Religious Education Coordinator

**Location**: Page, ACT
**Employment Type**:Temporary
**Employment Status**: Full-time
**Employment Term**:28 May 2023 - 21 July 2024
**Salary**:$132,293 + Superannuation
**Closing Date**: 11.55pm, Monday 24 April 2023

At St Matthew’s we strive to build a vibrant and welcoming community, where our learning is engaging, individual achievements are celebrated and where the children are at the heart of what is most important. It is our aim to create a sense of belonging, which will, in turn, nurture each child’s growth and help create a healthy self-esteem, factors so necessary for effective learning.

**About the Role**

An excellent and rewarding opportunity exists for an energetic **Religious Education Coordinator **to join our wonderful school. As Religious Education Coordinator, the successful applicant will support the Parish Priest and Principal through prayer, word and action to promote the faith formation and Religious Education of the School community. The successful applicant for the position will be a practising Catholic and will work in partnership with the Principal and Leadership Team.

**Essential Criteria**

Suitable applicants will demonstrate the following:

- **Leading Teaching and Learning**:

- Catholic Leaders have a key responsibility for developing a positive culture of challenge and support. This will enable effective teaching that promotes enthusiastic, independent learners, committed to lifelong learning. Catholic Leaders’ actions are transformative in the lives of those they lead.
- **Developing Self and Others**:

- Catholic Leaders are committed to building capacity through their own professional development; by supporting all staff through managing performance; by providing access to effective continuing professional growth opportunities and by giving regular high-quality feedback through the Leadership Emphases.
- **Leading Improvement, Innovation and Change** - Catholic Leaders manage and lead innovation and change to ensure the school’s vision and strategic plan are put into action and that goals and intentions are realised. Catholic Leaders draw upon the support of others and develop a sense of agency in the improvements they are driving.
- **Leading the Management of the School** - Catholic Leaders use a range of management methods and technologies to ensure that the school staff and resources are organised efficiently and are managed around the principles of subsidiarity. This includes the delegation of tasks and accountabilities in ways that promote the leadership of others.
- **Engaging and Working with the Community** - Catholic Leaders develop and maintain positive partnerships with students, families and carers, the local church and the wider school community. This supports a culture of high expectations around inclusivity and the wellbeing of all.

**Application Process**

Applicants are required to submit a cover letter and current resume including a statement of suitability against the skills, attributes and experience as outlined in the position description.

For further information about the School, please visit our school website here.

Information about Catholic Education Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn can be accessed here.

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