About this job
Location: Tuggeranong, ACT
Employment Type: Permanent
Employment Status: Full-time
Salary Range: $134,732 full-time equivalent plus superannuation.
Start Date: Wednesday 29 January 2024
Closing Date: 11.55 pm, Thursday 14 November 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 work environment, a wide range of curriculum options, extensive facilities, great teachers and a large number of co-curricular choices.
MacKillop is able to provide many employee benefits, including pathways to formal leadership roles, access to professional learning and resources, access to wellbeing programs, flexible working arrangements to suit your personal or family needs, and support to transition from primary to secondary teaching.
MacKillop 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
Following a recent and comprehensive review of Inclusive Education along with the implementation of a new Inclusive Education leadership structure, St Mary MacKillop College is seeking to appoint a highly effective and passionate Inclusive Education teacher. This position is critical in fostering an inclusive educational environment where every student has the potential to succeed. The successful applicant will work with their Inclusive Education Coordinator and a team of Classroom Support Assistants to provide support to classroom teachers in meeting diverse student needs across the College.
The successful applicant will bring the ability to:
- Facilitate and manage a safe and supportive learning environment
- Apply pedagogical practices in the area of Inclusive Education to motivate and engage students to achieve their best
- Differentiate instruction to challenge and extend students of diverse abilities
- Build and maintain relationships of trust and respect with students
- Analyse and reflect on student learning data to maximise learning growth for all students
- Contribute to an inclusive environment for students and staff
- Work collaboratively with colleagues as a member of team
- Utilise strong literacy skills, particularly in written communication
- Employ highly developed organisational skills and a commitment to ongoing professional learning
The Inclusive Education teacher will teach in a curriculum area which reflects their expertise.
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
- Working in a collegial manner with the Coordinator, members of all faculty areas, and with whole staff, to ensure that the College Vision for inclusive education is implemented and practised;
- Involvement in the development of educational policies of the College, especially as they relate to teaching areas and inclusive education;
- Provision of guidance and support for Classroom Support Assistants in consultation with the Coordinator;
- Provision of direct assistance to individual students;
- Working with individual teachers, teams of teachers and faculties to guide and support inclusive practices in all classrooms;
- Communication with parents and carers regarding students with inclusive needs;
- Accountability to the Curriculum Coordinator for all aspects relating to the teaching role;
- Supporting the Coordinator in the promotion of inclusive education;
- Contribution to whole staff meetings, campus staff meetings, and other school activities including faculty meetings as negotiated;
- Participation in other activities relating to the teaching and learning processes of the school, e.g. Parent-Teacher Evenings, Information Nights;
- A willingness to be involved in co-curricular activities: e.g camps, retreats, and sport where negotiated;
- Responsibility for all aspects of administrative duties that relate to teaching and pastoral duties e.g. keeping class rolls, accurate records, student reports, correspondence etc;
- Promote and implement shared practices around literacy and numeracy across the curriculum;
- Engage with and contribute to continuous professional learning at faculty and whole school level.
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 NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) accreditation
Selection Criteria
- Be an outstanding teacher of experience and initiative who can work effectively with the curriculum team, colleagues, students and families;
- Demonstrate a deep knowledge of contemporary issues and practices in teaching from Years 7-12;
- Contribute to the development of pedagogy and assessment practices across the curriculum;
- As a classroom leader work effectively with colleagues to develop a vision and profile for Inclusive Education;
- Support the College to build community with staff, students and their families; and
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, students, parents and community members.
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 current resume and a cover letter that addresses the selection criteria 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.
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