Expression of Interest Relief Teacher
- Vibrant School Community
- Above Award Remuneration
- Collaborative team and supportive leaders
Please Express your Interest to join our internal Temporary Relief Teaching Pool.
The Role
You will be responsible for delivering high-quality teaching and learning programs at Sheldon College. Working alongside a dynamic team of dedicated educators, you will support continuity of learning while fostering student engagement, wellbeing and academic achievement.
This role includes responsibility for student safety and wellbeing, requiring compliance with the College's Child Safe Standards, policies and procedures, and all relevant legislative and duty of care obligations.
Learning and Teaching
Plan and deliver exceptional teaching, learning, and wellbeing programs for students which:
- are consistent with relevant syllabus documents, curriculum policies, work programs, and educational trends,
- address the needs of the learner and differentiate learning experiences, and
- ensure students meet the highest levels of academic performance.
- Utilise highly effective and evidence-based teaching routines and strategies.
- Integrate connected and real-world learning opportunities for student collaboration across multiple curriculum areas.
- Maintain teaching competency and currency of knowledge of teaching practices to improve student achievement, with a focus on literacy and numeracy, as well as general educational trends.
- Apply creative and innovative practices and processes in education and digital platform tools to support student learning.
- Engage with students in ongoing feedback loops.
- Use a wide range of formative and summative assessments to moderate and make consistent and informed-student judgements
- Emphasise reflection and self-directed learning with a commitment to continuously improve teaching practices.
Wellbeing and Student Management
- Support students through the active development of a safe, secure learning environment ensuring follow-up and communication with Student Services and relevant leadership.
- Provide for the physical, social, cultural, and emotional wellbeing and physical safety of students, and escalate concerns as required.
- Maintain high standards of dress and appearance, actively promote the College's Values, and adhere to the College's Staff Code of Conduct, Duty of Care Handbook, workplace health and safety requirements, as well as all other policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Participate in faculty meetings, school decision-making processes, professional learning, camps, incursions/excursions activities as required or directed.
Position Requirements
- Relevant tertiary teaching qualifications in any of Early Year, Primary or Secondary teaching areas.
- Registration with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT).
- Relevant and up-to-date training in child protection and mandatory reporting.
- Ability to plan and deliver exceptional teaching and learning programs that meet the needs of students according to ACARA and QCAA.
- Ability and willingness to contribute positively to the College community and support each individual to 'Achieve the Extraordinary'.
- Passion for quality teaching and learning and the ability to translate this into a challenging learning environment with strong student engagement and excellent academic outcomes.
- Ability to create a safe, secure learning environment in which trust is fostered, individual differences are respected and valued, and students are encouraged to be risk-takers and self-directed learners.
- Ability to establish effective relationships with students, parents, and colleagues and partnerships within the wider community.
- High standards of personal integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism.
- Ability to be a proactive and collaborative member of a team.
- A warm, welcoming and friendly disposition.
- Sound understanding of student wellbeing and pastoral care.
- Current Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) registration.
- Commitment to upholding child safety, student wellbeing, duty of care and appropriate professional conduct within a school environment.
- Ability to comply with and uphold the College's Child Safety and Wellbeing policies, procedures and Staff Code of Conduct.
- Ability to create and maintain a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment for all students.
- Completion of mandatory Child Protection, Student Safety and Wellbeing and mandatory reporting training.
- Responsibility for identifying, responding to and reporting student safety and wellbeing concerns in accordance with legislative requirements and College policies.
All staff are required to uphold the College’s Child Safety and Wellbeing framework, including the Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy, Staff Code of Conduct, and Raising and Responding to Concerns Policy. It is an inherent requirement of all staff members’ employment to meet mandatory reporting obligations. Staff must apply a culturally sensitive and trauma informed approach in all Child Wellbeing related activities and Child Safety investigations across all areas of the College.
Successful applicants must demonstrate a commitment to child safety and will be required to complete all mandatory training and compliance requirements prior to undertaking duties.
To apply online, please click on the APPLY link.