Secondary Science Teacher - Booragul

St Paul'S Catholic College - Booragul; Newcastle-Maitland; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

St Paul’s Catholic College, Booragul, seeks a permanent full-time Secondary Science Teacher to join the team, commencing January 2027. The college emphasizes an inclusive, welcoming environment and a faith-filled educational experience designed to develop students academically and spiritually.

The role focuses on differentiated learning, creation of effective assessment practices, and alignment with Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

Qualifications

• Role is for a Catholic secondary science teacher.
• Emphasis on developing academic and spiritual growth.
• Ability to differentiate learning and develop quality assessment programs.

Responsibilities

• Invite students and families into a faith-filled educational experience.
• Promote learning and excellence with creativity and curiosity, connecting students to the world through deep learning.
• Differentiate learning to meet educational needs and develop effective assessment practices and teaching programs.
• Support ongoing development of pedagogical practices aligned with evidence-based learning and wellbeing principles.

Skills

Secondary Science

Catholic education

Differentiated instruction

Assessment practices

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time

Applications Close: 22 November 2026

St Paul's Catholic College, Booragulis seeking a permanent full-time Secondary Science Teacherto join the team, commencing January 2027!

St Paul's Catholic College, Booragulis seeking a permanent full-time Secondary Science Teacherto join the team, commencing January 2027.

St Paul's Catholic College offers an inclusive, welcoming and comfortable environment.

The calm, nurturing setting has been designed to allow students and staff to feel at home in developing their varied capacities and skills.

The growth of the students is nurtured and encouraged by a supportive faculty through the provision of creative freedom, empowerment of the individual and opportunities for prayer and reflection.

The curriculum, both formal and informal, focuses on spiritual growth and reflects a respect for the diversity of all 750 students, their differing levels of abilities, strengths, weaknesses and gifts.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Teachers in a Catholic school have a unique role to play and are assigned with the task of ensuring each child has the opportunity to grow both academically and spiritually and to live purposeful lives.

• Supported by the Catholic community of which they are a vital part, teachers invite students and their families into a faith-filled educational experience
  
• Teachers promote the school as a place of learning and excellence where creativity and curiosity are nurtured and students are connected with their world through deep learning and engagement
  
• Teachers differentiate learning for students according to their educational needs and abilities and are responsible for the creation of effective assessment practices and quality teaching programs
  The teacher will promote the school as a place of learning and excellence in accordance with contemporary evidence-based learning and wellbeing principles (including digital learning) and will ensure the ongoing development and implementation of pedagogical practices that impact on student learning outcomes. The teacher will acknowledge and agree to the requirement to work within the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

Affiliation: Catholic
Teaching Level: Secondary
Gender: Coed

650 Students
81 TeachingStaff
27 Non-Teaching Staff