About this job
Mt St John's Primary, Dorrigo
Mt St John’s, Dorrigo is a small Catholic school located on the Dorrigo Plateau near the edge of the New England escarpment above the Bellinger Valley. We acknowledge that Mt St John’s resides on the lands of the Gumbaynggir people, the traditional custodians of this land.
Dorrigo is a quiet rural town surrounded by rich agricultural lands which are predominantly used for farming. The area is noted for its large number of waterfalls, bushwalks and National Parks. Students at Mt St John’s are drawn from the local area including North Dorrigo, Megan, Ebor, Bostobrick and Dundarrabin. At Mt St John’s, the staff have high expectations and a core belief that all students can learn given the right time and support.
The Literacy and Numeracy Instructional Leader (K-2) works in collaboration with the school’s leadership team, especially the Principal, Assistant Principal, Leader of Pedagogy, with particular responsibility for Years K-2 to act as a ‘catalyst' for change working with teachers to build their capacity to raise students’ literacy and numeracy outcomes.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified teachers for the following position:
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Literacy and Numeracy Instructional Leader K-2
Full time temporary position commencing January 2025
This position includes 0.8FTE Instructional Leader + 0.2FTE Teaching
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Applicants must
- hold a current NSW Working with Children Check
- have full accreditation with NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA)
- comply with the Accreditation to Work Teach and Lead Policy upon appointment
Key Tasks and responsibilities:
- Contributes to building the capacity of teachers
- Contributes to the development of leadership
- Manages the K-2 school data required to demonstrate evidence-based teaching
- School-specific role and responsibilities:
Criteria:
- Relevant teaching qualifications to the position
- Experience in leading literacy and numeracy in K-2
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with teams
- Demonstrated ability to lead processes to improve student performance based on analysis of data
Role description available here
Your application should address the above criteria including the nomination of two (2) referees including a Parish Priest, Priest or Minister.
Applications must be received by 3.00pm Friday 11 October, 2024.
Diocese of Lismore Catholic Schools Limited is committed to creating Child Safe Schools.
Child Protection Legislation requires preferred applicants to be subject to employment screening.
An Equal Opportunity Employer.