Pastoral Care Worker

Posted: 12/09/2025
- Closing Date: 21/09/2025
- Job Type: Permanent - Part Time
- Location: Morisset
- Job Category: Education, Childcare & Training

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**Pastoral Care Worker - Permanent Part Time (14 hours/week)**
**Commencing 2026**
**St John Vianney Primary School, Morisset**

Are you passionate about supporting the wellbeing of children and helping them flourish in a nurturing, faith-based environment? St John Vianney Primary School in Morisset is seeking a dedicated and compassionate **Pastoral Care Worker** to join our vibrant school community.

**Why Work With Us?**:
At St John Vianney, we believe that every child deserves to feel safe, supported, and valued. Our mission is to foster a positive school culture where students can thrive academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. As a Pastoral Care Worker, you’ll play a key role in nurturing this environment and making a meaningful difference in the lives of our students and families.

**What We Offer**:

- A welcoming and inclusive school community grounded in Catholic values
- Supportive leadership and collaborative staff
- Modern, purpose-built facilities including:

- A well-resourced library with a bank of student computers
- SmartBoards in every classroom
- A spacious school hall and outdoor amphitheatre
- Beautiful school grounds, play areas, and environmental spaces
- Flexible and collaborative learning spaces designed for 21st-century learning

**About the Role**:
This is a **Permanent Part Time** position (14 hours per week), perfect for someone who is passionate about student wellbeing and is looking to make a lasting impact within a supportive team. You’ll work closely with staff, students, and families to promote a caring and respectful school culture.

Pastoral care is defined in the Project Agreement with the Commonwealth Government as the practice of looking after the personal needs of students, not just their academic needs, through the provision of general spiritual and personal advice.

Pastoral care workers support the Pastoral Care of students by providing:

- pastoral care services
- strategies that support the wellbeing of the broader school community. NSCP, 2019, 10. (Guidelines on NSW Arrangements for 2020-2022).

The role of the pastoral care worker will vary depending on the needs of the individual schools and their communities. Therefore, schools are encouraged to shape the role of the position according to local needs and the capacities of the incumbent.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA**
- Be a Catholic
- Have an understanding and willingness to support and follow the Catholic Identity and mission of the school, and have a good understanding of Catholic schools and the wider community
- Be an ethical, respected individual within and outside the school
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate and work effectively in teams with the Principal, the Parish Priest or his representative, the teaching staff, parents, the Learning Support Teacher, Learning Support Assistants, the school Counsellor, and the broader community
- Demonstrate good organisational ability and proved capacity to work effectively in a school environment
- Be competent and capable in monitoring and reporting requirements of CSO and NSCP
- Ability to prioritise the wellbeing of students and families
- Comply with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 (NSW) and all related laws concerning child protection

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Current paid NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) number
- Completion of anaphylaxis training
- Meet NSCP minimum qualification requirements (a Certificate IV in Youth Work or Pastoral Care or equivalent)

**CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT**

Salary is in accordance with Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award 2020.

**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 (T&C's apply)
- 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
- Leave Portability (T&C's Apply)

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**

**TO APPLY**
- Please provide a cover letter along with your resume
- Within your cover letter 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 schoo

Applications for this position will only be considered if submitted through the following platforms: our careers page on our website, mnpeople, Indeed, Seek, or LinkedIn.

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