<p>We are a large independent College with a mission of “Excellence in Christian Co-education” ensuring Every Child Learns, Every Day.</p><p>With 2500 Prep to Year 12 students across two Colleges and an iconic outdoor education centre, Ironbark, our employee community need to collaborate across multiple stakeholders to create results. We ask our students and employees to embrace our motto of ‘Plus Ultra’ and contribute to Challenging Minds | Nurturing Hearts | Building Futures.<br /></p><p>We are seeking a full time English Teacher to join our team, teaching students from Year 8 through to Year 12 at our Indooroopilly school. This is a 12 month contract role, commencing 01 January 2020.<br /></p><p><b>About you:</b><br /></p><ul><li>You have demonstrated excellence in teaching English with a high degree of teaching competence across Junior High and Senior School<br /></li><li>You possess excellent interpersonal skills and are able to communicate sensitively and confidentially with parents, students and other staff</li><li>You are able to build and maintain quality relationships in all aspects of your work</li><li>You are able to select and use appropriately, a wide range of teaching strategies to suit the needs of a diverse range of students.</li><li>You are a highly organised and take pride in the planning and preparation of your classes</li><li>You have a demonstrated understanding of current issues in education and can implement strategies to ensure optimal learning outcomes</li><li>You embrace opportunities to reflect upon your professional practice and further develop your own skills and knowledge across a variety of different areas</li><li>Working with multiple stakeholders and collaborating across teams is motivating. Further, you demonstrate effective communication and solutions orientation within this environment</li><li>You identify with St Peter’s professional behaviours of trust, accountability, unconditional positive regard and open communication and feedback and apply these in all that you do</li><li>You value contributing to diverse and inclusive communities and accept the responsibility to uphold the Christian Ethos, including core values of care, dignity &amp; respect.</li></ul>