<p>The Catholic Schools Office (CSO) is seeking a Permanent Full time Education Officer - Secondary Religious Education and Spirituality to join the team in 2025.<br><br>The Catholic Schools Office is responsible for the leadership, operation, and management of systemic schools within the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.<br>We educate over 21,000 students across 44 primary schools, 11 secondary schools, one K-12 school, one flexible learning centre, and one special school.<br>Our mission is to provide high-quality education grounded in Catholic values and traditions.<br><br><br><br><a href="https://diocesemn.azurewebsites.net/media/7179/position-description-cso-education-officer-secondary-res.pdf"><strong>POSITION DESCRIPTION</strong></a><br><br>The CSO Education Officer – Secondary Religious Education and Spirituality will provide leadership and support in the understanding and implementation of the Religious Education curriculum K-12. The primary purpose of this role is to:&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>build capacity of Leaders of Learning Religious Education (LOLRE) and secondary Religious Education (RE) teachers to provide high quality support that leads to the effective implementation of the RE Curriculum K-12;<br>&nbsp;</li><li>support schools in the development of quality assessment and resources to support the RE Curriculum K-12;<br>&nbsp;</li><li>develop, implement and monitor RE professional learning experiences for LOLREs and RE teachers;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</li><li>collaborate within and across the Religious Education and Spirituality Services (RE&amp;S) team to provide expert advice in the RE curriculum and Pedagogy of Encounter (POE).&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</li></ul>