About this job
- Position: Primary Teacher
- Duration: Full Time | Fixed-term (2025 School Year)
- Start Date: Commencing January, 2025
- Salary: $84,078 - $121,093 per annum + Super (commensurate with experience)
- Graduates encouraged to apply
Why BCE?
Brisbane Catholic Education is the second largest non-Government employer in Queensland and the largest diocese in Queensland! Benefits & Rewards
Stronger connections today | Inspired people tomorrow
About the role - As a dynamic and innovative member of our school community, you will:
- Create a nurturing and ordered learning environment which is learner-centred, safe, supportive, co-operative and aligned with relevant curriculum, policies and practices
- Collaborate with your peers to develop and implement quality curriculum programs and appropriate pedagogy
- Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
- Work with the school leadership team and colleagues to contribute to the professional life of the school
- Proactively engage with professional learning to enhance student learning outcomes
- Ensure that the teachings and values of the Catholic Church form a foundation for learning and teaching.
About you - To be successful in this role you will bring relevant qualifications and contemporary teaching experience as well as:
- Strong literacy, numeracy and digital literacy practices plus a clear understanding of the Australian Curriculum
- Commitment to child safety
- Exemplary communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven organisational skills
- Commitment to engage with colleagues, students, and parents/carers to achieve the best outcomes
- Demonstrated competence against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers across professional knowledge, practice and engagement.
At BCE our teachers are required to:
- Hold a current Queensland College of Teachers registration; and
- Be eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment.
- Have a commitment to Safeguarding
- The Archdiocese of Brisbane has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people and/or adults-at-risk. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.
St Joseph’s School is a co-educational Catholic primary school with a current enrolment of 135 students from Prep to Year 6. At St Josephs we aim to instil a love of learning and a sense of belonging in our students, staff, parents and visitors. We strive to provide high quality teaching and learning in a Catholic Christian environment.
Our school values are at the centre of who we are, and we are committed to developing in our students a sense of courage, compassion and creativity. We offer a community that strives on high educational expectations where students are challenged to live out our school values each day.
Our School vision Learning Together to make a difference' inspires us to work collaboratively in order to reach our greatest potential.
Our town and community - a great place to belong
Childers, a storybook town rich in history, is a must-do tourist destination in the beautiful and diverse Bundaberg region. Easily accessible on the Bruce Highway, Childers is a comfortable 45-minute drive to Bundaberg or Hervey Bay.
We proudly offer teachers additional financial benefits as part of Brisbane Catholic Education’s Remote Area Incentive Scheme.
Our school forms part of Childers’ friendly rural community where you can access a diverse region and plenty of recreational activities to keep you busy on the weekend. If you’d like to learn more about the role or the region, please contact our principal for a confidential discussion.
Explore our school website to learn more about us.
FAQ: Do I have to be Catholic?
If this role does not require you to teach Religious Education, you do not need to be Catholic.
We support all teachers with Accreditation to Teach pathways after you start with us.
Please note applications for this role may be considered as they are received, and an appointment made prior to the advertised close date.
Contact Telephone Number: 41261866
Contact Email: christina.day@bne.catholic.edu.au
Closing Date: 17-Jan-2025
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Should you require specific adjustments to the recruitment process to participate equitably, we encourage you to contact us at the time of application.