<p>St Columban's Primary School Mayfield is seeking a&nbsp;Temporary Part Time (14hrs per week) Pastoral Care Worker&nbsp;to join the team February 2026 - January 2027.<br><br> St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield has, for over one hundred years, represented a snapshot of the wider community.<br> We nurture our students to become active, accepting and culturally aware future citizens.<br> Our students draw from the areas of Mayfield, Mayfield West, Tighes Hill, Warabrook and Carrington.<br> Our unique school community boasts the highest multicultural population of any primary school in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle with many families from Asia, the Pacific Islands and Africa, as well as Indigenous Australians, forming a school community that is culturally aware and accepting of others.<br><br><br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mncatholic.sharepoint.com/:b:/t/HR-HumanResourcesTeamSite-Active-PositionDescriptionLibrary/EfmO6jqi-D5HkzXb3sYHed8BWabbmvfEWhCZWdLzPC4zuA?e=AYGC7M"><strong>POSITION DESCRIPTION</strong></a><br><br> Pastoral care is defined in the Project Agreement with the Commonwealth Government as the practice of looking after the personal needs of students, not just their academic needs, through the provision of general spiritual and personal advice.<br><br> Pastoral care workers support the Pastoral Care of students by providing:<br> &nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>pastoral care services<br> &nbsp;</li> <li>strategies that support the wellbeing of the broader school community. NSCP, 2019, 10. (Guidelines on NSW Arrangements for 2020–2022).<br><br> &nbsp;The role of the pastoral care worker will vary depending on the needs of the individual schools and their communities. Therefore, schools are encouraged to shape the role of the position according to local needs and the capacities of the incumbent.</li> </ul>