Defence School Mentor Avrg (O'Connor)

Location: O'Connor. ACT 
Employment Type: Temporary  
Employment Status: Part-time  
Salary Range: $76,468 - $88,852 (based on skills and experience) [paid pro rata for part-time appointments]
Closing Date:11.55 pm, Monday April 15

About Us 
Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn (CECG) plays an integral role in education in the ACT and NSW, operating 56 Catholic Systemic Schools and nine Early Learning Centres. 

CECG is committed to workforce diversity and creating inclusive workplaces. We welcome applications from suitable candidates from all diversity groups to support our system of schools and early learning centres in delivering quality education outcomes for the students in our care. 

About St Joseph's Primary 
St Joseph’s is a Catholic Primary School located in O’Connor ACT. Students attending our school come from a variety of backgrounds and nationalities. St Joseph's is a vibrant place of teaching and learning, where students and staff work towards individual and community goals that promote growth and improvement for all. Our vision gives shape to how we work together to support the development of our students and on which we are building our community.

About the Role 
An excellent and rewarding opportunity exists to join our wonderful school to support and develop a range of activities for Defence students and their families to ease the impact of mobility and service-related parental absence.

• A positive and collaborative workplace culture 
• 24 weeks of paid parental leave (maternity/adoption) 
• Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave (paternity/non-initial primary carer leave) 
• Opportunities to transfer to other schools within the Archdiocese across ACT and NSW to support lifestyle choice

Key Responsibilities 

• Assisting Defence parents and children to become familiar with the school and its facilities;
• Co-coordinating appropriate welcoming and farewelling activities for Defence children involving the school community;
• Supporting children at school during times of parental absence from home for service requirements;
• Monitoring Defence children’s personal issues such as friendship, peer groups and classroom difficulties;
• Contributing items of interest to the school newsletter;
• Providing opportunities for Defence families to meet other Defence families within the school community;
• Being a contact for new parents of mobile Defence children in the school;
• Maintaining contact with Defence families who are enrolled in the school.

Essential Criteria 

• Must hold a relevant Working with Children registration (WWVP).
• Sound communication skills both oral and written, and the ability tocommunicate effectively with primary school aged children, school principaland staff, parents, Defence Members and their families.
• Demonstrated ability to organise own work, set priorities, meet deadlines, workindependently and as a team member and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to plan, organise and deliver activities and resources relating to theneeds of Defence families.
• Ability to quickly acquire an understanding of the operations of the school.
• Ability to organise and coordinate annual Defence related events, including ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day commemorations across the school.