Pastoral Care Worker
St Benedict’s Primary School
Edgeworth
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
Job overview
| Location | EDGEWORTH St Benedict's Primary School | |
| Vacancy Type | Temporary Part Time | |
| Hours/FTE | 6 Hours | |
| Description | The Pastoral Care Worker is responsible for the pastoral care and spiritual wellbeing of the students and staff of St Benedict's Primary School, Edgeworth.
The Pastoral Care Worker (PCW) will share in creating a purposeful, caring, learning environment for children by the application of high professional standards of pastoral care and support for children's emotional, spiritual and behavioural needs.
They will work alongside and complement the existing Catholic Religious Curriculum, as well as the welfare and wellbeing policies in the school.
Their main tasks are:
• To support the school in its aim to provide a Christ-centred, child-focused, safe and supportive learning environment. • To support the wellbeing of students, staff, and families of the entire school community. • To link families to community resources and services. |
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| Essential Criteria | • have an understanding and willingness to support and follow the Catholic Identity and mission of the school.
• have a good understanding of the Catholic School and the wider community • have good organisational and communication skills (with teachers, clergy, parents and students) • have an ability to work effectively in a school environment • be competent and capable in monitoring and reporting requirements • have a minimum qualification in Certificate IV in Youth Work or Pastoral Care or equivalent qualification. These must include mental health related and making appropriate referrals unit/s of competency • have an understanding of and compassion towards the marginalised • have an ability to support the well-being of students and families |
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| Desirable Criteria | • have had experience in counselling
• has Seasons for Growth training • has Rock and Water training |
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| CommencementStarts | ASAP | |
| Finishing Date | 20/12/19 | |
| Conditions of Employment | Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2017. | |
| Applications Close | Monday 17 June, 2019 | |
| 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 |
| Mark Hornby-Howell (mark.hornby-howell@mn.catholic.edu.au) | 4958 1858 | |
| Applications to: |
By email (preferred): Mark Hornby-Howell |
By post:
Principal |
| Specific School Requirements/ Additional Info | The covering letter should address the criteria as outlined and contact details of your parish priest must be included. The preferred applicant will be required to complete the registration process for the Catholic Schools Office as well as the necessary Federal Police checks. Only HARD COPIES of applications will be received at the school up to 3.00 pm on the closing date. | |
About St Benedict’s Primary School
- St Benedict’s Primary School
- 840 Main Road, Edgeworth
- New South Wales
- 2285
- Australia
St Benedict’s is a co-educational Catholic Primary School in the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese in New South Wales. Located in the suburb of Edgeworth it caters to students from Kindergarten through to Year 6.
The school was opened in 1962 by Sister Cabrini and Sister Anne Mary of the Sisters of St Joseph, with just over sixty pupils. Now the school has over 200 pupils, just under 10% of which have language backgrounds other than English and a further 10% are students with disabilities.
Headteacher
Mark Hornby-Howell
Facilities
St Benedict’s school has had a series of renovations projects in the last decade which started with the creation of six new classrooms and a library in 2007. In 2011 a further two classrooms were built, as was a new school hall. The school also has an Out Of School Hours centre and a covered outdoor learning area.
Curriculum
The Religious Education curriculum at St Benedict’s is designed to help students grow to Christian maturity. The school uses the Diocesan approved text ‘Step Out In Faith’ and each member of staff is provided with a copy of the Primary Religious Education Resource Units to help implement the relevant messages in their class. Teachers are also offered support and guidance from the school’s Religious Education Coordinator.
In addition to the Key Learning Areas St Benedict’s also has several special programs such as English as a Second Language, life education, books clubs, Aboriginal education, musical instrument classes and several literacy programs.
School ethos
The school motto is Pray Together Work Together, a notion reiterated in St Benedict’s school song that is performed by students and staff at assemblies.
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