Commencement Date: Monday 03 March 2025
Employment Type: Term Time, Permanent, 38hrs per week (work school terms only)
Salary Range: SOF Level 5 - $38.29 to $40.15 Gross per hour
Closing Date for Applications: 5pm, Sunday 23 February 2025
The College is an initiative of the Diocese of Cairns and Catholic Education Services and offers individualised and adaptable multiyear secondary education programs for young people disengaged from mainstream schooling. The College is a registered Special Assistance School that is co-educational and currently has an enrolment capacity of 40 young people in Cooktown, 60 in Manoora and 90 in Edmonton. The Cooktown campus is the main college campus with associate campuses situated in Cairns suburbs. The Cooktown campus includes 2 sixteen bed residential units while the Cairns campuses are both day-only facilities.
The college provides a variety of innovative teaching and learning practices that acknowledges young people’s complex education and social needs and empowers them to identify and pursue individual transition to adulthood, further education, employment and importantly a connection to the community. Staff at Holy Spirit College are multi-disciplinary in response to the diverse needs of young people and their families.
Young people who attend include Indigenous and non-indigenous young people who are disengaged from mainstream education for a range of reasons and include those:
Underpinning all the work of the College are three operating principles of right Relationships, Respect, Responsibility and Participation.
The Education support officer in this position is required to demonstrate competencies involving the self-directed application of knowledge and skills to a range of tasks and roles. The skills may include developing frameworks for and providing instruction to students within a structured learning environment under the general supervision of teachers and leadership. The School Learning Officer may under broad guidance, supervise the operations of the school’s processes and activities in relation to students. Apply knowledge of relevant industrial instruments and occupational health and safety requirements along with providing general advice to staff. The successful applicant will demonstrate active supervision as part of a duty of care for young people. They will also display the ability to work as part of a dynamic team and build positive, healthy relationships with all young people and staff.
For further information about the role, please download the Position Description: 
ASOC Education Support Officer Position Description L5 HSC.pdf
Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.
Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.
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Toni Jones - Head of Campus
P: 4252 9150
E: secretary.holyspirit@cns.catholic.edu.au
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