Type: Full-Time

Term: Ongoing

Start: 15 July 2024 

Positions Details:

St Helena’s Catholic Primary School is a co-educational primary school catering for over 475 students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6. This is a wonderful opportunity for a committed and passionate Teacher to positively influence the lives of students and contribute to our school community at St Helena’s Catholic Primary School.

Selection Criteria:

Applications are invited from educators who can demonstrate:

• Be fully supportive of the objectives and ethos of Catholic education.
• Excellent pedagogical skills with a flexible, collaborative and student-centred approach, promoting student wellbeing and pastoral care.
• Understanding of diverse learning needs including specific learning disorders (SLD) and English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EAL/D), implementation of intervention/support processes and the tracking/monitoring progress/growth of students.
• The ability to use assessment and continuous monitoring methods and tools to adjust the teaching practices to cater for the needs of all students.
• A high level of expertise in integrating digital technologies to enrich teaching and learning experiences.
• Competency in the collection and analysis/interpretation of individual, class and whole school literacy and numeracy data.
• Being an exemplary, enthusiastic educator and leader who works collaboratively with colleagues to plan, implement, model, monitor and evaluate teaching and learning programs to (enhance teacher capacity and) improve literacy and numeracy outcomes for students across the primary year levels.
• Experience in accessing and collaborating with external consultants and specialist personnel.
• An ability to lead by taking on roles within the school and being involved in extra-curricular activities.
• Possess the skills to contribute to and promote a strong staff culture and work collaboratively with students, staff, parents and Parish in promoting a nurturing Catholic school community.

Qualifications Required:

• Accreditation to Teach Religious Education.
• Relevant 4 Year Tertiary Qualifications.

Application Submission Details

All applicants must submit the following:

Covering letter – including how you would contribute to St Helena’s Catholic Primary as a Staff Member.

Curriculum Vitae – which includes:

• Education Qualifications
• Accreditation Details
• Teaching Experience and Positions Held
• Other Educational Qualifications
• Membership to Professional Associations (if applicable)
• Recent Professional Development
• Extra-Curricular and other initiatives that you have been involved in.
• Include three referees, one of whom must be the current employer.

Please attach a copy of your:

• Academic Transcript
• National Police History Check as issued by the Department of Education Western Australia.
• Working With Children Card

Applications to be forwarded to the following email address: employment@sthelenas.wa.edu.au

In applying for this position you will be providing personal information to the School. This information will be used in order to assess your application for employment.

Applicants must have a current registration as a teacher with the Teacher Registration Board of WA (TRBWA) to be eligible for appointment. Information is available from the TRBWA website.

Catholic Education Western Australia encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, people of all ages and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.

Applicants must be fully supportive of the objectives and ethos of Catholic education.

A current National Police History Check as issued by the Department of Education Western Australia must also be included. The appropriate Criminal History Record Check form is available from the Department of Education website. 

On appointment successful applicants will require a Working with Children check. Application forms are available at certain Australia Post Outlets throughout the State. A list of participating Australia Post outlets can be found on the Australia Post website. An application for a WWC must be made in person. 

Listed: 19 April 2024

Applications Close: 3 May 2024

Vacancy Number: 30035