St Peter’s Primary School, Port Macquarie

St Peter’s Primary School Port Macquarie first opened its classroom doors in 1993 with 4 classes and 94 students.  Today our school caters for over 500 students, with over 50 staff supporting the development and wellbeing of each child. St Peter’s Primary School is located on the beautiful Mid North Coast and forms part of the St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Schools. Each student’s personal growth and the pursuit of learning within the Catholic context is nurtured, promoted and celebrated in partnership with parents, pastors, Parish and the wider community. Our Mission, is to enable students to ‘achieve the fullness of life’ and our Vision, promotes ‘success in learning and life’ featuring four core values – Being like Jesus, Being Respectful, Being a Learner and Being Safe. 

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Student Wellbeing Officer

Part time temporary position (10 hours per week) 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

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

Applications close: 9.00 am Monday 30 October 2023

Hastings Region

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.