Commencement Date: ASAP - Immediate start available
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent (school terms only)
Salary: Boarding Supervisor - $35.86 gross per hour + 12.75% Super + applicable shift allowances (e.g. sleepover)
Closing Date for Applications: 5pm, Friday 28 March 2025 (unless filled prior)
Please note applications for this role may be reviewed as they are received, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in this opportunity.
Help us create a home away from home for our young people boarding at Holy Spirit College, Cooktown.
The role of the Boarding Supervisor is pivotal in the lives of our young people and works to assist the Head of Boarding in the daily operations of the Boarding House. This significant position places a strong emphasis on providing student pastoral support, ensuring safety, fostering welfare, managing behaviour, and facilitating personal development, all while overseeing the day-to-day affairs of the boarding students. The responsibilities demand a proactive physical presence and supervision both on campus and during daily activities. This role is crucial to the growth and development of the boarders residing in the Boarding houses.
The College is currently seeking part-time or full-time, Boarding Supervisors to work a mixture of day, night and weekend shifts as required. The willingness to work across both Boys and Girls Boarding is also a requirement.
For further information about the role, please download the Position Description 
231208 Boarding Supervisor Holy Spirit College.pdf
The College is an initiative of the Diocese of Cairns and Catholic Education Services. The College offers individualised and flexible multiyear secondary education programs for young people disengaged from mainstream schooling. 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, back to a mainstream school setting and importantly a connection to the community. Staff at the College will be multi-disciplinary in response to the diverse needs of young people and their families.
The College is a registered Special Assistance School across three campuses located within Edmonton. Manoora and the main campus in Cooktown. Cooktown has an enrolment for 38 young people in. The Cooktown campus includes a 32-bed years 7 to 12 residential unit for weekly and full-time boarders. While Manoora and Edmonton provide alternative educational pathways via day schooling for young people in years 7 to 12.
Young people who attend Holy Spirit College include Indigenous and non-Indigenous young people disengaged from mainstream education for a range of reasons including:
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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Terry Parsons
Head of Boarding
074082 1900
secretary.holyspirit@cns.catholic.edu.au
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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