About this job
Location: Tuggeranong, ACT
Employment Type: Permanent
Employment Status: Full-time
Salary Range: $145,189 full-time equivalent plus superannuation.
Start Date: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Closing Date: 11.55 pm, Tuesday 8 October 2024
About St Mary MacKillop College
St Mary MacKillop College is Canberra’s largest secondary school, operating across two campuses. Years 7 to 9 are based on the Padua Campus (Wanniassa) and Years 10 to 12 are based on the St Peter’s Campus (Isabella Plains). MacKillop 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.
The College has a wide range of talented teachers at various stages of their career and with different cultural and educational backgrounds. Many of our teachers have completed PhDs, are elite athletes, published authors, experienced builders, artists, chefs, lawyers, scientists, musicians, and more. The breadth and knowledge embedded in the College enables a friendly and supportive environment, a wide range of curriculum options, extensive facilities and a large number of co-curricular choices.
MacKillop is able to provide many employee benefits, including pathways to formal leadership roles, access to learning and resources, access to wellbeing programs, flexible working arrangements to suit your personal or family needs, free parking, and support to transition from primary to secondary teaching.
The College prides itself on its inclusive and welcoming community, its safe and supportive environment, its culture of quality teaching and learning, and the wide range of opportunities and experiences it can provide for its students.
About the Role
St Mary MacKillop Catholic College is firmly committed to fostering an inclusive educational environment where every student has the potential to succeed. The Inclusive Education Coordinators are critical to this commitment. They lead a team of Classroom support Teachers and Classroom Support Assistants in the development, implementation and evaluation of inclusive education practices which promote a range of approaches for learning and differentiation to support the diverse learning needs of all students. They provide guidance, direction and support to teachers to enhance their capacity to develop appropriate curriculum materials in all learning areas.
The Inclusive Education Coordinator is a member of the Curriculum Leadership Team responsible to the Principal through the Assistant Principal Academic Care for the leadership of Inclusive Education, in accordance with College policies. MacKillop is moving to a model of appointing three Inclusive Education Coordinators, with responsibilities for:
- Transitions from primary school to Year 7 and Year level support of Years 7 and 8.
- Year level support of Years 9 and 10 and student transitions between the Colleges two campuses.
- Support for students in Years 11 and 12.
The successful candidates will bring excellent teaching skills as well as exceptional knowledge of Inclusive Educational practices.
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
- Develop, implement, and monitor inclusive education practices and processes which promote access to all learning areas across Years 7 to 12 curriculum spaces.
- Manage a team of Classroom Support Assistants (CSAs), guiding them in the prescribed practices of the College. Provide direct instruction and feedback to the Classroom Support Assistants as required.
- Demonstrate curriculum leadership within the College by developing effective programs of study, interventions and enrichments and ensuring that these are based on principles of inclusivity and equity.
- Utilise data to track student progress and development and assess the effectiveness of inclusive education strategies
- Build and maintain a deep professional knowledge about the compliance aspects affecting inclusion within the College, and the current priorities in research within this areas.
- Effectively collaborate with the Teaching and Learning Coordinators, Padua Head of Campus and St Peter’s Head of Campus to support students with Personalised Learning Plans.
- Work with and support classroom teachers, enabling them to respond appropriately to individual circumstances and situations.
- Work with relevant staff and other members of the community, to manage departmental processes for example, staff and student allocations, excursions, and the purchase of resources.
- Ensure effective administrative processes in the department, including holding productive meetings, and maintaining accurate records
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Teaching or Master of Teaching
- Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) and Working with Children’s Check (WWCC) registrations.
- Teaching Quality Institute (TQI) accreditation and/or NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) accreditation.
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 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 Michael Lee on 02 6209 0100 or via email michael.lee@mackillop.act.edu.au.
Application queries: Please contact the Recruitment team on 02 6234 5427 or via email recruitment@cg.catholic.edu.au.