A TEACHING CAREER
in Catholic Schools
Jo Coonan
Senior Education Adviser - Personnel
Catholic Education Office, Adelaide
2011
CHARTER FOR TEACHERS IN
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS SA
 Founded in the tradition and strengthened by their ethos Catholic
schools in SA are committed to providing excellent education for
students from a broad cross section of society.
 The identity and success of Catholic education is linked inseparably to
the witness of life given by the teaching staff. (John Paul II, Ecclesia in
Oceania, 2001)
 In partnership with parents Catholic schools educate young people for
participation in the Church and world communities today.
 Nurturing student growth depends upon teachers who are expert in
their profession and who respect the uniqueness and dignity of each
student.
CHARTER FOR TEACHERS IN
CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN SA
Developed in conjunction with the IEU, the
Charter addresses the teacher’s role in
relation to:
Students
Employers
Colleagues
School Community
The Profession
Catholic Education in S A
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104 schools (33 with secondary)
Over 48,500 students
Approximately 6000 staff (all staff)
Links with parish
Systemic schools
Religious order schools – CBC, St Ignatius,
SAC, St Dominic’s, Blackfriars, etc
THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Commitment to:
 Catholic tradition and ethos
 Contemporary understanding of church
teaching
 Excellence in education
 Pastoral care of students, staff and
families
 Professional learning and development
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
 Horizons - Positions Vacant (on website)
 Types of employment
 Casual – includes relief or less than 1 term
 Replacement - covers teachers on leave
 Permanent – part or full time
 Some positions are sometimes difficult to fill
due to location of school (country), or
subjects e.g. LOTE, Maths, Science,
Technology Studies, Home Economics
RECRUITMENT
Each Catholic school is an employing
authority
- Positions are advertised on CEO website
www.cesa.catholic.edu.au
Select Vacancies
- or in The Advertiser
Application is addressed to school principal
(including applications for TRT)
EARLY CAREER TEACHERS
CONSULTANTS
Two consultants:
Michelle Rawady
In process of appointing second consultant
support early career teachers appointed
to Catholic schools for two years
COUNTRY INCENTIVES
 Removal costs
 Establishment grant (1 week’s additional pay for each
term worked in first year - max 4 wks)
 Additional non-contact time for beginning graduates
(0.1 FTE)
 Remote allowance (Roxby Downs $4,000 first year,
increasing to max $12,000 for 5 yrs service, indexed)
 Assistance to return to metro after 4 years
 Study Incentive Program (SIP) - priority
 Country teacher scholarships ($2,500 pa)
TEACHING CONDITIONS
 Governing conditions
SA Catholic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2010
 Salaries* (1 Oct 2010)
Step 3
= $57,451 (B Ed)
Step 10 = $79,814
POR 1
= $2,559
POR 4 = $16,562
Catholic Professional Formation CPF1-CPF3 = $500-$1,250 pa
TRT= $262.21 / day – up to 5 days – then own step
 Increased by 4% on 1/10/11
 Superannuation
Employer & Super Guarantee (9%)
Salary Sacrifice (Super, Laptop & other FBT free items)
Other Teaching Conditions
 Contact time –
 24 hrs/week Primary
 22.5 hrs/week Secondary
 Position Of Responsibility – salary + time
allowance
 POR 1 = 1 hr - POR 4 = 6.5 hrs / week
 Class size benchmarks
 R – 1 = 25 2 – 7 = 29
 8 – 10 = 30 11 – 12 = 25
TYPES OF LEAVE (Existing)
 Long Service Leave - after 8 years
 Parental (maternity), Extended parental, Child rearing
& Unpaid Carer’s Leave
 up to 52 weeks each leave without pay – may
work if agreed
 Paid parental (maternity & adoption): 14 weeks
paid allowance
 Paternity leave: 1 week with pay
 Personal/Carers leave - self or immediate family: 10
days pa
 Compassionate leave: 2 days paid/permissible
occasion
OTHER INFORMATION
 Registration
 Teacher Registration Board
 Child Protection
 Responding to Abuse and Neglect (formerly Mandatory
Notification Training) (Required by TRB + NP Check)
 Catholic Police check (additional - must arrange through
school before you commence teaching duties)
 Other: First Aid
 Basic Emergency Life Support
 Union
 IEU (Independent Education Union)
APPLICATIONS
 Covering Letter (one page)
 Addressed to the Principal - Name position
 Brief highlights relevant to position
 C V (2 pages - relevant and recent)
 Brief & to the point
 Referees (relevant and recent)
 Response to Criteria (4 pages)
 Knowledge/beliefs
 Successful experience
 Vision for the position
ST JOSEPH’S SCHOOL ADELAIDE
Primary Years Class Teacher
Permanent, Full time Position from 19 July 2010
St Joseph’s is a co-educational, R – 7 school with an enrolment of 250.
Criteria:
Actively support and contribute to the Catholic identity and ethos of our
school and the knowledge and skills to teach Religious Education.
Demonstrate sound knowledge of contemporary and inclusive pedagogies
which promote independent learning and cater for the individual needs of all
students
Demonstrate an ability to apply and integrate emerging ICT technologies into
student learning programs
Skills to support the development of students’ personal responsibility and in
their pastoral care
Demonstrate a commitment to plan and work collaboratively in a team and
the development of positive partnerships with students, staff and families
Demonstrate a commitment to on-going professional learning and a
willingness to participate fully in all aspects of school life
Applications in writing, (maximum of 6 pages), together with the names and contact
details of three (3) referees to: The Principal, St Joseph’s School1 Church Street,
ADELAIDE SA 5000
Applications close at 4pm on 24th May 2010
RESPONSE TO CRITERIA
Suggested Approach
List each criterion in the advertisement as a heading.
Demonstrate your understanding of each criterion (knowledge).
Illustrate how you fulfil each criterion (successful
experience).
State how you would meet the expectations of each criterion for this
position (vision)
Example
Demonstrate a commitment to work collaboratively….
I understand that…
I currently demonstrate this by …
As a teacher at
(school) I would …
CESA Website
www.cesa.catholic.edu.au
 Website:
Contains a lot of information about our sector and schools including
employment
 Find a School
Find a CESA school by location or keyword to obtain contact information
 Vacancies
Search for current leadership, teaching and administrative vacancies in
CESA schools
 News
Find out what's going on at CESA
Contact Details
Jo Coonan
Senior Education Adviser - Personnel
jo.coonan@cesa.catholic.edu.au
Catholic Education SA website:
School Directory etc)
(Vacancies,
www.cesa.catholic.edu.au
CESA Online: (Documents, Policies, Guidelines etc for
staff)
online.cesanet.adl.catholic.edu.au
THANK YOU
Thank you for your attention
We wish you well in your final year
studies and in your teaching career