<p><strong>St Mary's Cathedral College Sydney&nbsp;</strong><br><strong>Commencement Date:</strong> Monday, 21 July 2025&nbsp;<br><strong>Closing Date:</strong> Monday, 23 June 2025&nbsp;<br><strong>Capacity:</strong> Full-Time, Permanent<br><br><strong>Join us in shaping the future of our students!</strong><br><br><strong>St Mary's Cathedral College</strong> is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced teacher for the position of Instructional Leader Humanities (Years 5-8).<br><br><strong>Position Highlights</strong><br><br> The successful applicant will join the school with a focus on providing quality Catholic education, maximising student outcomes by offering a rich, relevant and holistic curriculum that is student centred, flexible and challenging.<br><br> This<strong> full-time role</strong> is scheduled to commence on <strong>Monday, 21 July 2025</strong>. The Instructional Leader Humanities (Years 5-8) position is a 2-point promotional role, temporary for up to 3 years, however your teaching position will be full-time and permanent.<br><br><strong>About the Role</strong><br><br> As an <strong>Instructional Leader Humanities (Years 5-8)</strong>, you work to ensure every student reaches their full potential through high quality, collaborative and engaging pedagogy.<br><br> The Instructional Leader forms part of the middle leadership team. The position is co-responsible with the Pastor, Principal and other Catholic lay leaders for the evangelising and catechising mission of the Church within an educational context. Reporting to the Assistant Principal: Middle School, the Instructional Leader plays a vital role in ensuring that the SCS values of empathy, excellence, truth, curiosity and collaboration are drivers for establishing a thriving Catholic community.<br><br> The Instructional Leader is responsible for leading schoolwide excellence in pedagogical, curriculum and assessment practices and supporting the implementation of new pedagogies for learning in their key learning area(s). The Instructional Leader is an exemplary practitioner who builds the capacity of teachers to deliver excellent student outcomes.<br><br><strong>Major Accountabilities</strong><br><br> The Instructional Leader is required to perform tasks that include but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>supporting the leadership of a school-wide culture of excellence, informed decision-making, and collaborative practice</li> <li>working with the leadership team and other stakeholders in implementing a range of improvement strategies to ensure effective strategic change</li> <li>actively promoting the integration of Catholic values and Catholic Social Teaching across the curriculum</li> <li>ensuring consistency of teaching practice and shared teacher judgement drives assessment</li> <li>demonstrating exemplary classroom teaching practice in their curriculum speciality</li> <li>cultivating a contemporary and effective learning culture</li> <li>developing and implementing effective and evidence-based professional learning to build the capacity of teachers</li> <li>ensuring evaluation of teaching and teachers' goal setting related to performance and monitoring performance goal achievement</li> <li>leading and collaborating within a culture of ongoing growth and improvement</li> <li>demonstrating organisational, management and leadership skills</li> <li>analysing data and trends within the school to identify areas for growth</li> <li>actively promoting the relationship between student wellbeing and learning growth</li> <li>contributing to a 'network approach' that promotes the reciprocal benefits of school system</li> <li>ensuring all work activities align with SCS' vision, mission, values and Capability Framework</li> <li>reporting all concerns regarding child safety and allegations of inappropriate conduct to the line manager and the SCS Child Safety team. SCS is a child-safe environment and all concerns regarding child safety and allegations of inappropriate conduct will be treated seriously</li> <li>promoting and implementing Sydney Catholic Schools mission and vision To know and love Christ through learning and Thriving Catholic communities through excellent teaching and learning</li> <li>promoting and abiding by Sydney Catholic Schools values of empathy, curiosity, excellence, collaboration and truth</li> <li>any other duties as directed from time to time.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Key Duties</strong><br><br> In this position, your primary duties will include:</p> <ul> <li>demonstrating and leading exemplary, innovative and evidence-based real-world learning practice in selecting, organising and evaluating the content and delivering learning and teaching programs in the area of Humanities</li> <li>promoting hands-on, active, cooperative, integrated &amp; project-based learning throughout the Middle Years community and providing hands-on guidance to teachers as they create and implement the College's integrated learning program</li> <li>advancing the College's Phronesis Program collaboratively with staff and students</li> <li>working with the Instructional Leader: Diverse Learning (K-12) to devise intervention strategies which support and challenge underachieving students across all abilities to succeed and achieve their personal best</li> <li>tracking student performance within the faculty and ensuring that effective assessment, responsiveness to data, timely feedback and differentiation are embedded within teaching programs and practices</li> <li>coordinating administrative and compliance processes related to curriculum and assessment for Stages 3 and 4 English and HSIE</li> <li>monitoring teachers' goal setting related to performance and evaluating the achievement of set goals</li> <li>developing effective collaboration and cooperative practices with the Instructional Leaders HSIE (9-12) and English (9-12) to ensure alignment of the curriculum.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Knowledge and Experience</strong><br><br><strong>Essential</strong></p> <ul> <li>NESA recognised qualification in Education or Teaching</li> <li>experienced Proficient Teacher who can demonstrate success in improving student outcomes and implementing school-wide initiatives</li> <li>demonstrated practice of the Higher Levels of Accreditation (Highly Accomplished or Lead) set out in the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (accreditation is not essential)</li> <li>experienced in leading staff in professional learning</li> <li>demonstrated organisational, management and leadership skills, with an ability to collaborate and lead in through the lens of continuous improvement</li> <li>deep understanding, engagement and experience in key learning area/s of expertise</li> <li>experienced in using data analysis to inform educational initiatives</li> <li>Category C Accreditation per the 'Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead in Sydney Catholic Schools Policy' (or working towards)</li> <li>technology proficiency in Google Suite</li> <li>a valid Working With Children Check (WWCC)</li> <li>willingness to respect, support and uphold the mission, ethos and teachings of the Catholic Church and the values of Sydney Catholic Schools.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Desirable</strong></p> <ul> <li>previous experience in a similar role</li> <li>Postgraduate degree in Education or other related discipline</li> <li>a current driver's licence and access to a car</li> <li>knowledge of Catholic Systemic Schools/Systems</li> <li>is a practising Catholic with demonstrated evidence of ongoing commitment to the teachings of the Catholic Church and engagement in the life of a Catholic faith community such as a parish or an established community within the Catholic Church, as an expression of their relationship with Jesus Christ.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Why Work for Sydney Catholic Schools</strong><br><br> In joining <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/">Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS)</a>, you will be part of the largest Catholic education community in NSW, with a unified vision and shared resources, encompassing over 145 schools and over 74,000 students. We enable job mobility across the system, diverse career opportunities and an extensive suite of professional development programs.<br><br> SCS is renowned for excellence, with six schools in the top 100 and 13 in the top 150 of the 2024 HSC rankings. Over 51% of results were Band 5 or 6, and our students achieved 2,819 Distinguished Achiever mentions.<br><br> Be part of a system that fosters academic, creative and vocational success, shaping future leaders every step of the way.<br><br><strong>Application Process</strong><br><br> Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the steps to submit your application. To complete the application process, please ensure you attach the following;</p> <ul> <li>current CV</li> <li>cover letter</li> <li>three referees, including your current employer/principal (where applicable) your last principal.</li> </ul> <p><i><strong><u>Interviews may commence prior to the closure date</u></strong></i><br><br> For internal employees, apply via the 'Careers' tile in Employee Self Service.<br><br> Any offer of employment with Sydney Catholic Schools is subject to screening completed by the Central Office People &amp; Culture Services team.<br><br> If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People &amp; Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri).<br><br><strong>Statement of Commitment to Child Safety&nbsp;</strong><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/12NXlXECGafjFW1YktzO9pufOa_ypn22x/view">Click here </a>to access SCS' Statement of Commitment to Child Safety and join us in creating a culture of child safety and wellbeing.<br><br><strong>Working With Children Check (WWCC)&nbsp;</strong><br> This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.<br><br><i>SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.</i></p>