About this job
Location: Griffith, ACT
Employment Type: Permanent
Employment Status: Full-time
Salary Range: $145,189 plus superannuation. Salary is determined based on years of teaching service.
Start Date: Negotiable
Closing Date: 11.55 pm, Sunday 10 November 2024
About St Clare's College
Welcome to St Clare's College, where we educate and inspire! Our college is a vibrant and inclusive community that thrives on embracing life's challenges and changes. Here, learning is more than a task – it's an adventure. We believe in providing our students with every opportunity to grow and excel in all aspects of their lives. At St Clare's, we create an empowering and safe community where students can fearlessly pursue their dreams. Our passionate teachers are committed to nurturing the spiritual, physical, emotional, and intellectual growth of our students. Join us at St Clare's College, where every day is an opportunity for transformation and growth.
St Clare's College is part of the Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn (CECG), which operates 56 Catholic Systemic Schools and nine Early Learning Centres
across ACT and NSW.
CECG is committed to workforce diversity and creating inclusive workplaces. We welcome applications from suitable candidates from all diversity groups to support our system of schools and early learning centres in delivering quality education outcomes for the students in our care.
About the Role
The Coordinator is the Leader of Learning of Health and Physical Education (HPE) and supervises the Years 7 to 12 curriculum and is responsible for leading the HPE faculty staff and students. They receive assistance from the Administrative Sports Facilitator to facilitate sporting opportunities for students and lead curriculum development and implementation. This role ensures the HPE Faculty are focused on continuous learning and are compliant with curriculum requirements to meet the needs of students. The Coordinator of Health and Physical Education holds delegated responsibility for the Leadership, development and administration excellence of HPE Curriculum and sporting events.
Benefits and Opportunities
- A positive and collaborative workplace culture
- Extensive training in our high-quality professional learning program, Catalyst
- Access to curriculum resources that support evidence-based, high-impact teaching practice
- 24 weeks of paid parental leave (maternity/adoption)
- Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave (paternity/non-initial primary carer leave)
- Support for professional development and study opportunities
- Opportunities to transfer to other schools within the Archdiocese across ACT and NSW to support lifestyle choice
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the development of a dynamic curriculum in line with national and state requirements, CE System Catalyst priorities, the use of High Impact Teaching Strategies, and whole school goals.
- Support the implementation of the College's Annual and Strategic Plans in collaboration with the Leadership of the College.
- Communicate with Faculty staff about all College initiatives and directions, positively promoting and facilitating their implementation.
- Oversee and support co-curricular sporting opportunities.
- Work with staff to ensure parents are given opportunities to participate as real partners in their child’s education and provide timely follow-up with parents, students, and other staff on issues related to student learning.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Teaching or Master of Teaching.
- Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP).
- Teaching Quality Institute (TQI) accreditation.
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (Desirable)
- Certificate III in Fitness (Desirable)
Selection Criteria
- A comprehensive understanding of Catalyst initiatives and High Impact Teaching Practices and the need to provide appropriate support and feedback to teaching staff.
- A thorough knowledge of the Australian Curriculum and ACT BSSS courses with the ability to organise, select and design content for effective teaching and learning within the classroom and across the school.
- Demonstrated capability to coordinate a teaching team effectively, to supervise staff across different subject areas, to promote their own and the department’s professional development and to work with the staff to effect change.
- Demonstrated excellence in verbal and written communication skills. This includes high-level mediation and conflict resolution skills and interpersonal skills with the ability to build community.
- The ability to exercise sound judgment, including dealing with confidential matters.
Please refer to the position description for in-depth details regarding the position duties, criteria, and skill set required.
Other Eligibility Criteria
- You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident to be eligible to apply for this position.
- Appointment is subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment in accordance with CECG policy.
Application Process
Applicants are required to submit a cover letter and current resume including a statement of suitability against the skills, attributes, and experience as outlined in the Position Description.
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 CE policy.
For further information about the School please visit our website. Information about the Catholic Education Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn can be accessed here.
Position-specific queries: Please contact Juliette Major on 02 6260 9400 or via email juliette.major@stcc.act.edu.au
Application queries: Please contact the Recruitment team on 02 6234 5427 or via email recruitment@cg.catholic.edu.au.
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