Teacher - EALD - Aberdeen
Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Part Time (0.30 FTE)
Applications Close: 1 March 2026
St Joseph's Catholic College, Aberdeen is seeking a Permanent Part Time (0.3FTE) Teacher - EALD to join the team from mid March.
<p>St Joseph's Catholic College, Aberdeen is seeking a Permanent Part Time (0.3FTE) Teacher - EALD to join the team from mid March.<br><br>
St Joseph's Catholic College is a co-educational, Year 7-12 school committed in partnership with the community to meeting the academic, social, physical and spiritual needs of its students.<br>
St Joseph’s promotes an authentic learning community with a rigorous and comprehensive academic curriculum encouraging high standards of education for every student.<br>
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The teaching community are deeply committed to helping students achieve their goals with a strong focus on Catholic identity and the development of the whole person.<br>
Among the school community it is highly recognise that learning has its greatest outcomes when parents, students and teachers form strong relationships based on mutual respect and trust.<br>
Teachers maintain high expectations of students, fostering the formation of well-rounded and spiritually centred young people.<br>
Relocating to a new community to live and work is a leap of faith.<br>
It involves a shifting away from family, friends and familiar routines.<br>
However, it can also open up possibilities of opportunities for professional growth, unique experiences and new friendships. <br><br>
• Join a school set among green fields with extensive picturesque views of rich farmlands, cattle grazing, the Hunter River and distant mountains; <br><br>
• Join an agricultural environment committed to enriching staff and students with a variety of real life experiences through interactive agricultural projects.<br><br><br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mncatholic.sharepoint.com/:b:/t/HR-HumanResourcesTeamSite-Active-PositionDescriptionLibrary/EcB0d0CB8kVAjn_aM6m_9qgBjZRh9O4UhjPGHX8__HDY_g?e=tgJyGF"><strong>POSITION DESCRIPTION</strong></a><br><br>
English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) Teachers are employed to ensure identified students are provided with appropriate support to develop their English language and literacy skills to enable them to fully participate in schooling and achieve equitable educational outcomes. <br><br>
The aims of the EAL/D Teacher role in a Catholic school are to: <br>
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<li>Work within school teams to assist classroom teachers and curriculum leaders to develop and effectively implement responses to support the curriculum learning needs of all EAL/D students. <br>
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<li>Gather, analyse and use the EAL/D Learning Progression in conjunction with the ESL Scales to inform their practice, and plan, create and deliver effective and meaningful English language learning activities according to these documents. <br>
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<li>Mentor, monitor and actively engage in the English language development, academic performance and wellbeing of each EAL/D student. <br>
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<li>Create a positive and engaging learning environment. <br>
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<li>Personalise learning for students according to their language needs and abilities, and create effective EAL/D assessment practices and quality teaching programs. <br>
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<li>Support and participate in the school’s strategic focus for learning and work collaboratively with colleagues across the school. <br>
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