Classroom Teacher | K-12 | 80 students Eileen O’Connor Catholic College Lewisham Commencement Date: Term 2, 2024 Closing Date: 25/03/2024 Contract Type: Permanent Full time and Part Time Positions Available About the school Eileen O’Connor Catholic College Lewisham is a co-educational K-12 College for students with mild and moderate intellectual disability as well as other complex learning needs. The College has built a strong reputation for the care and education of students and provides families from all over Sydney with a Catholic option for their child with additional needs. The College provides a supportive learning environment that embraces the use of technology and personalised learning that will prepare students for their future. The college offers small class settings ( 10 students) where two classroom teachers work collaboratively with two full time Learning Support Officers . Full time classroom teachers attract one day per week professional planning time to support the design of quality learning for complex needs students. Our school is part of Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) which continues to be a thriving and growing contemporary educational community with over 150 schools, more than 71,000 students,10,000 staff and a large alumni community. About you As an experienced and exceptional primary teacher you are passionate about making a difference in students’ lives. You will be responsible for working as part of a team to create a welcoming, safe and supportive learning environment to meet the particular learning needs of the students enrolled. The successful applicant will demonstrate: a commitment to Catholic Education and a clear understanding of the ethos of Catholic Schools ability to implement a secondary life skills curriculum highly developed interpersonal skills demonstrating an ability to effectively communicate with parents, students and staff ability to work as part of a team You will have attained: a tertiary qualification in Education with experience teaching students with disability is desirable eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Religious Education qualifications or willingness to achieve this, according to SACS Board Policy employee ID registration number with Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) or a commitment to Register to Teach in SCS. Application Process: Please click &39;Apply for Job&34; and submit your cover letter, resume, including three referees addressed to Deborah Bestulic, Principal: cover letter current resume three referees, including name and contact details. c/o: deborah.bestulic&64;syd.catholic.edu.au Working With Children Check (WWCC) This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment. COVID-19 Vaccination Evidence Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) is committed to ensuring the safety of our staff, students and school communities. In line with SCS’ COVID-19 Policy, all staff are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (or subsequent variants) or have an approved medical contraindication which prevents them from receiving any dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine in order to work at or with a school, in central office or at any other location at which work is carried out by SCS. Compliance with this policy and providing evidence of vaccination is an essential requirement of employment.