INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER
Responsible for providing Instructional Leadership through professional learning for teachers in literacy and numeracy.
Summary about this job
Teaching - Secondary
Company: Sydney Catholic Schools
Location: Sydney
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-2-5401-9252
Fax: +61-8-1661-9884
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Detail information about job INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER. Terms and conditions vacancy
St Michael's Primary School is a Catholic co-educational school located in Belfield. As a caring Catholic community, this school is a place of welcome where children experience a sense of belonging by following the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. St Michael’s strives for excellence in all academic areas and students are encouraged to put forth their best efforts and are challenged each day by their teachers to reach their potential.
Closing date: 16 July 2018
Commencement date: Immediate start required
As part of the Phase 2 State Literacy Numeracy Success Action Plan and the Catholic Education Commission NSW 2017 Implementation Plan, St Michael’s is seeking a passionate Instructional Leader to join its school community.
This position is responsible for providing Instructional Leadership through professional learning for teachers in literacy and numeracy, differentiated teaching and tiered intervention for students, and the ongoing monitoring of literacy and numeracy progress. The Instructional Leader reports to the Principal and is a member of the school leadership team.
SELECTION CRITERIA
- Commitment to excellence as a classroom teacher with high expectations for student learning
- Demonstrated extensive pedagogical content knowledge in literacy and numeracy K-2 and ability and skill to lead teachers to transform practice
- A good understanding of EAL/D pedagogy and the use of data to identify and address student needs
- Ability to work as a team member to build the capacity of K-2 teachers by promoting and modelling practice that has maximum impact on student literacy and numeracy development
- Experience in mentoring teachers through sharing ideas about the creation, selection and use of appropriate literacy and numeracy teaching strategies and resources
- Proven skills in managing the collection and effective analysis of data to inform teaching and learning for improving student literacy and numeracy outcomes K-2
- Ability to work collaboratively with the school’s Literacy/Numeracy Coach to initiate, promote and lead high quality professional learning within the school
- Highly effective organisational and communication skills and proficiency with technology
This position is classified as a Coordinator role and the level is determined by the successful applicant’s experience and or qualifications. This is a full-time contract position ending December 2020.
APPLICATION PROCESS
For more information about this position, please refer to the role description. To apply, please email your resume and cover letter addressing the selection criteria to [email protected]
WORKING WITH CHILDREN CLEARANCE
This role is classified as a child related work and therefore we require a working with children clearance to be completed prior to your commencement with us.