AddressSt John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Woy Woy is currently seeking a passionate Wellbeing Officer. This is a temporary, part-time opportunity working 25 hours a week for the duration of the 2024 school year.
This opportunity is part of the National Student Wellbeing Program and the Student Wellbeing Boost, helping provide wellbeing support to students in our classrooms and developing a healthy sense of wellbeing amongst all the students at SJB.
Why join us at Catholic Schools Broken Bay?
We value our staff and educators so they can best support every student entrusted to our care to learn and flourish. This is why we have taken the initiative to get ahead of the market and offer the following unique benefits to our staff:
- Higher pay: We have recently finalised our CSBB Enterprise Agreement which guarantees your pay will be at least 1.5% above the NSW Department of Education
- Staff voice: Our Enterprise Agreement reflects our deep commitment to having systems in place which give our frontline staff a genuine voice in their work
- Staff School Fee Discounts: Eligible staff receive a 25% discount on their children’s school fees at our schools, pro-rated to their FTE
- Wellbeing Support: we provide a robust wellbeing program to ensure our staff thrive and grow.
Specific Criteria
- Demonstrates patience, compassion, creativity and initiative.
- Respect, accept and be sensitive to other people's views, values and beliefs.
- Promote a safe and inclusive school community, where all people are welcome and respected.
- Able to directly support students with their wellbeing through running social skills groups and helping with emotional regulation.
- Working 1:1 with students with diverse learning, behavioural and physical needs.
- Work collaboratively and professionally with school leadership, learner diversity teachers, classroom teachers, other students and families.
- Assisting students with individualised behaviour and/or wellbeing programs.
- A current Working with Children Check.
About us, our Vision and our Towards 2025 Strategy
Our Vision is to provide 'authentic, professional Catholic education, delivered with care and compassion'. The Vision is underpinned by our exciting and robust Towards 2025 Strategy which places students at the centre of everything we do, and which brings schools and Parishes together to work as one. The Towards 2025 Strategy commits our system of schools to be at least as good as the very best, to maximise the learning growth of every student, and to inspire hearts and minds to know Christ and love learning. Covering an expansive geographical area which includes the Central Coast and Sydney's Northern Beaches and North Shore, Catholic Schools Broken Bay is a system serving 44 Catholic Schools with around 17,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12.
Conditions
Hours: Monday -Friday 9:00am-2:30pm
Level: LSA 4.4
Salary: $42.62 per hr
Applications should include:
- A cover letter of no more than two pages addressing why you are interested in the role and addressing each of the specific criteria listed above; and
- A current resume
- A valid Working with Children's Check for paid employment.
To Apply: CLICK HERE
Closing Date: 5pm 5th April 2024
Agencies, please note that unsolicited resumes will not be accepted for this position.
Position on COVID-19 vaccinations
Given the current management of risks associated with COVID-19 in the community, and the gradual wind-back of some settings, CSBB has decided to no longer require all staff to be fully vaccinated, effective 19 September 2022. Staff who are not vaccinated will be required to wear masks when working with children at greater risk of serious illness owing to a medical condition and/or physical disability.
Catholic Schools Broken Bay promotes a culture of safety and care for children and young people. The Diocesan Office for Safeguarding Charter provides overarching principles that ensure children and young people are at the centre of the work we do and that every child and young person is encouraged to have a voice and participate in their community to their fullest potential. All employees must be aware of the Diocesan Office for Safeguarding Charter and be committed to organisational child safe standards and practice. Successful applicants for child-related roles must meet the requirements of the Working with Children Check.
