Careers at CSPD

• Temporary Full-time Opportunity - 12 month assignment (2025 School Year)
• Love working in a fun and vibrant school? St John's Primary is the one for you!
• Recent Graduates welcome to apply!

Located in Riverstone, St John's Primary School is a co-educational Catholic school committed to providing a comprehensive education from Kindergarten to Year 6. We offer a balanced and caring learning environment focused on the needs of each child.

We are seeking a Primary K-6 Teacher to commence Term 1, 2025 on a Temporary Full-time basis.

A typical day will include:

• Structuring lessons to meet the physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of each student
• Creating and maintaining a safe, inclusive and challenging learning environment and implementing fair and equitable behaviour management plans
• Interpreting and using student assessment data to diagnose barriers to learning and to challenge students to improve their performance
• Effectively managing the learning cycle, including planning for learning and assessment, developing learning programs, teaching, assessing, providing feedback on student learning and reporting to parents/carers
• Engaging with our school community within and beyond the classroom to enrich the educational context for students

What you can bring:

• An understanding of contemporary pedagogical approaches for primary years learners
• Knowledge of the content and sequence of Key Learning Areas
• Knowledge of a variety of online and multimedia programs to support student learning 
• Ability to make content meaningful to students at different levels
• A natural aptitude and drive to work with and within a collaborative team environment
• Well-developed communication, administration and interpersonal skills
• A willingness to learn and a commitment to your own professional development

Essential Qualifications and Accreditations:

• Eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
• Tertiary Qualification (minimum 4-year degree, or 75% complete)
• Valid Working with Children Check (for employment purposes)

Please respond to the above selection criteria in your cover letter. Candidates are required to include in their resumes the details of three referees including the Parish Priest from your Parish of worship.

Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment including the completion of a National Police Check, retention of a valid Working with Children Check and adoption and compliance with CSPD’s Child Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Students and Children. For more information, please visit The Office of The Children’s Guardian https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/.

Apply today!