The Opportunity

St Patrick’s College is seeking to employ a part time Student Wellbeing Officer (SWBO) to join the Student Wellbeing Support Services (SWSS) team. This role will focus on providing quality pastoral care and wellbeing support services to students, ensuring a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment and improving student engagement to enable enhanced learning outcomes.

This position is part time limited tenure (Special Project), working 23 hours per fortnight (0.3 FTE) during school terms only, effective from Term 2 2025 until the end of Term 4, 2026, with the potential to be extended to the end of Term 4, 2027.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and in accordance with the Tasmanian Catholic Education Single Enterprise Agreement 2024.

About You

As an energetic, passionate and compassionate individual you will:

• be committed to the aims and philosophy of Catholic Education
• be willing to participate fully in the life of the College.
• capacity to maintain confidentiality, discretion and deal respectfully with sensitive student matters and personal information.
• have a sound understanding of the Child Safe Standards and a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children.
• have highly developed interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively within SWSS and with a variety of school teams.
• Have appropriate graduate and/or post graduate qualifications.

CET supports the rights of children and young people and is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment directed at ensuring their safety and wellbeing. The successful candidate will require satisfactory registrations relevant to child safety.

About Us

St Patrick’s is a Catholic co-educational Year 7-12 college of approximately 1,500 students with a strong academic culture that encourages individual students to develop to their full potential through a broad educational experience. The College is structured into a three school model of learning, incorporating the Middle School (Years 7 and 8), Croagh Patrick (Year 9) and Senior School (Years 10-12). While each School has unique features and purposes, the tapestry which forms our College binds us together in academic, social justice and co-curricular excellence for all students. We are an energetic, positive and lively learning community, with supportive, highly qualified staff, outstanding facilities and with our focus on the growth of the whole person.

How to Apply

Further information and instructions on how to apply, is available from https://www.stpatricks.tas.edu.au/our-college/employment or by phoning Human Resources on 03 6341 9988. We demonstrate our commitment to Reconciliation by encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply. Applications with required accompanying documentation, including an introductory cover letter stating why you wish to work at St Patrick’s College and what you can bring to the role, St Patrick’s College application form and resume should be emailed to hr@stpatricks.tas.edu.au.

Applications close 5pm Tuesday 22 April 2025.