Middle School Teacher
Job No:
162911
Location:
Elizabeth
- Are you a passionate and experienced Secondary Teacher looking for your next career opportunity?
- Are you seeking more creativity in your approach to teaching?
- Enjoy an attractive remuneration circa $77,000 – $108,000 (commensurate with experience) plus super!
- Join a dedicated team and make a real difference in the lives of young people!
Provide young people with a varied and holistic set of learning experiences
Oscar Romero Flexi Schools are part of Edmund Rice Education Australia. The Flexible Schools offer a full-time and multiyear secondary education program for young people who have disengaged from mainstream schooling. Our Edmund Rice Flexi School – Elizabeth Campus, South Australia seeks a suitably qualified and passionate individual to join our team as a Middle School Teacher with some work also at our Davoren Park Campus, South Australia.
This role will see you teaching across the middle school levels and mentor and support our students, making a real difference in their lives. We are looking for Educators who are genuinely passionate about their craft and possess the empathy and understanding to help disfranchised young people reconnect with education and make positive changes for their future.
Your Next Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Middle School Teacher to teach across the Middle School levels and who can create a flexible and innovative curriculum to help our young people reengage with learning.
Reporting to the Head of Campus and the Network Principal, you will implement learning programs that cater to the needs of secondary-aged students looking to reconnect with education in an inclusive and flexible setting. This is not a traditional teaching role; you will be encouraged to use your creativity to develop individual learning plans for your students. This will assist them in engaging with learning again and provide positive learning and well-being outcomes.
Core duties:
- Plan, prepare and deliver engaging learning and teaching programs for Middle Secondary education-level students
- Develop and implement the ERFS’s objectives and strategic plans
- Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of a supportive school environment
To view the full position description for the Middle School Teacher role, click here.
This role comes with an attractive salary circa $77,000 – $108,000 (commensurate with qualifications and experience) plus super. You will also enjoy additional benefits, including ongoing professional development opportunities and a supportive and welcoming work environment.
While this is a challenging role where you will be working in a hands-on capacity with disenfranchised individuals, the ability to engage with these individuals and witness their growth and progression will bring a satisfaction not always found in traditional teaching roles.
What you will bring to the team
Our schools focus on personalised and individual learning and promotes a caring and supportive environment for each young person. To thrive in this role, you will be a compassionate professional, and ideally, you will have experience working with young people who have been disenfranchised from mainstream education.
You will also have the skills and knowledge in teaching processes gained through experience teaching in a middle school role. Experience developing an innovative curriculum and Individual Learning Plans will enable you to step into this role seamlessly.
This role will vary daily to reflect our young people's diverse needs to support their learning. Crucial to this role will be your ability to empathise, mentor and support our students with compassion and respect.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATES
- A relevant tertiary qualification in teaching
- Teaching registration with the Teacher Registration Board of SA
- As per legislation, applicants must hold or be willing to obtain a DHS Working with Children Check before commencement working with us
- A current ‘C’ driver’s license
- Current First Aid or willingness to obtain
- Current Responding to Abuse & Neglect Training or a willingness to obtain
- Current COVID-19 Vaccination certificate
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. EREA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please Note: Edmund Rice Education Australia is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people. All applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures. These checks are consistent with EREA’s commitment to child protection policies and procedures.
Employment within Catholic Education South Australia is conditional upon the provision of evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 or the provision of a valid medical exemption in line with CESA policy.
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of disenfranchised young people, this is the role for you, Apply Now!