School Officer - Library Assistant
Catholic Schools Office Maitland- Newcastle
Chisholm
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Apply by:
- 31 May 2022
Job overview
| Location | CHISHOLM St Bede's Catholic College | |
| Vacancy Type | Temporary Part Time | |
| Hours/FTE | 36 Hours | |
| Description | St Bede’s High School, Chisholm is seeking a temporary part-time Library Assistant to join the school community commencing in Term 2. This position will be contracted to work 18 hours per week. St Bede’s Catholic College, in the recently-established suburb of Chisholm, is a new co-educational Catholic secondary school that is part of the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. The College opened in 2018 and will eventually cater for 1,100 students in Years 7 to 12. In 2022 the College has approximately 670 Year 7-11 students, with the first Year 12 cohort to graduate in 2023. The key components that drive the development of the school are Faith, Knowledge, Courage and Community. These components align to the four domains of our Strategic Plan – Catholic Formation and Mission, Learning, Leadership, Wellbeing and Partnerships. |
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| Position Requirements | Library Assistants in a Catholic school have a unique role to play and are assigned with the task of ensuring each child has the opportunity to grow both academically and spiritually and to live purposeful lives. The Library Assistant will promote the school as a place of learning and excellence in accordance with contemporary evidence-based learning and wellbeing principles (including digital learning) and will ensure the ongoing development and implementation of pedagogical practices that impact on student learning outcomes. |
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| Essential Criteria | • Ability to articulate a clear understanding of and a personal commitment to Catholic Education and to actively supporting the Catholic ethos and culture of the school; • Excellent written communication skills and strong verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills; • Demonstrated experience using initiative and self-motivation in the workplace; • Demonstrated ability in accurately and proficiently performing a wide range of administration tasks; • Intermediate experience and ability to work with various databases, Microsoft office programs and excel; • Demonstrated capacity to organise, prioritise and multi task to meet various deadlines; • An understanding and the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality; • Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously and be responsible and accountable for own work with the capacity and willingness to work in a team environment; The applicant must provide evidence of the following: • Current Paid Working with Children Check (WWCC)number. |
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| Desirable Criteria | • Experience in OLIVER Library Management System; • Experience in the stocktake and weeding of a virtual and physical collection; • Experience working in a school library environment. |
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| CommencementStarts | ASAP | |
| Finishing Date | 20/12/2022 | |
| Conditions of Employment | Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2017. | |
| Applications Close | Monday 30 May, 2022 | |
| Instructions | Forward your Curriculum Vitae together with a covering letter addressing selection criteria via email (preferred) as one pdf to the contact person. | |
| Contact | Name | Telephone |
| John Murphy (john.murphy@mn.catholic.edu.au) | 4088 8222 | |
| Applications to: |
By email (preferred): John Murphy |
By post:
Principal |
| Specific School Requirements/ Additional Info | To apply: Please provide a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the selection criteria along with your resume to the Principal, John Murphy, via an email to john.murphy@mn.catholic.edu.au Please ensure you provide out of hours contact details for your referees also, not providing these details can delay the recruitment process. Please note, not adequately addressing the selection criteria may result in your application not being shortlisted Applications close: Monday 30 May 2022 3.30pm | |
About Catholic Schools Office Maitland- Newcastle
- Catholic Schools Office Maitland- Newcastle
- PO Box 714, Newcastle
- New South Wales
- 2300
- Australia
The Catholic Schools Office (CSO), is responsible for the leadership, efficient operation and management of systemic schools which educate more than 18,000 students in 45 Primary schools, 10 Secondary schools and one K-12 school in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.
The CSO employs more than 1200 teachers and around 550 support staff. Our main focus is providing support for schools to ensure each student receives a quality education and has the opportunity to grow academically, spiritually, physically and emotionally.
Catholic schools seek to develop spirit, mind, body and character and to cultivate Gospel values that support lives filled with joy, endeavour and hope in the future. As a Catholic Schools Office, we model ourselves on the person of Jesus Christ as revealed in the Gospels and through the teachings of the Catholic Church.
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