<p><b>About the role</b><br />As an enthusiastic and committed educator, your role will involve coordinating and administering systematic reading assessments of Year 1 students. As the Literacy Specialist you will implement reading intervention with selected students. This intervention will include the explicit teaching of all the required elements in the teaching of reading i.e. knowledge, skills and strategies as well as writing in response to literature.</p><p>This temporary position is to commence Week 4, Term 3 (negotiable).</p><p>The successful applicant will demonstrate:</p><ul><li>knowledge of and commitment to the Mission of the Catholic School </li><li>ability to analyse cohort results to determine the children requiring intervention </li><li>ability to track and document student progress over time </li><li>highly developed communication skills </li><li>ability to work collaboratively and effectively as a team member </li><li>experience in leading a team and implementing interventions </li><li>understanding of positive psychology and experience in implementing this methodology with staff and students. </li></ul><p>You will have attained:</p><ul><li>a Tertiary qualification in Education </li><li>eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) </li><li>employee ID registration number with Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) or a commitment to Register to Teach in SCS. </li></ul><p><b>How to Apply:</b></p><p>Click &#34;Apply for Job&#34; and submit the following to Louise Maguire, Principal;</p><ul><li>cover letter </li><li>current resume, including three referees, one being your current Principal. </li></ul><p>You are invited to email any questions about this role prior to the closing date to:</p><p>Mrs Louise Maguire (Principal)<br />c/o: <a href="louise.maguire&#64;syd.catholic.edu.au" rel="nofollow">louise.maguire&#64;syd.catholic.edu.au </a></p><p><b>Closing date:</b> Monday, 18 July 2022</p><p><b>Working With Children Check (WWCC)<br /></b>This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.</p><p><b>COVID-19 Vaccination Evidence<br /></b>Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) is committed to ensuring the safety of our staff, students and school communities. In line with SCS’ COVID-19 Policy, all staff are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (or subsequent variants) in order to work at or with a school, in central office or at any other location at which work is carried out by SCS. Compliance with this Policy and providing evidence of vaccination is an essential requirement of employment.</p>