Instructional Specialist

Instructional Specialist

St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West

CONCORD WEST, NSW

Curriculum / Learning

Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time

Applications Close: 14 November 2025

St Ambrose's Catholic Primary School Concord West

Start Date: Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Application Closing Date: Friday,14 November 2025

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

About Our School

St Ambrose Catholic Primary School Concord West is a vibrant and welcoming community where every child is encouraged to reach their full potential. A clear focus on explicit teaching is combined with opportunities for inquiry-based learning. This helps students to develop the body of knowledge and skills that they need to know as well as inciting a passion for learning and the development of critical and creative thinkers who are eager to make a meaningful mark on the world. Supported by passionate teachers who know and value each student as an individual, children at St Ambrose thrive in a nurturing environment that inspires academic achievement and personal growth through a balance of high expectations and high support.

With high levels of parental involvement, we create an engaged and empowered school community rooted in our Catholic faith. Guided by our vision, "In Faith and Love We Challenge the Mind and Engage the Heart," we are committed to ensuring that all students are known, understood, and supported to live life "to the full" (John 10:10). In partnership with the Parish of St Ambrose Concord West, led by Fr Rex Paulraj, we work closely to support our families' faith journeys, combining a rich history with contemporary approaches to education to prepare our students for a bright future.

Why Work for Sydney Catholic Schools

Why work for Sydney Catholic Schools? Joining Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) means being part of NSW's largest Catholic education community, with over 145 schools and 74,000 students. We offer job mobility, career diversity, and extensive professional development programs. We offer:

• competitive remuneration: up to $140,855. Base salary ranges from $87,550 to $125,763
• an additional coordinator allowance on top of your base salary
• salary packaging of up to $15,900 annually
• up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students
• ongoing training and development opportunities
• discounts on gym classes and memberships, activewear, healthy meals, and wellbeing products
• generous Employee Referral Program.

About You

As an Instructional Specialist, you will inspire students through engaging, student-centered teaching within a Catholic learning environment. The Instructional Specialist position is a 3-point promotional role, temporary for up to 3 years, however your teaching position will be full-time and permanent.

The Instructional Specialist is required to perform tasks which include but are not limited to:

• demonstrating strong teaching capability proven through meeting all aspects of the proficient teacher in the Australian Professional Standards and
• operating at the level of a highly accomplished/lead teacher in accordance with the NESA teaching standards (although they may not formally hold this accreditation)
• demonstrating exemplary classroom teaching practice in their own classroom teaching (0.6FTE)
• setting standards, build teacher capacity (with extra focus on early career teachers) and support school wide improvement
• support and demonstrate high impact teaching strategies (HITS) used by teachers to craft lessons that provide the right amount of support and challenge for every student
• understand and implement high quality, evidence-based instruction that meets students' needs within their zone of proximal learning development and has clear and measurable goals
• coaching, mentoring and modelling excellent teaching practice to peer teachers within the school in English and Mathematics
• demonstrate High Impact Leadership Strategies (HILS) to guide and influence change in teacher practice and improve student outcomes
• analyse data and trends within the school to identify areas for growth
• strong capabilities to lead adult learning (including emotional intelligence)
• developing future Instructional Specialists
• a tertiary qualification in Education & NESA accreditation as well as Religious Education qualifications according Accreditation Policy to Work, Teach, and Lead.

Application Process

Click 'Apply' to submit your application, including:

• current CV & cover letter
• academic transcripts and statement of previous service
• three referees (including your current employer/principal) and a Parish Priest Reference.

For internal employees, apply via the 'Careers' tile in Employee Self Service.

Any offer of employment with Sydney Catholic Schools is subject to screening completed by the Central Office People & Culture Services team.

If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People & Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri).

Statement of Commitment to Child Safety

Click here to access SCS' Statement of Commitment to Child Safety and join us in creating a culture of child safety and wellbeing.

Working With Children Check (WWCC)

This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.

SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.

St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West

CONCORD WEST, NSW

https://stambconcord.syd.catholic.edu.au

Principal: Allison Travers

Affiliation: Catholic

Teaching Level: Primary

Gender: Coed

484 Students

28 Teaching Staff

10 Non-Teaching Staff

Single School

The spirit and ideals of St Ambrose Primary School are expressed in:

Our Vision: In Faith and Love We Challenge the Mind and Engage the Heart.

Our Schoolwide Pedagogy: As we Learn we Think Big, Question Why and Act Justly.