Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle Hiring for Ministry Coordinator – Medowie – 242 Job at Medowie Full Time

Commencing in 2021 with Years 7 & 8, the newly established Catherine McAuley Catholic College is expected to grow annually to a Years 7-12 Learning Community in 2025. The College is committed to empowering confident, agile and reflective learners and educators co-create learning environments where faith, purpose, fulfilment and joy are experienced by all.

The College is located in the beautiful Port Stephens region and can provide the ideal coastal or semi-rural lifestyle for those considering a sea change. Medowie is only 34km from the Newcastle CBD and within an hour’s drive to the stunning Hunter Valley area.

Description:
POSITION DESCRIPTION

Ministry Coordinators (MCs) are members of the school executive team and are significant religious leaders for the school community.MC’s support the Principal in promoting and affirming the Catholic culture, identity and mission of the school. They work in partnership with the Principal and Parish Priest to provide religious leadership for the school and wider community, and representing the school in the community.

Teachers 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 teacher 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.

Acknowledgement and agreement of the requirement to work within the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, preventing those in our care from suffering abuse or neglect.

The Diocese is committed to being compliant with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, retain a valid NSW Working with Children Check and ensure compliance with our safeguarding policies, the Diocesan Safeguarding Commitment Statement and the Codes of Conduct.

Skills and Experiences:
EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA

• Practising Catholic active in the life of a Eucharistic community, with an understanding of their baptismal call to share and witness the good news of Jesus Christ
• A demonstrated commitment to assisting and supporting parents as the first educators of their children in faith
• An outstanding Religious Education classroom practitioner who ultilises and leads contemporary, relevant and appropriate pedagogies, is able to embue other Key Learing Areas with Catholic Principals and Gospel values, with a proven capacity for student improvement and learning
• Demonstrated understanding of the importance of formation and ability to lead the development and implementation of a Formation Framework which reflects keys elements as outlined by the NCEC Formation for Mission Framework
• A demonstrated ability to participate, monitor, think strategically, imagine, develop, ultilise data and implement, in shared guardianship with the Principal, the Catholic life of the school through the Catholic Identity and Mission Domain of the School Improvement Plan and relevant frameworks, not only in response to compliance
• High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to imagine, develop and sustain constructive and respectful relationships with the Parish Priest and parish community and to nourish the Catholic life and culture of the school in its Ecclesial context
• Participation in MC Assembly Days and engaging with Professional Practice and Development (PP&D) whilst keeping up to date with the Faith, Mission and Theology required for leading a Catholic community
• Proven capacity to work as a team member and lead (Desirable)
• Proven capacity to lead the provision of formative pathways, ritual, prayer and Catholic liturgy (Desirable)
• Proven capacity to assist the Principal in achieving and maintaining compliance of staff members with the Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead Policy (Desirable)
• Proven capacity to mentor colleagues through the PP&D process (Desirable)
• Proven capacity to manage Continuum Of School Improvement in both curriculum and non-curriculum areas (Desirable)
• Capacity to review liturgy, prayer and social justice practices using multiple sources including feedback and data from the whole community (Desirable)
• Understanding of the Curia (Desirable)
• Proven capacity to be pastorally present to staff, students and their families and to continue to work with the School’s Pastoral Team in implementing pastoral care initiatives within the school and Wellbeing Policy (Desirable)

QUALIFICATIONS

• Four-year trained teacher classification with at least four years successful teaching experience consistent with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
• NESA Teacher Accreditation
• Working with Children Clearance number
• Completion of anaphylaxis training
• AWTL appropriate to your current position

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2020. This position attracts a 2 Point Coordinator Allowance of $17,098.00 per annum.

BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US

• Work in quality schools where students are nurtured, challenged and encouraged to excel and grow;
• A corporate fitness program through Fitness Passport;
• Employee assistance program (EAP);
• Training and staff development programs;
• Paid parental leave for eligible employees;
• Access to long service leave after just five years for eligible employees.

TO APPLY

• Please provide a cover letter along with your resume
• Address each of the selection criteria as listed under EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA above and ensure your response to each criteria is no longer than 300 words.
• Preferred applicants will be asked to participate in orientation processes, including a formation conversation, following the interview, to introduce them to the local Parish context and the culture of the Catholic school. (For Primary or Religion Teaching positions)

Please note, not adequately addressing the selection criteria may result in your application not being shortlisted.

Applications close: Tuesday 14 June 2022 at 3.00pm