><strong>Location: </strong>St Michael's Primary School - Blacktown South</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Year 4 Classroom Teacher</li><li>Supportive, vibrant and active school community</li><li>Full-time temporary opportunity for Term 3 and 4 for a Maternity Leave Position</li></ul><p>Located in Blacktown, St Michael’s is a large four stream co-educational Catholic school committed to providing a comprehensive education from Kindergarten to Year 6. At St Michael’s we aim to live out our vision of being a Catholic community which Reflects, Engages and Empowers - educating the whole child – academically, physically, socially, emotionally and spiritually.</p><p><strong>A typical day will include:</strong></p><ul><li>Structuring lessons to meet the physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of each student</li><li>Creating and maintaining a safe, inclusive and challenging learning environment and implementing fair and equitable behaviour management plans</li><li>Interpreting and using student assessment data to diagnose barriers to learning and to challenge students to improve their performance</li><li>Effectively managing the learning cycle, including planning for learning and assessment, developing learning programs, teaching, assessing, providing feedback on student learning and reporting to parents/carers</li><li>Working in professional learning teams and being open to and seek feedback&nbsp;</li><li>Engaging with our school community within and beyond the classroom to enrich the educational context for students</li></ul><p><strong>What you can bring:</strong></p><ul><li>An understanding of contemporary pedagogical approaches for primary years learners</li><li>Knowledge of the content and sequence of Key Learning Areas</li><li>Knowledge of a variety of online and multimedia programs to support student learning&nbsp;</li><li>Ability to make content meaningful to students at different levels</li><li>A natural aptitude and drive to work with and within a collaborative team environment</li><li>Well-developed communication, administration and interpersonal skills</li><li>A willingness to learn and a commitment to your own professional development</li></ul><p><strong>Essential Qualifications and Accreditations:</strong></p><ul><li>Tertiary Qualification in Education (or fourth year student)</li><li>Eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)</li><li>Valid Working with Children Check (for employment purposes)</li></ul><p>Candidates are required to include in their resumes the details of three referees</p><p>Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.</p><p>This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment including the completion of a National Police Check, retention of a valid Working with Children Check and adoption and compliance with CSPD’s Child Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Students and Children. For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/">The Office of The Children’s Guardian</a>.</p>