<p>Holy Spirit Infants School, Abermain and&nbsp;Holy Spirit Primary School, Kurri Kurri are&nbsp;seeking a&nbsp;Temporary Part Time (0.6FTE - 0.2FTE worked at Abermain and 0.4FTE worked at Kurri Kurri)&nbsp;Pedagogical Mentor&nbsp;to join the team from 12 March 2025 - 19 December 2025.<br><br>Holy Spirit Infants School, Abermain as the only Infants school in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, Holy Spirit Infants School, Abermain is proud to provide a holistic Catholic education for early learners in the Hunter Valley area.<br>Our school’s story is a special one and we have built a solid reputation for providing spiritual enrichment, quality teaching and learning, and cultural and sporting experiences within a safe, supportive and connected community.<br>We foster a faith-filled learning culture where students can grow as confident, courageous and collaborative learners.<br>We encourage curiosity and questioning through play-based learning and support students to develop social and emotional resilience, problem-solving skills and capabilities which utilise creative thinking.<br>At Holy Spirit Infants School, we provide a strong foundation to enable all students to reach their full potential.&nbsp;<br><br>Holy Spirit Primary School, Kurri Kurri is located in the beautiful Hunter Valley area of New South Wales catering for students from Year 3 to Year 6.<br>Surrounded by verdant countryside, Kurri Kurri is known to have the largest display of murals in mainland Australia.<br>The region is full of activities catering to various lifestyle types and only 35 minutes outside of the Newcastle CBD.<br>A school of 190, Holy Spirit Primary School strive to create an inclusive community of dedicated to the intellectual, emotional, social, physical, spiritual and educational development of each child.<br><br><br><br><a href="https://diocesemn.azurewebsites.net/media/5503/position_description_-_cso_-_pedagogical_mentor_-_primary.pdf"><strong>POSITION DESCRIPTION</strong></a><br><br>Pedagogical Mentors are recognised as highly effective, experienced and skilled classroom practitioners. They are knowledgeable and active members of the school who work collaboratively with the Principal and school leadership team to contribute to improved student literacy and numeracy learning outcomes through:<br>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>modelling high quality teaching within and across the school community (link with Literacy and Numeracy Framework)<br>&nbsp;</li><li>working collaboratively with teachers to develop and refine their teaching practice<br>&nbsp;</li><li>focussing on a stage/grade with the intention of working with all teachers over time<br>&nbsp;</li><li>supporting teachers using the coaching cycles to improve an identified area of practice<br>&nbsp;</li><li>supporting the facilitation and leading of PLTs in schools<br>&nbsp;</li><li>supporting the provision of professional learning to staff<br>&nbsp;</li><li>collaborate with and meet regularly with the school leadership team<br>&nbsp;</li></ul>