Specialist Teacher

About the Opportunity

If you are currently employed by Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese, please submit your application via our internal Careers Site on EmployeeConnect. We are excited to support you in the next step of your career.

The Student Support Directorate is seeking a Specialist Teacher to join our team on a permanent full-time basis!

Applications are invited from outstanding educators to apply for the position of Specialist Teacher, as a valued member of the Behaviour Support and MLZ team, which sits within the Student Support Directorate. This position will be 2 days a week at MLZ at Rooty Hill (Aengus Kavanagh Centre) and the other 3 days will be determined by need anywhere across the Parramatta Catholic Diocese.

The role of the Specialist Teacher - Behaviour Support Team & MLZ is to build the capacity of teachers in the management of the behavioural needs of identified students, through supporting students to learn the proactive strategies identified in their behaviour plans.

Marist Learning Zone - Mount Druitt MLZ provides an alternative, high-support learning environment for students in CSPD schools supporting them with their wellbeing or attendance. The purpose of the MLZ program is to provide:

• An alternative education pathway offering CSPD students who require higher levels of support to connect or reconnect with learning, the workforce or with other relevant educational opportunities

• A program for students who have disengaged from participating in formal learning environments and which offers them an opportunity to re engage with learning in an educational setting

• Social-emotional learning and life skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the school team to build their capacity (including classroom teacher and Leadership Team) and CSPD specialist teams to implement recommendations from the tier 3 behaviour support plan/ risk management plan.

• Initially, provide 1:1 support for students displaying complex and challenging behaviour within the school environment, with a view of working towards gradual release. Through building the capacity of the teaching staff to manage behaviours. This work will also include working with small cohorts of students.

• Involvement in the review of the behaviour support plan with school team and CSPD Behaviour team personnel.

• The successful candidate will be expected to work school hours, as well as provide 1:1 supervision to allocated students during recess and lunch breaks, as per the behaviour support plan. Attendance at weekly team meetings with the Behaviour team, as well as attend school staff meetings/ briefings is also an expectation of the role.

Qualifications and Experience

To be successful you will demonstrate alignment to our purpose and values, together with:

• Tertiary qualifications in teaching, with at least 4 years classroom experience (primary and/or secondary)
• Appropriate demonstrated experience of working with students with complex needs, with a strong knowledge base and an interest and passion for working with students, within the mainstream setting
• Valid Working with Children Check (for employment purposes)

Benefits

As a valued CSPD employee, you can benefit from up to 25% off school fees for your children enrolled in our schools. But that's not all. We offer:

• Competitive remuneration

• Salary packaging

• Wellbeing initiatives and resources

• Extensive growth and development opportunities

• State-of-the-art facilities

• Fitness passport

Interested? Apply now! Please note: Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the position may close early if a suitable candidate is identified.

The Organisation

CSPD is committed to responding to the needs of all students. With over 5,000 employees located across 80 primary and secondary schools and office communities, our aim is to transform learning and unlock the full potential of each of our 43,500 students while enriching the professional lives of staff.

Child Safeguarding Statement

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment, including holding a cleared NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) and compliance with CSPDs Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Children and Students. For more information regarding WWCCs, click here.

Diversity Statement

CSPD strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.