Role Description/Criteria

The role will be a generalist teacher position, with a POL 1 literacy leader.

The role will be fulltime: 2 days (FTE .40) Literacy leader; 2 days (FTE .40) literacy intervention teacher.

The successful applicant needs to be committed to delivering a high standard of teaching and has a willingness to contribute to our vibrant and highly professional team, where student learning and wellbeing defines who we are.

Experience in the role of literacy leader is preferred.

A passion and enthusiasm for leading learning is a characteristic we seek in all our staff. The teaching and learning at our school is contemporary, where collaboration and a willingness to work and learn as a team member is fundamental to the way we create an effective learning environment for our students.

Knowledge and teaching experience of the Victorian Curriculum, with a willingness to develop programs to suit every child is expected of all staff at St Elizabeth’s.

The successful applicant will be required to:

- have an understanding, commitment, and support for the values and ethos of the Catholic school and the mission of the Catholic Church
- demonstrate a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children in accordance with Child Protected standards
- foster and develop appropriate professional relationships with students, staff, parents, and the wider school community
- collaboratively plan and work in a team with flexibility, creativity, passion and enthusiasm
- view themselves as a lifelong learner, which they foster in all students




- display initiative and commitment to ongoing improvement
- have a sound knowledge of contemporary learning, with a particular emphasis on the MACS Vision for Instruction, explicit teaching strategies, structured literacy block, mentor texts, synthetic phonics program knowledge and cognitive load theory
- have sound knowledge on programs such as UFLI, Heggerty, MiniLit and MaquLit
- gather, analyse and use data (formal and informal) to improve teacher practice, pedagogy and student outcomes e.g. DIBELS, PAT-R, NAPLAN
- have a commitment to pursuing and maintaining their professional knowledge and skills in the areas of teaching and learning and student wellbeing
- to have a sound understanding and confidently incorporate the Digital Technologies curriculum to engage students in their learning
- work with children at risk in small groups, using a targeted program yo improve student outcomes
- be adaptable and have a sense of humour
- full VIT registration
- accredited to teach Religious Education in a Catholic school

At St Elizabeth's we hold the care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people as a central and fundamental responsibility of our school and expect the same of all prospective employees.

Applications close Friday 6th November @ 5pm.

The school reserves the right to employ a suitable candidate before the closing date.

Application Procedures

Please email CV and the attached application form to *********@sedandenongnth.catholic.edu.au

📌 Literacy leader and intervention teacher (Dandenong)
🏢 St Elizabeth's School - Dandenong North
📍 Dandenong