Role Description/Criteria
St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School is searching for a highly skilled, experienced educator wanting to join a vibrant community dedicated to fostering academic excellence, spiritual growth, and social and emotional wellbeing in our students.
We are seeking a teacher who shares our enthusiasm for evidence-based teaching strategies and has the capacity to work 0.8 - 1.0 FTE. At St. Mary of the Cross, you'll have the opportunity to receive:
- DIBELS professional development
- Playberry Laser Literacy Training
- Playberry Laser Tier 2 Training
- Explicit Maths Program (EMP) Training
- Secret Agent Society (SAS) program
- Ongoing instructional coaching
- Positive Behaviours for Learning induction and professional development
Join our dynamic team and be part of an environment that provides a high-quality, faith-based education that prepares students for a successful future. The successful applicant will be able to begin work at the commencement of Term 1 2027. We will review applications as they are received, and the school may appoint a suitably qualified candidate before the closing date.
St Mary of the Cross Primary School is committed to the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children in our care.
Applicants are asked to demonstrate experience in the following:
- enhancing the learning of individual and small groups of students through explicit teaching in intervention
- an ability to develop and maintain respectful and caring relationships with students, families and colleagues
- a capacity to use data to make informed decisions about learning and teaching
- ability to administer, analyse, and interpret diagnostic tools (e.g., DIBELS, Playberry, UFLI, or EMP Math assessments) to pinpoint exact learning gaps.
- ability to adapt tier-2 and tier-3 curriculum materials/programs in real time, using visual models, concrete manipulatives, and tailored prompts.
- consistently measuring student growth over short cycles (e.g., weekly or fortnightly) using progress monitoring to track rate of improvement.
- Building psychological safety, high trust, and a growth mindset in students who often feel frustrated, anxious, or disengaged due to past learning difficulties.
- Effectively communicating student data, goals, and strategies with classroom teachers, speech pathologists, educational psychologists, and parents.
- Using Personal Learning Plans, developing SMART goals and assessing student progress
- strong behaviour management that promotes the development of prosocial skills (an understanding and experience with PBL an advantage)
- an ability to collaborate with teachers, leaders and Allied Health professionals for the success of students
- the willingness to adhere to St Mary of the Cross Child Safety Policy and Code of Conduct and other policies relevant to Ministerial Order 1359
- a commitment to Catholic education and to the safety and wellbeing of children
Application Procedures
Please submit the application and resume to the principal, Simone Laurie, slaurie@smocptcook.catholic.edu.au.