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🎭 Join a vibrant learning community where creativity thrives! The Creative Arts Assistant plays a vital role in supporting our dynamic Creative Arts faculty and ensuring the smooth operation of classrooms, studios, and storerooms across a diverse range of disciplines including Visual Arts, Visual Design, Photography, Drama, and Music.
This is more than an assistant position—it's a backstage pass to the creative heartbeat of the school. You’ll be instrumental in enabling artistic expression, supporting student growth, and helping educators bring their vision to life.
We're looking for someone to join the team one day a week - we’re flexible with scheduling—the day required for this role in 2026 can be negotiated to accommodate the right Creative Arts Assistant!
The position of Creative Arts Assistant will be responsible for providing direct support and assistance to the Creative Arts Teachers and contributing to the maintenance and development of safe working Creative Arts classroom and storeroom environments. This position will form part of a team and work closely with, and take direction from, the Creative Arts and Languages Leader of Learning and members of the School Leadership Team.
The Creative Arts Assistant prepares for, and cleans up after lessons, handles and displays artworks and assists with processes to ensure the efficient running of the day-to-day program or varied extra-curricular activities and timetabled lessons in Visual Arts, Visual Design, Photography, Drama and Music.
Desired Skills and Experience
EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA
Ability to articulate a clear understanding of and a personal commitment to Catholic education and the mission of the Church through Catholic schools.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and communicate with school staff, students and the community
Sound understanding of, and commitment to WH&S standards and requirements including maintaining records such as Chemical Safety Records (MSDS)
Demonstrated ability to maintain a safe working environment
Demonstrated experience in a school setting or equivalent
Demonstrated capacity to maintain and use materials specific to the teaching and creation of art/ drama/music
Demonstrated capacity to undertake inventory management and ordering systems in a school setting or equivalent
Demonstrated ability to plan and organise production sequences to ensure teaching efficiency
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications in building and/or carpentry or relevant experience(desirable)
Current paid NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) number.
Willingness to Comply with the CSO Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead Policy. Category A Accreditation to Work.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2023.
Work in quality schools where students are nurtured, challenged and encouraged to excel and grow
A corporate fitness program through Fitness Passport T&C's apply)
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Training and staff development programs
Paid parental leave for eligible employees
Access to long service leave after just five years for eligible employees
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact John Murphy, Principal on Tel: (02) 4088 8222 or via email: john.murphy@mn.catholic.edu.au
TO APPLY, CLICK ON THE APPLY BUTTON BELOW AND
Please provide a cover letter along with your resume
Within your cover letter address each of the selection criteria as listed under EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA above and ensure your response to each criteria is no longer than 300 words.
Please note, not adequately addressing the selection criteria may result in your application not being shortlisted.
Applications for this position will only be considered if submitted through the following platforms: our careers page on our website, mnpeople, Indeed, Seek, or LinkedIn.
Applications close: Sunday 5th October 2025 at 11.59pm
Additional information
The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable persons and preventing those in our care from suffering abuse or neglect. It is committed to implementing and maintaining compliance with the NSW Child Safe Standards and the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards and takes a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of children or vulnerable persons. All who work in the name of the Diocese must comply with the Diocesan Safeguarding Framework Policy and act in accordance with the Diocese’s Code of Conduct which includes the Diocese’s Safeguarding Commitment Statement. Employees are required to undergo a National Police Check and retain a valid NSW Working with Children Check where necessary, in accordance with legislation.
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