St Joseph’s employs 17 teaching staff and 12 support staff.
This includes a principal, full-time and part-time teachers, a learning support teacher, six part-time learning support assistants, a teacher-librarian, library assistant and two clerical assistants. There is also a cleaner and groundsperson.
A special education adviser and a registered psychologist are available to assist the school in assessing and addressing individual student learning needs.
Our staff of dedicated and highly experienced teachers provide our students with stimulating teaching and learning programs. We aim to cater to the needs of each child, to equip them to face the challenges of tomorrow.
A list of staff can be found below:
School Executive
Principal — Kate Drake
Assistant Principal — Karen Nolan
Religious Education Coordinator — Clare Paff
Primary Coordinator — Kathryn Hill
2020 Classroom Teachers
Kinder Blue — Karen Nolan and Catherine Schumacher (executive release teacher)
Kinder Red — Angela Foxon
Year 1 Blue — Jessica Bourke and Ashlee Macourt
Year 1 Red — Sue Woodward
Year 2 Blue — Clare Paff and Megan Jones (executive release teacher)
Year 2 Red — Angela Shaw
Year 3 Red — Heather Wozniak
Year 3/4 Blue — Natalie Davis and Emma McGlynn
Year 4 Red — Kyla Flanagan and Kate Papworth
Year 5/6 Blue — Kathryn Hill
Year 5/6 Red — Mark Faith
Year 5/6 White — Lisa Ridgewell and Emma McGlynn
Support Staff
Pastoral Care Worker — Maree Holmgreen
Learning Support Teacher — Amber Christie
Learning Support Assistants — Cheree Chapman, Teresa Hanrahan, Lynne Dawson, Patricia Hines, Cooper Goodacre, Kim McAlister
Teacher Librarian — Stephanie Tranter
Library Assistant —Donna Hoffman
Administration Officer — Carolyn Trimble
Clerical Support — Amale Yi
Psychologist — Gayna Turner
Maintenance — Rod Allan
Cleaner — Cleansurance