Ministry Coordinator

Posted: 06/11/2024- Closing Date: 20/11/2024- Job Type: Permanent - Full Time- Location: Medowie- Job Category: Education, Childcare & TrainingCatherine McAuley Catholic College, Medowie is seeking a Permanent Full Time Ministry Coordinator to join the team January 2025.

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.

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.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**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 2023.

**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.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**

**TO APPLY**
- Provide a cover letter along with your resume
- Within your cover letter address each of the selection criteria as listed under EXPERIENCE/