Life Matters.
shows and Seminars.
Legacy Matters
Running Time: 90 mins
Price: From $530
Identity Matters
Age Group: High School Year 7–12
Running Time: 75 mins
Price: From $530
Consent Matters
Age Group: High School Year 7–12 Running Time: 90 mins
Price: From $530
Transition Matters
Running Time: 90 mins
Price: From $530
Reputation Matters
Age Group: High School Year 7–12 Running Time: 90 mins
Price: From $530
Love Matters
Age Group: High School Year 7–12
Friendship Matters
Age Group: Primary School Year 3–6
Running Time: 75 mins
Price: From $530
Dignity Matters
Running Time: 90 mins
Price: From $530
Health Matters
Nobility Matters
Running Time: 90 mins
Price: From $530
Diversity Matters
Emotions Matters
How to recognise and manage our emotions is an
important part of life. We all feel emotions everyday of our lives. A common
question that people ask each other is “How are you feeling?”. Through story,
discussion, video and activities, we explore how to recognise our emotions, how
different emotions make us feel, why we sometimes “lose control” and how we can
better manage our emotions. Using the latest research, we aim to equip students
to understand their emotions better
within themselves and how to regulate them because we believe, emotions matter!
Age
Group:
Primary School Year 3-6
Running Time: 60-70 mins
Price: From $530
Topics
include:
Emotion Recognition / Emotion Regulation / Relationships / Mental Health
Respect Matters
Approximately one in four Year 4 to Year 9 Australian students (27%) reported being bullied every few weeks or more often. In 85% of bullying interactions, peers are present as onlookers, and play a central role in the bullying process. 32% of Year 5s and 29% of Year 8s reported frequent school bullying (bullyingnowway.gov.au). Through story, discussion, videos, and activities, we aim to assist your students to build resilience, understand the impacts of bullying and to grasp the Golden Rule of treating others how we would like to be treated. We explore how to support others experiencing bullying and how kindness and respect are the key values in creating a safe space for all students in a school community.
Age Group: Primary School Year 3–6
Running Time: 75 mins
Price: From $530
Topics include: Bullying/ Bystanders / Respect / Resilience
Safety Matters
We
all want our students to be safe, know how to keep themselves safe and know who
the safe people are in their lives. Through
story, discussion, activities, and videos, and based on the Keeping Safe : Child
Protection Curriculum, we explore how to identify safe and unsafe feelings, how
to understand our bodies warning signs, how to create a safe network of trusted
adults and the difference between safe/unsafe touching and secrets. This show
also features our Kimochis character, Bug!
Age
Group:
Primary School Year R-2
Running Time: 50-60 mins
Price: From $530
Topics
include:
Protective Behaviours / Safe Networks / Trust / Being Brave / Relationships /
Respect
Boost your NSWP funded Student Wellbeing Program!
In addition to SMG Life Matters Seminars, SMG offer both one-to-one and whole of school funded services through our Pastoral Care Workers and Wellbeing Education programs and workshops.
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Seminar Presenter
- Assist in the preparation, set up and packing away of equipment and props
- Learn scripts and games to be delivered
- Some travel may be required to regional areas
- Public Speaking Working within a school environment (desirable)
- Working with children and young people Generating ideas which demonstrate creativity, flair and an adventurous approach to ministry
- Working with audio visual equipment (desirable)
- Working in or around the performing arts industry, or have had some exposure to industry practice(desirable)
- Certificate IV in Youth Work or Certificate IV in Pastoral Care & Chaplaincy that contains CHCCCS016 (‘Respond to client needs’) and CHCMHS001 (‘Work with people with mental health issues’).
- An equivalent or higher qualification which must include competencies in ‘mental health’ and ‘making appropriate referrals’.
Additionally, applicants who are yet to complete the minimum qualification may be considered. Their appointment would be subject to approval from the Department for Education. This would require the applicant to agree to complete the qualification within a pre-specified time period (e.g. 6 months or an appropriate time period).
Kimochis Coach
Pastoral Care Worker
Together with the support and resources of the local combined Christian community, a PCW has a unique opportunity to help young people and school communities discover Purpose, Value, and Hope.
Whole of School Services
- working with school leaders and wellbeing staff to create a school environment that promotes the wellbeing of all students.
- supporting school camps, excursions and events.
- supporting community activities that connect the school to external partners and organisations.
- supporting school programs such as breakfast clubs, sporting group, social and other extra-curricular activities
Group Services
- supporting the delivery of structured social emotional learning programs.
- running recess and lunchtime activities.
- providing classroom support.
- supporting learning groups – reading groups, homework groups
One-to-One Services
- working under the guidance of school leaders and trained wellbeing staff to support students experiencing difficult situations, including grief, crisis and personal or emotional challenges.
- working with school leaders and wellbeing staff to provide information and referrals to additional supports, including community services.
- providing individual learning support as agreed with school leaders and wellbeing staff.
- mentoring and coaching.
- Certificate IV in Youth Work or Certificate IV in Pastoral Care & Chaplaincy that contains CHCCCS016 (‘Respond to client needs’) and CHCMHS001 (‘Work with people with mental health issues’).
- An equivalent or higher qualification which must include competencies in ‘mental health’ and ‘making appropriate referrals’.
Additionally, applicants who are yet to complete the minimum qualification may be considered. Their appointment would be subject to approval from the Department for Education. This would require the applicant to agree to complete the qualification within a pre-specified time period (e.g. 6 months or an appropriate time period).
Which training fits your needs?
Individuals
Group Training
Regional Manager
- Facilitating the appointment of Pastoral Care Workers, utilising the approved process for their establishment in schools in SA.
- To consult and liaise closely with School leadership and Ministers’ Associations/Inter-Church groups/Churches (Support Groups) to facilitate ministry to school communities.
- To facilitate support, training, encouragement, resourcing, and pastoral care for Pastoral Care Workers
- To ensure that Pastoral Care Workers reviews are undertaken when due, and to facilitate that process of regular annual reviews
- To assist in the organisation of the annual Schools Ministry Conference, in close consultation with other SMG staff and other relevant people
- To assist with in-service training events for Pastoral Care Workers in close liaison with other SMG staff as required
- To develop networks and support mechanisms to assist in the outworking of these tasks.
- The Regional Manager will take every opportunity to promote the wider ministry of SMG
- Certificate IV in community/ministry/social sectors or similar, with competencies in; Mental Health Issues; Referrals; Youth/Pastoral Care.
- An equivalent or higher qualification.
IT Helpdesk
The duties associated with this position include the following:
- Providing level 1 - 2 technical advice to users on personal computer hardware and software.
- Utilising a variety of methods and techniques in solving basic technical problems.
- Keeping management aware of potential areas for product enhancement and educational requirements.
- Liaising with managers/supervisors regarding potential problems.
- Troubleshoot issues that arise.
- Research skills acquired/acquiring at university or equivalent.
- Experience in an IT Support environment.
- Detailed understanding of Helpdesk/Customer Support process.
- IT Help Desk ticket management.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Resolving client problems and queries in an effective and timely manner.
- Ensuring all users know the status of their individual problems.
Payroll & Finance Support Officer
1. Efficiently and accurately carry out a range of payroll and finance tasks
- Process payroll for our PCW’s on a fortnightly basis.
- Input and update data into electronic payroll and financial systems and the SMG database.
- Manage the school chaplain hour budgets. - Prepare and send invoices to debtors.
- Receive and record debtor payments.
- Collate and file documentation associated with payments and receipts.
- Prepare reconciliations of bank and other accounts.
- Assist with annual audit requirements.
- Liaise with Regional Managers (Pastoral Leads) to resolve PCW timesheet queries and anomalies.
- Invoice support groups on a quarterly basis for their pledged PCW hours.
- Managing/Monitoring reimbursements for staff.
- Assist the Finance manager as required with their respective duties.
- Identify areas of improvement regarding your day-to-day duties.
- Attend approved training opportunities, and subsequently apply and share learnings as appropriate.
- Relevant experience in finance/payroll.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Demonstrated experience in financial record keeping and month end processes.
- Payroll experience within a not-for-profit or community sector organisation will be highly regarded.
- Knowledge of basic payroll procedures, organisational structure, Awards and organisational policies.
- PC application skills e.g., Spreadsheets.
- Good time & project management skills.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and capacity to identify and implement improved working systems, processes, and procedures.
- Strong problem-solving ability.
- Efficient & effective completion of fortnightly payroll.
- Accurate invoicing and reconciliation in a timely manner.
- Successful reimbursement of staff expenditure.
Recruitment - Resourcing Manager
The duties associated with this position include the following:
- Day to day management of the talent team.-Gathering/maintaining a pool of PCW candidates.
- Liaise with SMG management for position advertisement.
- Relevant recruitment experience.
- Experience in marketing/advertising job position vacancies.
- Experience in talent management.
- Interviewing skills and an understanding of recruitment ‘best practice’.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Demonstrates strong communication abilities.-Is result oriented.
- Exhibitsstrong time management
- Consistent recruitment of new candidates.
- Positive candidate onboarding experiences.