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Casual Boarding Supervisor, Holy Spirit College - Cooktown
Casual Boarding Supervisors
Commencement Date: Immediate start available
Employment Type: Casual
Salary: $43.52 per hour (casual rate)
Closing Date for Applications: 5pm, 8 November 2024
Holy Spirit College - Cooktown
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:
- with a history of complex trauma;
- with a history of extended periods of unexplained absences;
- who are highly mobile;
- who have had contact with the juvenile justice system;
- in the care of the Office of Children and Families;
- with mental illness or at risk of engaging in self-harming behaviours or substance abuse;
- who have been excluded or repeatedly suspended from school;
- who are homeless;
- with a generational history of early school leaving and/or unemployment.
About the Role
Holy Spirit College, Cooktown is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic female adult who has demonstrated ability to supervise and care for secondary school aged boarding students.
The role is to assist the Head of Boarding in providing active and positive supervision to the young people in the boarding residence. In undertaking this role, the person would coordinate and participate in a range of sporting and other activities.
An employee at this level may be responsible for:
- The provision of basic assistance to a Boarding Supervisor (involving the pastoral care and welfare of students and general functions of the boarding house) under direct supervision.
- The provision of assistance to more senior staff on duty in the daily routines of the boarding house involving the supervision of students and the general functioning of the boarding house. This will involve the use of well-established routines, methods and procedures.
- Ensuring students rise, attend to personal hygiene, personal housekeeping and community duties under the direction of a more senior employee.
- Assisting in the supervision of student activities and outings as required.
- Obtaining and maintaining a current LR bus licence and First Aid Certificate is a requirement
The Boarding Supervisor performs rostered supervisory duties to oversee the health, safety, behaviour and general well-being of young people in the Boarding residence. The Boarding Supervisor resides in accommodation provided on Campus, which is a condition of employment.
Work Requirements
- Hold a Working with Children Blue Card
- Current first aid qualifications including CPR
- LR Driver Licence or willing to obtain within 1 month
- Be fully supportive of the ethos of Catholic Education
What we offer
- Access to salary packaging options to maximise your salary
- Access to additional Employer Superannuation Contributions
- Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service (portability of Long Service Leave may also be applicable)
- 14 Weeks’ paid parental leave
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
For further information about the role, please download the Position Description 
230816 Boarding Supervisor PD Cooktown.pdf
Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.
Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.
For female candidates only.
Holy Spirit College claims exemption under the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act, Section 25 (Genuine Occupational Requirement).
Enquiries
Lavina Niblett
P: 0740821900
E: office.holyspirit@cns.catholic.edu.au
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