Belmont Christian College is seeking four passionate and dedicated Christian educators to join our leadership team as Stage Leaders within the Primary School (Pre-K to Year 6). Situated in the Newcastle region, our College is a co-educational Christian school, committed to providing a Christ-centred education and fostering student growth in a caring and supportive environment.
These roles present an exciting opportunity for experienced educators who are enthusiastic about Kingdom Education and have a heart for student wellbeing and academic excellence. The successful applicants will be ready to commence in Term 1, 2025.
Key Responsibilities:
– Lead the spiritual, wellbeing, and academic development of your stage, fostering a positive and supportive learning environment.
– Collaborate with the Primary Leadership Team to achieve key school objectives.
– Provide guidance and support to teachers in areas such as classroom management, curriculum development, and professional growth.
– Build strong relationships with students, staff, and parents to create a Christ-centred and nurturing school community.

The ideal candidates will have:
– A personal relationship with Jesus Christ, active involvement in a local church, and a commitment to the vision of Christian education.
– Current NESA Teacher Registration and a Working with Children Check.
– Proven experience in leading teaching and learning strategies that enhance student outcomes.
– Strong communication and leadership skills with a passion for student wellbeing and professional development.

What we offer:
– A collaborative and supportive team environment.
– The opportunity to contribute to the growth and development of a vibrant Christian community.
– Remuneration in line with a POR2 allowance, including a role-related allocation of 5 periods per week.

If you are a committed Christian educator, passionate about making a difference in the lives of students and leading a stage of teachers and learners, we would love to hear from you.

Applications close: Friday 18 October 2024

To apply: Please email recruitment@bcc.nsw.edu.au for an application form and a copy of the job description.

Questions about the roles can be directed to the Head of Primary on (02) 4922 8300.

Situated in the Newcastle region, Belmont Christian College is a co-educational College of over 900 students that deeply values child safety.

Belmont Christian College invites applications from suitably qualified Primary Christian educators to commence in Term 1, 2025 to serve as a full-time Primary Classroom Teacher.

This position is an opportunity for an experienced, innovative Christian educator who is passionate about Kingdom Education and desires to work within a productive team environment.

The successful applicant should:
– Be able to provide quality Christian education to students in Primary School
– Have a passion to improve the learning culture for every single learner
– Have high expectations and an understanding that improvement is a shared responsibility
– Expect to be part of a God honouring collaborative staff team

All staff are required to be Christians, active in their local church and have a willingness to follow the College’s Codes of Conduct and child safe policies.

Applicants should be creative and insightful, and able to demonstrate exemplary skills in student differentiation and programming in all Key Learning Areas. Applicants must be familiar with the current and forthcoming K-6 NSW Syllabus. They must be able to adopt explicit instruction teaching practices as their core teaching pedagogy.

This is an exciting and challenging position for someone who is a passionate Christian educator, adopts a relational approach to their teaching, with demonstrated experience and a willingness to work collaboratively with other teachers, students and parents.

The closing date for applications is 11 October 2024.

Please email recruitment@bcc.nsw.edu.au for an application form.

Disability Service Manager at Beyond Disability Supports.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
It is envisaged that this role is a hands-on leadership role, supporting senior management in ensuring effective delivery of services to those we support (whether residential, vocational, home support or otherwise).
Beyond Disability Supports (BDS) Pty Limited is a growing organisation and we would like to maintain our commitment to quality care which is holistic and person centred.
As a Service Manager, you are expected to lead our team of staff to ensure the continued delivery of quality service that meets the NDIS Practice Standards and associated legislation.
In this role, you will be working collaboratively with the Operations Manager, Managers and/or Directors to ensure a sustainable and successful BDS Pty Limited.
This position description is only a general summary of the functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all job responsibilities, tasks and duties. It is a living document and may change as the organisational or participant support needs changes.
A hands-on role supporting senior management to deliver effective services to those we support by leading, guiding, and offering professional support to our participants and other members of staff. You may be reasonably directed to perform other duties of work within the scope of your skills, training and capabilities.
Participant care is a core duty of all employees as BDS Pty Limited. You are required to ensure high quality service delivery to our participants. You are expected to contribute to our participants feeling respected, safe, protected from abuse, exploitation or neglect. All staff at BDS Pty Limited are responsible for reporting inappropriate or suspected inappropriate conduct towards participants to BDS Pty Limited managers.
RISK ASSESSED ROLE
· Current Worker Screening approval
· Working with Children Check for Paid Employment
· New Worker – NDIS Induction Module
TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT:
Full Time
REPORT TO:
Operations Manager
LOCATION:
16 Dyer Crescent, West Gosford, NSW 2250
MAIN DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
Service Manager Duties
· At all times, ensure that the vision, mission and values, code of conduct and policy and procedures are adhered to.
· Contribute to building inclusive communities through partnership and collaboration with individuals and their carers, local organisations and the broader community.
· Liaise with Operations Manager regarding all aspects of the programs and carry out other reasonable duties as related to the daily operation and on-going objectives of the programs and or strategic plan.
· Liaise with the wider community of other agencies and professionals to broaden participant opportunities and outcomes.
· As required, carry out all administrative duties including maintaining accurate NDIS participants records and progress reports, reports to Director, participant notes, support data, NDIS claims processes and attendance at required meetings and trainings.
· Be an appropriate positive role model in line with standards and expectations and work collaboratively with other staff.
· Participate in regular supervision in the interest of maintaining the support and effectiveness of all staff as a team.
· Participate in ongoing professional development, attending relevant industry networks, forums and training as delegated.
· Comply with, report on and actively contribute to Injury Management and WHS Procedures.
· Be aware of and sensitive to the needs of people from an Aboriginal or Culturally and Linguistically Diverse background, and ensure that all interpreting services provided are obtained from independent qualified interpreting services.
· Supervise and support Senior Team Leaders and Coordinators by attending weekly debriefs to discuss progress and problem solve.
· Supervise and support Team Leaders by attending fortnightly debriefs to discuss progress and problem solve.
· Enable, mentor and share relevant information with staff.
· Ensure that all participants referrals are complete and source more information as required from COS or referring agents.
· Attend to regular surveys (staff and participants) and follow up on issues or complaints raised.
· Attend staff supervision for Senior Team Leaders, Roster Clerk, Coordinators and Team Leaders, and promote a positive work culture addressing and resolving issues of concern, developing and maintaining respectful professional relationships.
· Attend weekly reporting meetings with Operations Manager and provide monthly reports on service hours (active, increasing and or cancelled services).
· Organise and report on networking and marketing events as well as inhouse team meetings.
· Put procedure in place to establish SIL homes and STA.
· Overall supervision of SIL homes, Community Supports, Transport and STA (rosters, meetings, hazards, complaints and incident management, budget and finance)
· As the need arises, provide direct disability support to our Clients.
· Provide 24/7 support to the On-Call Staff as required, if an emergency situation arises.
Organisational Knowledge
· Demonstrated knowledge of the mission statement, vision and core values.
· Sound working knowledge of the range of services offered by BDS and by the general and specialist communities.
· Sound knowledge of Strategic Plan, main targets and objectives, as well as the development and implementation of strategic actions and reporting.
· Demonstrated working knowledge of the sector, state and national issues that affect services as well as application of policies and procedures.
Management of Service Delivery
· An understanding of the context of the independent and autonomous nature of the role.
· Broad working knowledge of the range of participant/family needs and able to support the implementation of all informal, mainstream and community supports which may include multiple service envelopment.
· Be actively involved in budget preparation and review. Monitors, investigates and reports on any variances to portfolio budget.
· Meets assigned administrative deadlines in relation to reports and the collection, submission and analysis of data.
· Understanding of requirements with the evaluation, planning and development of services.
Networking and Partnerships
· Ability to work collaboratively with a network to support the delivery of a consistent and quality service.
· Develops key strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders and aims to maintain these networks to ensure positive outcomes for individuals.
· Promotes both internal and external relationships by considering, understanding and recognising the needs of others.
· Maintains links with contacts that can provide information, help and access to other important relationships.
· Develops and maintains connections with external service providers for the purpose of strengthening BDS Pty Limited community footprint and delivering person centred choices for people accessing and using our service.
Teamwork and Leadership
· Identifies the need for ideas and efforts to promote ongoing improvement and how service is delivered.
· Actively participating in management team and contributes to team objectives.
· Manages conflict, brings forth resolutions and effective solutions to problems.
· Values others’ contribution and knowledge and is willing to learn from others.
· Notices the positive advantages of diversity.
Principles & Practice of Legislation
· Upholds a detailed working knowledge of all standards and important government regulation i.e. National Disability Services Standards, Disability Inclusion Act, NDIS Act and WHS legislation.
· Facilitates organisational feedback and or response on legislation and standards of practice to relevant external groups and government sector.
· Ensures the application and implementation of changes in standards of practice.
Interpersonal Skills and Communication
· Develops and maintains professional channels of communication with all staff, participants and their families and both internal and external stakeholders of BDS Pty Limited.
· Delivers effective reporting on complex or sensitive issues or actions related to BDS’s strategic direction.
· Maintains established connections and negotiates effectively on a wide range of issues.
· Sound understanding of advocacy for participants and their carers.
· Positively identifying similarities and differences and recognises contradicting priorities and goals.
· Be readily available and flexible to a participant’s needs especially at crucial times.
QUALIFICATIONS/ REQUIREMENTS:
· Tertiary Qualification in Management, Disability, Human Services, Community Welfare Work or other related Behavioural or Social Science
· Current First Aid and CPR, satisfactory NDISWC and Working with Children Check for Paid Employment
EXPERIENCE:
· Two years minimum experience in managing Disability Support Service
· Experience managing Disability Support Programs (NDIS) to ensure compliance with the NDIS practice standards and associated legislation.
· Experience with networking and business development to make sure the sustained growth of the service.
· Demonstrated experience managing and leading staff including Client Leadership Team and Rostering staff.
· Experience establishing and managing SIL, Community Supports and associated rosters
SKILLS:
· Ensuring KPI’s and targets for the service are achieved within identified timeframes.
· Demonstrated customer service attitude and commitment to quality and continuous improvement as well as contribution to system development and practice procedures.
· Strong communication skills including use of MS Office and Information Technology skills.
· Strong interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
· Ability to work in high pressure situations

Secondary English Teacher
Full-time or Part-time

Situated in the Newcastle region, Belmont Christian College is a co-educational College of over 900 students that deeply values child safety.

This position is an opportunity for an experienced, innovative Christian educator who is passionate about Kingdom Education and desires to work within a productive team environment. The applicant should be ready to commence at the start of 2025.

The successful applicant should:
Be able to provide quality Christian education to students in Years 7 -12
Have a passion to improve the learning culture for every single learner
Have high expectations and an understanding that improvement is a shared responsibility
Expect to be part of a God honouring collaborative staff team

All staff are required to be Christians, active in their local church and have a willingness to follow the College’s Codes of Conduct and child safe policies.

This is an exciting position that offers variety for someone who is passionate about Christian education, adopts a relational approach to their teaching demonstrating experience and a willingness to work collaboratively with other teachers, students and parents. The successful applicant will be well-organised and be prepared to make a contribution to the extra-curricular life of the College.

The closing date for applications is 16 September 2024.
Please apply online by completing the application form on our website. https://bcc.nsw.edu.au/join-our-team/

Belmont Christian College are seeking a Director of People and Culture to join the Executive Team and play a key role in shaping the College’s workforce and culture. This newly created role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader to contribute to workforce strategy development, organisational design, talent management, policy development and change management. To request an application pack please email recruitment@bcc.nsw.edu.au