PDHPE & Religious Education Teacher

St Columba's Catholic College Springwood; Springwood; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Salary packaging

Wellbeing initiatives and resources

Growth opportunities

State-of-the-art facilities

Fitness passport

Staff discount on school fees

Job summary

St Columba’s Catholic College Springwood in NSW seeks a passionate PDHPE & Religious Education Teacher for a permanent, full-time role commencing Term 1 2027. You will teach Years 7-12, integrate interactive technologies, and contribute to the college’s Catholic education mission.

The successful applicant will demonstrate strong pedagogy, differentiation for diverse learners, and a commitment to ongoing professional development within a supportive school community.

Qualifications

• Tertiary Qualification (minimum 4-year degree)
• Eligible to teach PDHPE & Religious Education in NSW secondary schools

Responsibilities

• Teach PDHPE and Religious Education to Years 7–12
• Differentiate instruction to meet diverse learner needs
• Use interactive technologies to enhance learning and assessment
• Contribute to professional learning and school improvement initiatives
• Communicate with families and students about progress

Skills

PDHPE instruction

Religious Education

Assessment & feedback

Differentiation

Collaborative teaching

Education

4-year degree

Job description

St Columba's Catholic College Springwood – Springwood NSW

Full time, Permanent

1d ago , from Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta

If you are currently employed by Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese, please submit your application via our internal Careers Site on EmployeeConnect. We are excited to support you in the next step of your career.

Seeking a passionate and motivated PDHPE & Religious Education Teacher to join our College community on a Permanent, full-time basis commencing Term 1 2027.

The School

St Columba’s strives to be authentically Catholic in its identity, whilst ensuring the best possible learning and teaching for the whole person as part of a rich tradition of Catholic education. Surrounded by beautiful native bushland, wildlife and modern learning spaces, St Columba’s offers staff and students a tranquil setting for learning.

This position is Permanent, Full time!

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will fit the following criteria:

• Have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the teaching of both PDHPE and Religious Education to secondary students, Years 7-12 and the factors that influence learning and development, effective pedagogies, assessment and reporting, a wide range of resources, including interactive technologies, and their use in teaching and learning
• Use assessments and constructive feedback to inform teaching and learning and communicating effectively with different audiences using a range of strategies
• Strong pedagogical knowledge base and understanding of how the identified subject areas are learned, what affects students' opportunities to learn the subject matter and how the learning and teaching of the subject matter can be enhanced
• An understanding of how to differentiate learning to cater for students needs in order to maximise student learning
• Sound understanding of the learning environments, lesson plans, use of technology, teaching practices and delivery of assessment and learning feedback
• Committed to the continual improvement of your teaching practice and take opportunities for personal and professional development
• Work creatively and collaboratively within a range of 'communities' inside and beyond the school and set high, achievable goals for yourself and your students
• Able to motivate students to achieve and develop a life-long love of learning

Please respond to the above selection criteria in your cover letter.

Qualifications and Experience

Eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)

Tertiary Qualification (minimum 4-year degree, or 75% complete)

Valid Working with Children Check (for employment purposes)

As a valued CSPD employee, you can benefit from up to 25% off school fees for your children enrolled in our schools. But that's not all. We offer:

• Competitive remuneration
• Salary packaging
• Wellbeing initiatives and resources
• Extensive growth and development opportunities
• State-of-the-art facilities
• Fitness passport

The Organisation

CSPD is committed to responding to the needs of all students. With over 5,000 employees located across 80 primary and secondary schools and office communities, our aim is to transform learning and unlock the full potential of each of our 43,500 students while enriching the professional lives of staff.

Child Safeguarding Statement

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment, including holding a cleared NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) and compliance with CSPDs Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Children and Students. For more information regarding WWCCs, click here.

Diversity Statement

CSPD strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.