Xavier Catholic College, Ballina

Xavier Catholic College is a ministry of the Catholic Parish of St Francis Xavier and is a Companion School of Jesuit Education Australia. As a school within the Diocese of Lismore, and as a Companion School in JEA, the College enjoys wonderful ongoing support, outstanding spiritual nurturing and guidance, academic and vocational outcomes that are exceptional, strong and supportive Pastoral Care, and enviable networking and fellowship opportunities across our Diocese and Australia.

The Leader of Learning position is offered as a temporary contract. The successful applicant will be offered a full time permanent position teaching at the school.

We invite suitably qualified teachers to apply for the following position:

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Leader of Learning - HSIE

The person appointed will have a permanent teaching position in the College and will involve a teaching load.

 Co2 point 'Leaders of” positions are offered a contract within a set 3-year cycle as Co-ordinator 2. The current 3 year cycle is 2025 - 2027

All Co-ordinator positions are advertised every 3 years within the College and incumbents are eligible for reappointment. 

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Applicants must: 

• have a current NSW Working with Children Check
• full accreditation with NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA)
• compliance with the Accreditation to Work Teach and Lead Policy upon appointment 

Teacher Accreditation: 

Teachers who are appointed to a leadership position, whether new to the position or applying to be re-appointed, should have begun, or will begin to make a commitment to the requirements of the diocese Accreditation to Work Teach and Lead document, Category C (Category E for positions of Catechesis and School Evangelisation), during this next triennium cycle.

To be eligible to apply for a (Co2) position a teacher would normally be a fulltime permanent teacher classified Step 2 Proficient on the Teachers Standards Classification.

Each teacher in a leadership position (Co2) will participate in an ongoing performance review in accordance with the Diocesan Policy & Procedures for Performance Review of Coordinators.

Key Capabilities:

Successful applicants in this position would need to meet the following criteria:

• Experience and willingness to authentically lead Catholic Mission
• Demonstrated capacity to develop one’s self as a leader
• Capacity and skills to lead others to enable success for all students
• Ability to lead learning and change for improved student outcomes
• Capacity to lead inclusive and responsive practices
• Ability to manage effectively

Other criteria:

• Ability to teach Stage 4-6 History, with extensive experience teaching Stage 6 Modern History essential
• Ability to teach Stage 4-6 Religious Education desirable
• A willingness to lead and contribute positively as part of a professional learning community
• Updated professional learning pertaining to HSIE

Qualifications in a specialised faculty must be addressed in the application. The successful applicant must be able and willing to fully participate in the religious dimension of the College.

Your application should address the above criteria including the nomination of two (2) referees including a Parish Priest, Priest or Minister.

Secondary

	Leader of HSIE Role Description
	Guide to the Secondary Leader of Learning Role Description (PDF)

Enquiries to the school: xavier@lism.catholic.edu.au

Richmond Region

Applications must be received by Wednesday 4 December 2024 at 3:00pm.

Diocese of Lismore Catholic Schools Limited is committed to creating Child Safe Schools.

Child Protection Legislation requires successful applicants to be subject to employment screening.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.