Ministry Coordinator

Permanent - Full Time

Mayfield

Join Our Leadership Team as a Ministry Coordinator on a Permanent Full Time Basis from 2026.

Are you passionate about faith, leadership, and community? As a Ministry Coordinator (MC), you'll be a key member of the school executive team, providing spiritual guidance and religious leadership to shape and strengthen our Catholic identity.

Working alongside the Principal and Parish Priest, you will join San Clemente Catholic College in 2026 and play a vital role in fostering a thriving faith-filled environment for students, staff, and the wider community. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact, representing the school with dedication and purpose.

San Clemente Catholic College is transitioning to include Stage 6 from 2026 and prides itself on being a diverse, multicultural school with students and families from a wide range of backgrounds. It seeks to provide many opportunities for our students while recognising that each individual is unique with different talents and strengths. If you're ready to lead, inspire, and support our mission, we'd love to hear from you

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 utilises and leads contemporary, relevant and appropriate pedagogies, is able to imbue other key learning areas with Catholic principles 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, utilise 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 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.

• 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact Emma South, Principal on Tel: or via email: **********

TO APPLY, CLICK ON THE APPLY BUTTON BELOW AND

• 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.

• Applicants should provide a reference from your Parish Priest. Please provide them with this reference form for completion.

Please note, not adequately addressing the selection criteria may result in your application not being shortlisted.

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.

Applications close: Tuesday 10th of June 2025 at 11.59pm

Additional information

The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable persons and preventing those in our care from suffering abuse or neglect. It is committed to implementing and maintaining compliance with the NSW Child Safe Standards and the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards and takes a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of children or vulnerable persons. All who work in the name of the Diocese must comply with the Diocesan Safeguarding Framework Policy and act in accordance with the Diocese's Code of Conduct which includes the Diocese's Safeguarding Commitment Statement. Employees are required to undergo a National Police Check and retain a valid NSW Working with Children Check where necessary, in accordance with legislation.