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. 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. <br> <h3>Essential Criteria:</h3> <br> • Ability to articulate a clear understanding of and a personal commitment to Catholic Education and to actively supporting the Catholic ethos and culture of the school; <br>• Experinece in implementing literacy strategies with EALD students from Stages 4-6; <br>• Sound knowledge of the ESL Scales and the EALD Learning Progressions; <br>• Sound knowledge of the skills and processes needed to effectively support the literacy needs of secondary students; <br>• Demonstrated ability to employ a range of strategies to support and motivate student learning; <br>• Empathy with and understanding of the needs of students speaking English as an additional language or dialect; <br>• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a team to support the literacy and English language skills of EALD students; <br>• Evidence of well-developed interpersonal, organisational and communication skills that are appropriate to engaging with students, parents and colleagues; <br>• Appropriately qualified as a four year trained teacher with appropriate TESOL qualification. The applicant must provide evidence of the following: <br>• Qualifications as a four year trained teacher; <br>• Current NESA Accreditation; <br>• Current Paid Working with Children Check (WWCC)number; <br>• Completion of Anaphylaxis training. <br> <h3>Desirable Criteria:</h3> <br> • Experience in a secondary school as an EALD Teacher <br> <h3>Renumeration:</h3> <br> Salary is in accordance with New South Wales &amp; Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2017. <br> <h3>Additional Info:</h3> <br> To apply: Please provide a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the selection criteria along with your resume to the Principal, John Murphy, via an email to Joanne West at joanne.west@mn.catholic.edu.au Applicants should nominate at least two (2) referees two of whom must be the person's current Principal and previous Supervisor. If you are applying as a Graduate Teacher, please provide contact details for your most recent Supervising Teacher. If you are not currently working in a school, please provide your previous Supervisor/Principal. Please ensure you provide out of hours contact details for your referees also, not providing these details can delay the recruitment process. Not adequately addressing the selection criteria may result in your application not being shortlisted Applications close: Monday 14th December, 2020. 3.00pm <br> <a href="https://www.mn.catholic.edu.au/employment/positions-vacant/job/9783/" target="_blank">More Information</a>