Diversity Teacher

St Luke'S Catholic College - Marsden Park; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

St Luke's Catholic College – Marsden Park is seeking a permanent full-time Diversity Teacher focused on Years 5–8 within a vibrant K–12 learning community that supports students with diverse and additional needs. The college, part of the CSPD, aims to nurture faith-filled, curious learners prepared for a changing world.

The Diversity Teacher collaborates with the Diversity Leader to integrate diverse perspectives across school life, plan personalised learning, and support vulnerable students

Qualifications

• Qualifications in inclusive education or similar.
• Extensive experience as a classroom teacher.
• Expertise with CSPD's upper primary literacy and numeracy support programs, or similar.
• Or a willingness to learn the above.

Responsibilities

• Promotes meaningful and age-appropriate learning for all students.
• Assists in determining an appropriate specialist teaching mode for each student with additional needs.
• Collaboratively develop student profiles and personalised learning plans for vulnerable students.
• Work with classroom teachers to map and monitor progress of vulnerable students.
• Model inclusive teaching practices to build capacity of classroom teachers.
• Assist with delivery of professional learning opportunities for all staff in their field of expertise.
• Perform specific tasks as directed by the principal or their delegate.

Skills

Inclusive education

Classroom teaching

Literacy programs

Education

4-year degree (or 75% complete)

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time

Applications Close: 17 November 2026

St Luke's Catholic College is seeking a permanent full-time Diversity Teacher with an initial focus on Years 5-8. Join an innovative K-12 learning community supporting students with diverse and additional needs.

Diversity Teacher

Permanent full-time

2027 a focus on years 5-8

May move to other years based on support needs

The College Community

Having commenced in 2017 with 86 students across Kindergarten to Year 6, St Luke's at Marsden Park is a next generation learning community within the Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD). As a 'next generation Catholic Learning Community' we are designing and establishing the 'new normal' for preschool to post school learning in an environment characterised by a flexible, stage based curriculum which nurtures and grows faith-filled, curious children to become creative contributors and innovative problem solvers for a changing world. In 2026 we will have enrolled 1800+ students from Kindergarten to Year 12 in addition to 77 children per day in our long day centre.

The Role

The Diversity Teacher is an adaptive expert who works alongside leaders and teachers in a variety of modes to share their knowledge, understanding and expertise. The Diversity Teacher works with the Diversity Leader to ensure that diversity perspectives are incorporated into all aspects of school life. The Diversity Teacher:

• Promotes meaningful and age appropriate learning for all students.
• Assists the Diversity Leader in determining an appropriate specialist teaching mode for each student with additional needs.
• Work collaboratively to plan and implement school programs with a diversity perspective.
• Assist the classroom teacher in identifying and prioritising vulnerable students.
• Collaboratively develop student profiles and personalised learning plans for vulnerable students
• Work with classroom teachers to map and monitor the progress of vulnerable students.
• Model inclusive teaching practices in order to build the capacity of classroom teachers.
• Work collaboratively within the learning space to build the capacity of students to participate and succeed in regular classroom activities.
• Assist with the delivery of professional learning opportunities for all staff in their field of expertise.
• Perform specific tasks as directed by the principal or their delegate.

Please Note

The Diversity Teacher is a resource for the whole school community. It is highly desirable that they have:

• qualifications in inclusive education, or similar.
• extensive experience as a classroom teacher.
• expertise with CSPD's upper primary literacy and numeracy support programs, or similar.
• Or a willingness to learning the above

As a K-12 school we are very open to exploring a candidate with primary experience wanting to work with secondary students

Qualifications and accreditations:

• Compliance with NSW Child Protection Legislation - Working with Children Check clearance
• Eligibility to teach in NSW according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
• Tertiary Qualification (minimum 4-year degree,or 75% complete)
• Statement of Service

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment including a valid Working with Children Check and adoption and compliance with CSPD's Child Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Students and Children. For more information, please visit The Office of The Children's Guardian here.

Applicants wishing to work in any of the schools within the Diocese, either as a casual, temporary or full time employee, must be classified with the CSPD. If you are not already classified, you will need to complete the online registration for teachers process found on the CSPD website .

CSPD promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Affiliation: Catholic
Teaching Level: Combined
Gender: Coed