<p>Holy Spirit Primary School, Kurri Kurri is seeking a Permanent Part Time (0.4FTE) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Teacher to join the team in January 2025.<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/5952/position_description_-_cso_-_aboriginal_and_torres_strait_islander_education_teacher.pdf"><strong>POSITION DESCRIPTION</strong></a><br><br>The role of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Education Teacher is to focus on support for students and school communities in the areas of curriculum, culture, spirituality, learning and wellbeing. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Education Teacher shares responsibility with all staff for the Catholic identity and mission of the school. Promoting the intent of the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle’s Reconciliation Action Plan – Reflect, liaising with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and promoting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives within the school will be essential to the realisation of these objectives.<br><br>The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Education Teacher will be specifically involved with the formation and implementation of Personal Learning Plans (PLPs) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, which are targeted at improving educational outcomes and supporting educational pathways, both within and<br>beyond the school setting.<br><br>The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Education Teacher is responsible to the school Principal and liaises closely with classroom teachers, curriculum teams, wellbeing teams, ministry teams and Learning Support teams. At the discretion of the Principal, duties may be varied according to the needs of the school.</p>