<p><b>About Sydney Catholic Schools </b></p><p>Catholic schools have been delivering excellence in education to Sydney school students for 200 years. Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) continues to be a thriving and growing contemporary educational community with over 150 schools, more than 71,000 students, 10,000 staff and a large alumni community. </p><p><b>About the College </b></p><p>Our Lady of Mercy College is the only all-girls, Catholic Year 7 - 12 College in the Sutherland Shire. It is a part of the exciting reimagining of the Eastern-Shire precinct in partnership with De La Salle College Caringbah and Cronulla and belongs within the parish of St Aloysius, Cronulla. With our first Year 11 cohort in 2024, the College is at a unique and exciting phase of its development and growth. Our goal is to empower each young person in our care as a person of faith, respectful of the dignity of each person knowing all are made in the image and likeness of God. </p><p>Our teaching and learning environment is one built on personalised learning with the aim to empower students to take charge of their own learning; honouring their differing interests, abilities, career aspirations and goals for a contemporary world. There is a commitment to future-focused learning based on global capabilities. Students experience deep and real world learning, allowing them to explore the ideas of others in order to promote critical thinking. Learning is student centred and caters for the academic and social development of students, building the capacity and self-belief to experiment, invent, innovate and find solutions to real world problems, with agency and voice. </p><p>Ultimately our graduates are young women empowered with an intellect instilled with autonomy and a deep, lifelong love of learning. They are creative, innovative and collaborative whilst flourishing in a complex world, addressing global challenges with justice and compassion. </p><p><b>About You </b></p><p>The Instructional Leader HSIE 9-12  forms part of the Innovative Learning Team and is responsible for leading excellence in pedagogical, curriculum and assessment practices and supporting the implementation of new pedagogies for learning in this key learning area. The Instructional Leader HSIE 9-12 is an exemplary practitioner who builds the capacity of teachers in your faculty to deliver excellent student outcomes for all learners. The Instructional Leader HSIE 9-12 ensures consistency of teaching practice and shared teacher judgement drives assessment; cultivating a contemporary and effective learning culture. The Instructional Leader’s organisational, management and leadership skills will incorporate a collaborative approach within a culture of ongoing growth and improvement. </p><p> </p><p><b>In this position, your primary duties will include:</b><br /></p><p>Demonstrating and leading exemplary, innovative and evidence-based real-world learning practice in selecting, organising and evaluating the content, and delivering learning and teaching programs in the curriculum specialty. </p><p>Tracking student performance within the faculty and ensuring that effective assessment, responsiveness to data, timely feedback and differentiation are embedded within teaching programs and practices. </p><p>Coordinating administrative and governance processes related to curriculum and assessment. </p><p>Developing and facilitating effective and evidence-based professional learning and dialogue to build the capacity of teachers. </p><p>Monitoring teachers’ goal setting related to performance and evaluating the achievement of set goals. </p><p><b> You will have attained the following:</b><br /></p><p>Must be a qualified teacher and accredited with NESA at the Proficient level or higher </p><p>Category C Accreditation per the Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead in Sydney Catholic Schools policy or working towards </p><p><b>APPLICATION PROCESS</b><br /></p><p>To complete the application process you will need to attach: </p><p>teacher application form</p><p>cover letter (addressing the key criteria) </p><p>resume</p><p> </p><p>You can apply for this position via Teachers on Net or you can email your application directly to the Principal&#39;s Assistant - laura.odonnell&#64;syd.catholic.edu.au.</p><p><b>Working With Children Check (WWCC) </b></p><p>This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment. </p><p><b>OUR MISSION </b></p><p><i>To know and love Christ through learning. </i></p><p><b>OUR VISION </b></p><p><i>Thriving Catholic communities through excellent teaching and learning. </i></p><p><b>OUR VALUES </b></p><p><i>Truth, empathy, excellence, curiosity, and collaboration. </i></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>