Primary Coordinator - Cessnock

Catholic Schools Office, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington; Cessnock; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

The Catholic Schools Office Maitland - Newcastle invites applications for a 0.2 FTE Primary Coordinator at St Patrick’s Primary School, Cessnock, commencing January 2027. The role sits on the School Leadership Team, promoting learning and excellence in a Catholic context.

Responsibilities include developing strategic learning initiatives, monitoring school improvement and compliance, and leading quality teaching practices to benefit student outcomes.

Qualifications

• Must be Catholic with clear commitment to Catholic education and the Church mission.
• Ability to promote and support staff to develop innovative teaching across each KLA.
• Demonstrated management and administrative skills for effective teaching and learning programs.
• Capacity to use data to optimise outcomes and support school leadership in mission delivery.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for relations within and beyond the school community.
• Desirable: experience leading school initiatives.
• Desirable: understanding of Lyn Sharratt’s 14 Parameters.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and oversee the school’s strategic learning initiatives.
• Support monitoring and review of school improvement initiatives.
• Support monitoring and review of school compliance.
• Lead and model ongoing development of quality teaching programs and learning outcomes.
• Model and promote contemporary pedagogical practices.
• Contribute to culture of collegiality and reflective practice.
• Support individuals in identifying new learning experiences for professional development.
• Know your students and provide engaging learning that supports wellbeing.

Skills

Catholic education understanding

Staff development

Data-driven decision making

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

School initiative leadership

Leadership experience

Education

Four-year trained teacher

NESA Teacher Accreditation

Working with Children Check

Anaphylaxis training

Postgraduate study (Desirable)

Highly Accomplished/Lead Teaching (Desirable)

Job description

Catholic Schools Office Maitland - Newcastle – Cessnock NSW

St Patricks Primary School Cessnockis seeking a 2 year temporary Primary Coordinator (0.2 FTE) to join the team, commencing January 2027.

St Patrick’s Primary School, Cessnock is located in the beautiful Hunter Valley area of New South Wales cratering for students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Surrounded outside of the city centre by verdant countryside, Cessnock is the largest town in Australia’s oldest wine region. The region is full of activities catering to various lifestyle pursuits and is less than an hour outside of the Newcastle CBD. A school of 351 students, St Patrick's provides a place, built on the Josephite tradition, where creative learning and the individual talents of each student and teacher is appreciated, embraced and encouraged. The school has a strong focus on community and is committed to supporting each individual student and teacher.

The Primary Coordinator Works In Collaboration With The School Leadership Team And Colleagues To Promote The School As a Place Of Learning And Excellence. As a Member Of The School Leadership Team, They Are Entrusted With The Responsibility To Assist Students In Making Sense Of Their World, To Make Informed Decisions And Judgements, And To Act With Moral And Ethical Integrity. Across The School They Will

• develop, implement and oversee the school’s strategic learning initiatives
• support the monitoring and review of school improvement initiatives
• support the monitoring and review of school compliance
• lead, model and support the ongoing development, implementation and oversight of quality teaching programs and learning outcomes
• model and promote contemporary and innovative pedagogical practices
• contribute to the development of a culture of collegiality and reflective practice
• support individuals in identifying new learning experiences to support their continued professional development
• know your students and strive to provide engaging learning that supports student wellbeing

The teacher will promote the school as a place of learning and excellence in accordance with contemporary evidence-based learning and wellbeing principles (including digital learning) and will ensure the ongoing development and implementation of pedagogical practices that impact on student learning outcomes. The teacher will acknowledge and agree to the requirement to work within the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

Experience/Criteria

• Must be Catholic with an ability to articulate a clear understanding of and a personal commitment to Catholic education and the mission of the Church through Catholic schools
• Ability to promote and support staff to develop innovative and effective teaching and learning practices across each KLA
• Demonstrated management and administrative skills to ensure assessment, and teaching and learning programs operate effectively and efficiently
• Demonstrated capacity to effectively utilise data to optimise organisational and educational outcomes, to think and act strategically, and to support the Leadership Team in leading the mission of the school
• High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to develop and sustain constructive and respectful relationships within and beyond the school community
• Demonstrated experience in leading successful school initiatives (Desirable)
• Previous leadership experience and an understanding of Lyn Sharratt’s 14 Parameters (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
• Postgraduate study in education (e.g. Master of Educational Leadership, Theology) (Desirable)
• Working towards Highly Accomplished or Lead Teaching Standards (Desirable)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact Daniel Ariel, Principal on Tel: [phone]***or via email: ************@mn.catholic.edu.au

Applications close: Sunday 15 Novemberat 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.