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State Manager, Aboriginal Education – Permanent Full-time

Applications close 5pm Tuesday 30 March 2021 (unless closed earlier).

About the Company

Catholic Schools NSW (Catholic Schools New South Wales) represents NSW Catholic schools and their owners to the media, government, and other education sector stakeholders. Catholic Schools in NSW educate approximately one in five NSW students.

Under its Constitution, Catholic Schools New South Wales acts as the overarching entity for the purposes of advancing education and religion in Catholic schools in NSW and ensures that Catholic schools meet their compliance requirements and can measure their activities in such a way as to maximize the education and faith outcomes of students.  The company’s constitution is also backed by canonical mandates of delegation from each of the 11 diocesan bishops in New South Wales who are also the members of the Company.

Employees of Catholic Schools New South Wales provide advice to Government, Catholic School Agencies and schools on the full range of educational policy and compliance drivers impacting contemporary NSW schooling.

About the Role

Catholic Schools New South Wales is seeking a State Manager, Aboriginal Education. This position is permanent full-time.

The State Manager, Aboriginal Education will lead the implementation of the Catholic Schools New South Wales Aboriginal Education Strategy.

Reporting to the Director of Education Policy you will:

1. Manage Aboriginal programs on behalf of Catholic Schools New South Wales and assist with the administration of Aboriginal education related initiatives.
2. Provide high level policy advice to Catholic Schools New South Wales in relation to state and federal policy development.
3. Represent the Catholic sector on relevant state and federal government committees and working groups.
4. Maintain relevant state-wide educational accountability systems, including the monitoring and reporting on Catholic schools’ progress in meeting COAG’s Closing the Gap targets related to school attendance, literacy, numeracy, transitioning and retention to Year 12.
5. Act as the Chair and/or Executive Officer of relevant Catholic Schools New South Wales Reference Groups and Working Parties.
6. Identify opportunities for enhancing the involvement of NSW Catholic schools in Aboriginal education related initiatives and strategies.
7. Develop strong collegial relationships with diocesan Catholic School Agencies and the individual Catholic schools run by the various Religious Institutes and Public Juridic Persons (RI/MPJPs).
8. Maintain and develop appropriate communication and information networks with the NSW Educational Standards Authority, ACARA, AECG, NSW Aboriginal Lands Council, NCEC, AITSL and other relevant agencies both the state and national level.
9. Provide advice in relation to the NSW Curriculum and implementation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History and Culture cross-curricular priority.

About You

To be the successful candidate, you will need to:

1. Hold a current and valid Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.
2. Be a person of Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander and is accepted as such by the community in which he or she lives. (Consistent with Section 14D of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977).
3. Relevant degree/academic qualifications in education or related field.
4. At least 5 years experience in a similar role, delivering Aboriginal education programs and related teacher professional development.
5. Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the NSW Curriculum.
6. Comprehensive understanding of practices and trends in general education and Aboriginal education in particular.
7. Demonstrated involvement with Aboriginal Education and with Aboriginal community(ies).
8. Empathy with and support for the mission, ethos and beliefs of Catholic schools and the communities they serve.
9. Demonstrated capacity to manage financial and grant program contractual requirements.
10. Strategic program planning skills, including capacity to develop program implementation advice.
11. Superior understanding and use technologies to maximise efficiencies and minimise risk.
12. Highly developed administrative and organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining quality and meeting timeframes.
13. Excellent communication and relational skills and ability to work in a diverse multidisciplinary team.

Join our team!

Applications for the position should include:

• A cover letter explaining why you are interested in the role and briefly describe your skills, experience and capabilities to undertake this role (maximum 2 pages).
• Curriculum Vitae.

Applications to be emailed to the Human Resources Manager [email protected]  Applications close 5pm Tuesday 30 March 2021 (unless closed earlier).

You must have the legal right to work in Australia.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applicants can also apply through:

• Catholic Jobs Online

https://catholicjobsonline.com.au/job/state-manager-aboriginal-education-sydney-nsw/

• SEEK

https://www.seek.com.au/job/51777507

• Koori Mail

https://koorimail.com/wp-content/uploads/wh-Catholic Schools New South Wales-WEB-AD-MARCH211.pdf

The NSW School Crossing Supervisor program is designed to enhance the road safety of infants and primary school students. School crossing supervisors help students use the crossings on roads adjacent to or nearby schools and manage the traffic flow around schools. Catholic schools may be eligible for a crossing supervisor through the latest round of the NSW Government’s $18.5 million program. However, applications are closing soon! School principals are encouraged to peruse the eligibility criteria and submit an application to the Centre for Road Safety by Friday, 26 March 2021.

As part of the NSW Curriculum Reform process, NESA has released the English and Mathematics K–2 draft outcomes and content for consultation. NESA is inviting feedback on the outcomes and content until April 30. Your feedback will inform the development of the new syllabuses.

The outcomes and content can be accessed here via the Catholic Schools New South Wales Curriculum Reform Hub.

Please access the Catholic Schools New South Wales Curriculum Reform Hub for all NESA updates and resources.

Students, graduates and adults will soon have access to tailored career advice through the establishment of Careers NSW, a new service announced by the NSW Government.

When fully operational, Careers NSW will provide a wrap-around service to:

• connect people to accessible and quality career guidance
• advise on educational pathways and qualifications that match people to the skills they need to be employed faster

Media Release

 

Catholic Schools New South Wales highlights two powerful tools to assist in the process of analysing HSC results. The document below discusses how the Results Analysis Package (RAP) and Catholic Schools New South Wales HSC Analysis Project (DeCourcy) uses groups as a means of digging deeper into the data.

Click here for a description of how this can be done.

The 2021 AEDC data collection starts in Term 2. Schools will receive their School Leader and Teacher packs in the mail shortly, to assist in their preparation and planning for the AEDC.

If your school hasn’t received your packs by the end of March please contact the AEDC Helpdesk – [email protected]

The AEDC 2021 NSW list of key dates for schools can be found here

Further information about the 2021 AEDC data collection can be found here

The next Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Education NSW State Conference will be held in 2022, from 11-13 October 2022 (SAVE THE DATE).

Catholic Schools NSW and Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta look forward to welcoming you to what will be a very special gathering and journey on the land of the Darug and Gundungurra people.

The Australian Pastoral Musicians Network (APMN) has recently sought to provide Catholic education directors across Australia with advice on Catholic school liturgies and music copyright. The APMN advice relates to whether schools can rely on their APRA AMCOS licences for the use of music in any religious activity or service. This is a longstanding matter that has been the subject of numerous exchanges over the last few years. Urgent advice on this matter has been sought from the National Copyright Unit, which is the national body representing all Australian schools sectors with respect to copyright issues.

The National Copyright Unit and their legal advisers, Minter Ellison, are preparing a response on this matter. When further advice about this matter is available, an update will be shared. In the meantime, further information can be sought from the Catholic Schools New South Wales Legal Hotline on 1800 4Catholic Schools New South Wales (1800 427 679).