Learning Enhancement Teacher

St Mary Of The Cross Catholic Primary School; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School in Melbourne seeks an experienced educator to join a vibrant community focused on academic excellence, spiritual growth, and wellbeing. The role supports evidence-based teaching strategies and will operate at 0.8–1.0 FTE, with access to ongoing coaching and targeted training.

The successful applicant will begin at the start of Term 1 2027, with a commitment to Catholic education and safeguarding children.

Qualifications

• Explicit teaching implemented for individual and small groups
• Use data to inform learning and teaching decisions
• Develop and maintain respectful relationships with students, families and colleagues
• Interpret diagnostic tools to pinpoint learning gaps (e.g., DIBELS, EMP)
• Adapt tier-2 and tier-3 materials in real time with visuals and prompts
• Monitor student progress on short cycles to track improvement
• Foster psychological safety, trust, and a growth mindset in learners
• Communicate student data, goals and strategies with teachers, specialists and parents
• Develop Personal Learning Plans and SMART goals and assess progress
• Demonstrate strong behaviour management to promote prosocial skills
• Collaborate with teachers, leaders and Allied Health professionals for student success
• Adhere to Child Safety Policy, Code of Conduct and Ministerial Order 1359
• Commitment to Catholic education and child safety

Responsibilities

• Enhance learning for individuals and small groups through explicit teaching in intervention
• Build and maintain respectful relationships with students, families and colleagues
• Use data to make informed decisions about learning and teaching
• Administer, analyse, and interpret diagnostic tools to pinpoint exact learning gaps
• Adapt tier-2 and tier-3 curriculum materials in real time with visual models and manipulatives
• Consistently measure student growth over short cycles using progress monitoring
• Build psychological safety and a growth mindset in students with past learning difficulties
• Communicate student data, goals, and strategies with classroom teachers, speech pathologists, educational psychologists, and parents
• Use Personal Learning Plans, develop SMART goals and assess progress
• Maintain strong behaviour management promoting prosocial skills
• Collaborate with teachers, leaders and Allied Health professionals for student success
• Adhere to safety policies and ministerial requirements

Skills

Explicit teaching

Data-driven decisions

Relationship building

Assessment data analysis

Curriculum adaptation

Progress monitoring

Growth mindset

Stakeholder communication

SMART goals

Behaviour management

Collaboration with health pros

Policy adherence

Catholic education

Job description

Role Description/Criteria

St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School is searching for a highly skilled, experienced educator wanting to join a vibrant community dedicated to fostering academic excellence, spiritual growth, and social and emotional wellbeing in our students.

We are seeking a teacher who shares our enthusiasm for evidence-based teaching strategies and has the capacity to work 0.8 - 1.0 FTE. At St. Mary of the Cross, you'll have the opportunity to receive:

• DIBELS professional development
• Playberry Laser Literacy Training
• Playberry Laser Tier 2 Training
• Explicit Maths Program (EMP) Training
• Secret Agent Society (SAS) program
• Ongoing instructional coaching
• Positive Behaviours for Learning induction and professional development

Join our dynamic team and be part of an environment that provides a high-quality, faith-based education that prepares students for a successful future. The successful applicant will be able to begin work at the commencement of Term 1 2027. We will review applications as they are received, and the school may appoint a suitably qualified candidate before the closing date.

St Mary of the Cross Primary School is committed to the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children in our care.

Applicants are asked to demonstrate experience in the following:

• enhancing the learning of individual and small groups of students through explicit teaching in intervention
• an ability to develop and maintain respectful and caring relationships with students, families and colleagues
• a capacity to use data to make informed decisions about learning and teaching
• ability to administer, analyse, and interpret diagnostic tools (e.g., DIBELS, Playberry, UFLI, or EMP Math assessments) to pinpoint exact learning gaps.
• ability to adapt tier-2 and tier-3 curriculum materials/programs in real time, using visual models, concrete manipulatives, and tailored prompts.
• consistently measuring student growth over short cycles (e.g., weekly or fortnightly) using progress monitoring to track rate of improvement.
• Building psychological safety, high trust, and a growth mindset in students who often feel frustrated, anxious, or disengaged due to past learning difficulties.
• Effectively communicating student data, goals, and strategies with classroom teachers, speech pathologists, educational psychologists, and parents.
• Using Personal Learning Plans, developing SMART goals and assessing student progress
• strong behaviour management that promotes the development of prosocial skills (an understanding and experience with PBL an advantage)
• an ability to collaborate with teachers, leaders and Allied Health professionals for the success of students
• the willingness to adhere to St Mary of the Cross Child Safety Policy and Code of Conduct and other policies relevant to Ministerial Order 1359
• a commitment to Catholic education and to the safety and wellbeing of children