Teacher of Science – Marsden Park NSW

Teacher of Science

A full-time, permanent position commencing from Term 3, but no later than Day 1, Term 4, 2022.

Experience teaching Stage 6 Chemistry or Biology may be advantageous.

The College Community

Having commenced in 2017 with 86 students across Kindergarten to Year 6, St Luke’s at Marsden Park is a next generation learning community within the Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta (CEDP). As a ‘next generation Catholic Learning Community’ we are designing and establishing the ‘new normal’ for preschool to post school learning in an environment characterised by a flexible, stage based curriculum which nurtures and grows faith-filled, curious children to become creative contributors and innovative problem solvers for a changing world. In 2022 we now enrol over 1400 students from Kindergarten to Year 11 in addition to 59 children per day in our long day centre with our first HSC cohort due to commence in 2023.

Teacher Role Requirements

At St Luke’s, teachers strategically work in teams across a stage to collaboratively plan, prepare, teach, assess and evaluate student learning and are required to:

• Support and assist the evangelising mission of Catholic education;

• See themselves as learners and be committed to ongoing professional learning;

• Work collaboratively with other teachers to design inquiry learning experiences where students exercise choice to demonstrate knowledge and understanding;

• Enhance social skills and nurture the growth of enterprise skills including critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration for each student;

• Use digital technology as an enabler and accelerator for student and teacher learning;

• Use diagnostic data, summative data and formative data, including observations, annotations and work samples, to inform ‘next steps’ for students;

• Demonstrate deep understanding of curriculum and pedagogy and how these underpin:

  • Developing our 6 Pillars of Learning;

  • inquiry-based learning;

  • responses to complex real-world questions and problems; and,

  • using technology for both consumption and creation.

• Regularly provide students with feedback as part of the teaching and learning cycle;

• Be open to growth and development through professional learning experience which includes practice analysis conversations, classroom observations and input from St Luke’s coaches;

• Experience teaching Stage 6 Chemistry, Biology or Investigating Science in a secondary school advantageous; and,

• Know and apply NESA and Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta (CEDP) requirements.

We seek people with ‘character’ and skills!