GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS FOR INDIGENOUS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Step 1: Complete the Application Form - ICCS Teacher Employment. The Application Form - ICCS Teacher Employment must be completed in full. Information provided in this guide and on the form itself will assist you to work through and complete your application. The application must be completed and submitted electronically. Step 2: Write an application letter, include your curriculum vitae and photograph and prepare a written statement addressing the selection criteria. Applicants for full-time employment are required to include a brief letter of application to the Director of Catholic Education, Mr Michael Avery. You should also include a current curriculum vitae and photograph with your application. Applicants are further required to write a succinct statement (up to 4 pages) addressing the Selection Criteria for Teacher Applicants for Indigenous Catholic Community Schools. In preparing the written statement applicants should note the following points: The number of words you use in addressing each of the criteria may vary. Address each selection criterion separately. Step 3: Submit your Application. Applicants seeking employment in an Indigenous Catholic Community School in the Northern Territory submit an Application Form - ICCS Teacher Employment together with all necessary documentation to the Diocesan Catholic Education Office in Darwin. Applications including all supporting documentation must be submitted by email to: Completing the Application General Before completing the Application documentation please ensure that you are able to satisfy the requirements of the position as outlined in the Selection Criteria. It is important that you complete the Application Form correctly. In listing details, always commence with the most recent and work backwards. Where you are required to provide dates, indicate with month and year, e.g. 1/95 2/97. Section 1 Personal Information Surname: This should be your legal name for all official records. Any change from the birth name should be accompanied by the relevant documentary evidence (such as marriage certificate, deed poll, court order, change of name certificate etc). Given Name/s: State all given names in full. Street Address: It is important that you give an address that is a reliable place where information can be sent to you. Postal Address: It is only necessary to complete this if it differs from the street address.
Email: Most communication with you will be conducted electronically. Phone numbers: Where possible, one of these phone numbers should enable staff to contact you during working hours. You may need to be contacted at short notice, for example, to arrange an interview and difficulties in contacting you could prove disadvantageous. ATSI Identification: Catholic Education NT is committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce that is reflective of the community it serves. Completion of this question is voluntary. Criminal History: All applicants for school based positions are required to disclose information regarding criminal convictions for certain offences. Disclosure is required whether the offences were committed in or outside of the Northern Territory. Details of criminal convictions should be submitted as a separate document and noted as Confidential in the document title. Checks on criminal convictions of appointees may be conducted to verify the information provided. Disciplinary History: This information is required to enable the selection panel to make an informed decision as to your suitability for a position. Details should be submitted as a separate document and noted as Confidential in the document title. Employment Preferences: If you wish to be considered for employment in more than one sector for which you are qualified to teach, mark both boxes. Indicate your areas of specialisation or your majors in the boxes provided. Abbreviate as necessary. Location Preferences: Your employment opportunities are restricted if you are not available for all schools. You may nominate schools in order of preference from 1 to 5 for which you wish to be considered. Applications will be forwarded to all schools for short listing and you may be offered a position at a school for which you have not indicated a preference. Availability: Normally teachers commence at the beginning of the school year, however vacancies can arise at any time. Section 2 Educational Details Qualifications: Provide the details of the course which qualified you to become a teacher. Attach your most recent practicum teaching reports if you are a graduate applicant. Provide details of any other completed qualifications and any studies in progress. Registration Details: Please give details of registration body and your registration number. All applicants MUST qualify for teacher registration in the Northern Territory. Accreditation Details: Please indicate whether you hold Accreditation to Teach in a Catholic School or Accreditation to Teach Religious Education in a Catholic School. Include your Accreditation number. Professional Associations: Please give titles in full. Professional Development: Include recent significant professional learning activities. Do not include staff development days or one day in-services. Section 3 Employment Current Position: Include details of year levels taught if in a teaching position and position of leadership held. Indicate significant tasks within your role description. Previous employment: This section of the form is important for applicants with prior teaching service as award classification and salary levels may be determined by these details. Timelines apply in relation to the submission and assessment of appropriate statement/s of service. It is an applicant s responsibility to provide the necessary information. This section also informs the selection panel of your experience in education. Section 4 Referees Those nominated will be contacted where needed by members of the interview panel, possibly before and/or after short listing. The people you nominate should be able to provide detailed comments on your ability in relation to the selection criteria.
You are required to nominate three referees to support your application for employment: 1. Religious 2. Professional 3. Personal For a religious referee, you may nominate your parish priest, minister or representative of your faith community, chaplain, campus minister or staff member of a Catholic School to offer comments on your personal faith, Christian witness and understanding of Catholicism. A professional referee should be able to offer comments on your teaching, preferably your current principal. You are also invited to nominate someone to provide comments on your personal qualities. It should be noted that the Diocesan Catholic Education Office reserves the right to consult previous employers, and any other known past professional associates of applicants as part of its selection process. If you believe that this is likely to cause any difficulty, you are encouraged to bring this concern to the attention of the Director when submitting your application. Please ensure that you have approached the people you nominate and that they are willing to act as your referees and that they are readily contactable on the phone numbers given. If any of the referees are a member of the interview panel, applicants will be asked to nominate another referee. Section 5 Declaration Please ensure that you read this section carefully and fully understand the contents prior to signing the declaration. Ensure that you have read and understood Principles of Employment in NT Catholic Schools and Sharers of the Vision prior to signing. Under the Migration Act 1958 (the Act) it is now a criminal offence for a person to knowingly or recklessly: Allow an illegal worker to work Refer an illegal worker for work with another business. Illegal workers are non-australian citizens who are working in Australia without a visa or who are in Australia lawfully but working in breach of their visa conditions. An individual is eligible to work in Australia if they are: Australian citizens Australian permanent residents New Zealand citizens who entered Australia on a current New Zealand passport Non-Australian citizens holding a valid visa with work entitlements. It is important to note that not all visas allow people to work in Australia. Catholic Education must sight one of the following documents: An Australian birth certificate An Australian citizenship certificate A certificate of evidence of citizenship An Australian passport A valid visa with permission to work Section 6 - Document Checklist You should include:
Application Form ICCS Teacher Employment Application letter Current curriculum vitae Response to Selection Criteria Recent Photograph
EMPLOYMENT COLLECTION NOTICE FOR INDIGENOUS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TEACHER APPLICANTS 1. In applying for this position you will be providing the Catholic Education Office with personal information. We can be contacted via the following methods: PO Box 219 Berrimah NT 0828 Telephone: (08) 89 84 1400 Facsimile: (08) 8984 1444 Email: 2. If you provide us with personal information, for example your name and address or information contained on your resume, we will collect the information in order to assess your application. 3. You agree that we may store this information for 12 months. 4. You may seek access to your personal information that we hold about you if you are unsuccessful for the position. However, there will be occasions when access is denied. Such occasions would include where access would have an unreasonable impact on the privacy of others. 5. We will not disclose this information to a third party without your consent. We usually disclose this kind of information to the following Catholic Schools in Indigenous Communities Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School, Santa Teresa Murrupurtiyanuwu Primary School, Bathurst Island Xavier Catholic College, Bathurst Island St Francis Xavier Catholic School, Daly River Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College, Wadeye 6. If you provide us with the personal information of others, we encourage you to inform them that you are disclosing that information to the Office and why, that they can access that information if they wish, that the Office does not usually disclose the information to third parties and that we may store their information for 12 months.
SELECTION CRITERIA FOR INDIGENOUS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TEACHER APPLICANTS 1. An understanding of and commitment to the specific ethos of a Catholic school 2. High quality classroom teaching skills which enable students with a diverse range of needs to achieve their full potential 3. Demonstrated ability in the pastoral care and behaviour management of students 4. Evidence of commitment to working as part of a collaborative team with staff and parents in development and implementation of programs in a cross-cultural context 5. Well developed strategies in the teaching of literacy and numeracy, preferably with training and/or experience in an English as an additional Language/ Dialect (EAL/D) 6. A commitment to ongoing professional development as a member of a learning community 7. An appreciation of and respect for Indigenous people and their language and culture 8. Strong curriculum knowledge and the ability to adapt to curriculum requirements of all key learning areas of the Australian Curriculum, Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, and key areas of the Northern Territory Curriculum Framework. (NTCF)
Application Form ICCS Teacher Employment 1. Personal Information Title Surname Christian Names Date of Birth Home Address Postal Address Home Tel No. Work Tel No. Mobile Email Parish Priest Parish Do you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander? Have you ever been convicted in a court of law other than for a traffic offence? Yes Yes No No Have you ever been the subject of any disciplinary measures by a previous employer? Yes No Employment Preferences: Early Childhood (Pre School to Year 2) Primary (Year 3 to Year 6) Middle school (Year 5 to Year 8) Secondary (Year 9 to year 12) Area of Specialisation
Preferred Region: Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic Primary School, Bathurst Island. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamurrurr Catholic College, Wadeye. St Francis Xavier Catholic School, Daly River. Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School, Santa Teresa. Xavier Catholic College, Bathurst Island. Available for employment from (Date): 2. Educational Details Name of Institution City/State Year Completed Qualification Tertiary Education (Completed) Courses currently being undertaken Catholic Education Accreditation No.: Teaching Registration No. / State: Catholic Education Accreditation type:
Please give details of professional memberships / associations Please give details of recent and relevant professional development 3. Employment Details Present Employment Start Date Date of completion School / Employer Suburb/town Classes Taught Position Past Employment
Name of Current Employer Address of Current Workplace Email Telephone Fax number 4. Referees 1. Religious Name Address Private Tel Work Tel Mobile Relationship to self Occupation 2. Professional Name Address Private Tel Work Tel Mobile Relationship to self Occupation
3. Personal Name Address Private Tel Work Tel Mobile Relationship to self Occupation Disclosure of Information: All applicants for teaching positions and/or positions involving ongoing student contact are advised that it is their responsibility to provide with their applications any information which may be relevant to the employer's decision as to whether to offer employment. Failure to provide complete, accurate information may result in dismissal. Such information should include: Details of teaching/professional and other qualifications and experience Details of any medical condition which may affect appointment or deployment Details of any circumstances which may prevent taking up an appointment in any location within the Northern Territory Details of any relevant criminal convictions (Note that you are not required to provide any information that is 'irrelevant criminal record' under the Anti-Discrimination Act or any spent convictions under the Crimes Act.) Applicants are further advised that the Catholic Education Office (NT), as a part of the usual recruitment process, does contact the applicant s past employers as listed in the application presented, to verify information provided. It is a condition of employment that applicants sign consent for authority to release relevant criminal convictions through a Police check. I declare that, to the best of my knowledge, the information given on this application form is correct. I have read the documents Principles of Employment in NT Catholic Schools and Sharers of the Vision and I agree to support the objectives and standards contained therein. Date: Signed: Please return application via email to:
Ensure you have included all the following documentation: Included Application Form ICCS Teacher Employment Application letter Curriculum Vitae Response to selection criteria Recent photograph