St Mary’s Primary School, Casino

St Mary’s caters to boys and girls from Kindergarten to Year 6. For over a century, the school has proudly provided children from all around the Richmond Valley area with a quality education.

At St Mary’s, we are very passionate about student learning with high expectations for all learners. We believe in providing healthy faith formation and assisting students to be well-rounded individuals. We ensure that all feel welcome, connected and valued in our community with a healthy sense of ‘school spirit‘. We believe we all need to be challenged to do and be our best in order to achieve great results. Our Vision is;

‘At SMP Casino, we do whatever it takes to lead the way in Love, Learning, Faith, School Spirit, Sport and Community‘

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Student Wellbeing Officer

Part time temporary position commencing 30 January 2024 until 26 January 2028

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• hold a valid NSW Working with Children Check
• have compliance with the Accreditation to Work Teach and Lead Policy upon appointment. 

Qualifications:

• hold a minimum qualification or qualifications, equivalent to or higher than, a Certificate IV as determined by the States, and this qualification or qualifications must include competencies in both: 

                            • mental health and making appropriate referrals; and 
                            • providing pastoral care, and/or working with youth

• Persons holding a formal qualification (Certificate IV or above) in a related field (eg, Theology/ Nursing/Policing, etc) which includes components dealing with mental health and client referrals are deemed to meet the minimum qualifications.

  • Teachers, social workers, counsellors or psychologists in training are also deemed to meet the minimum qualifications.

  • Applicants with a teaching degree meet the qualifications but will not be remunerated as a teacher. 

• Applicants are required to complete the professional learning package in responding to and preventing cyberbullying delivered by the Office of the eSafety Commissioner within three months of commencing NSWP services and refresh this professional learning at least once every two and a half years.

Criteria: 

• Experience in providing support to children and/or young people to address social and emotional needs
• Ability to support schools and teachers in identifying and develop educational, social and emotional programs to support children and young people who are vulnerable or at risk
• Ability to liaise with community service organisations
• Experience in mentoring children and/or young people
• Well-developed organisational and time management skills with the capacity to work effectively both independently as well as part of a multidisciplinary pastoral care team
• Have a demonstrated commitment to personal faith practice

Richmond Region

Your application should address the above criteria including the nomination of two (2) referees including a Parish Priest, Priest or Minister.

Applications close: 3.00 pm Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Diocese of Lismore Catholic Schools Limited is committed to creating Child Safe Schools.

Child protection legislation requires preferred applicants to be subject to employment screening.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.