<p><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Classroom Teacher, Full-time</span></strong></span><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">This is a fixed term contract position ideally commencing 5 June 2017,&nbsp;nominally ceasing 15 December 2017.</span></strong><br> <br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Applications are invited from interested candidates able to demonstrate a commitment to the aims of Catholic Education.</span><br> <br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child related employment in accordance with CEO policy.</span><br> <br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Applicants are required to address the selection criteria, either through a statement of suitability or individually, to a maximum of 3 pages plus submit a current resume including 3 professional referees.</span><br> <br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Visit our school website <a href="http://www.stjudesps.act.edu.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Further enquiries: <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff">peter.galvin@cg.catholic.edu.au</span></span><br> &nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">About St Jude's Primary School, Holder</span></strong></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">St Jude's Primary School is a co-educational Catholic school for children from Kindergarten to Year 6, located in Holder. &nbsp;&nbsp;We have been operating since our first enrolments beginning in 1975, meeting the needs of the Catholic and general community of the Weston Creek and Molonglo areas in Canberra. For a number of years, our school enrolment numbers have exceeded 300 children.</span><br> <br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">There is a strong sense of community at St Jude's with a high level of support and involvement from parents and friends. &nbsp;Parents support teachers and families through classroom contacts, classroom helpers, care meals, working bees, school sporting events and fundraising.</span><br> <br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">Our staff is committed to adding value in co-curricular activities, such as chess club, senior students organising activities for the younger students, Student Representative Council, Sustainable Schools group, and debating and triathlon clubs.</span><br> <br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">St Jude’s Butterfly Room program which supports students with learning needs is acknowledged as being of the highest quality. &nbsp;&nbsp;Staff, students and parents are delighted with the success experienced in this key area within the school. Equally, Butterfly Room programs cater for the “more able” students as well through maths extension groups for Years 2-6 and thinking skills groups providing enrichment activities for Years 1-6.</span><br> <br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">A recent initiative was the formation of a staff social skills committee to look at ways the school can support the small number of our students who have difficulties forming and/or holding positive relationships. &nbsp;&nbsp;Initial surveys of staff and students, research into social support programs and available resources, and the development of action plans for subsequent years were key criteria for this committee. &nbsp;&nbsp;The continuing promotion of St Jude's Gems (our values in action) supports inclusion and acceptance.</span><br><br><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">About Catholic Education Office Archdiocese of Canberra &amp; Goulburn</span></strong></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">There are over 21,000 students being educated in 56 Archdiocesan Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn. These schools are staffed by over 2000 professionals and supported by a Catholic Education Office staff of approx. 115. &nbsp;The Catholic Education system in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn is strongly committed to the Archdiocesan Church.</span><br> <br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">The Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn includes the whole of the ACT and part of southern and eastern NSW, from the Far South Coast through the Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains to the Western Plains : a total of 88,000 square kilometres (3 times larger than Tasmania).</span><br> <br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">It is unique among Australian Catholic Dioceses in that it crosses State and Territory borders. It therefore faces the challenge of effectively responding to both NSW and ACT responses to the Australian Curriculum and educational policies while maintaining an Archdiocesan education system.</span><br> <br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">The Catholic Education Office Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn works in partnership with Catholic schools and families to provide an education based on Christian principles in the Catholic tradition.</span></p><br /><br /><a href="https://secure.dc2.pageuppeople.com/apply/832/gateway/?sData=GRngiCEV2ByJNSzT8GTOVJAgUs2PbEAYn9PDM5Taju5_I7f1FKb6FEW_54YXCFjSfKZ9G_sZiRJlz-6cXywPVyZEDl4OdE-xr3-OjUMfJLrpSg5yqX03p9U4UKfplnY2SSdiZD2CRtJmhjHsru_vMQ-Xf3GfivomVtlkeBPVVTQ%7e" target="_blank">Download the Position Description and Selection Criteria Document here.</a>