Commencement Date: Monday 20th April 2026
Employment Type: Term time, permanent- 37.5 hours per school week
Roster: Monday - Friday 7:45am - 3:45pm
Hourly rate: School Officer - Level 4 - $36.98 to $38.14 Gross per hour
Closing Date for Applications: 07:00am, Monday 10th March 2026 (Unless filled Prior)
St Therese's Parish School is an integral part of the Cairns Diocese and the Edmonton Parish. Located just 20 minutes south of Cairns City, St Therese's provides Catholic Education to an area that is currently referred to as the 'growth corridor' of Cairns. The first Catholic school in Edmonton, Edmonton Convent School, was established by the Sisters of Mercy on the 29th April, 1929, with an enrolment of just 30 students. Its original location was on the Bruce Highway in the small township of Edmonton - an area that had been originally established as a sugar-milling town to serve the many surrounding sugarcane farms. Since those early days, the school has undergone many changes in its history and was renamed in 1965 to that of St Therese's School. In 1995, the school was relocated to its current position where it has continued to grow in order to meet the growing enrolment numbers that have resulted from the development of residential areas south of the city. Today, it has an enrolment of approximately 620 students, Prep to Year 6. The school is proud of its rich historical story as well as the modern facilities that are now available to students, enabling a holisitic and quality educational learning environment. 2011 saw the completion of the school master plan following $5.5 million in combined capital projects undertaken as part of the Building the Education Revolution and planned facilities expansion.
Administration Officer - Operations is responsible for supporting processes to enable efficient school administrative and operational systems. Working under general supervision, the position requires effective communication skills and provides administrative support for school activities and routines, including student welfare and wellbeing, compliance processes. The successful application will work closely with the school leadership team and collaborate with teaching and school officer staff, as required.
For further information about the role, please download the Position Description
Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.
Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.
Position Description: 
PD Administration - Operations.pdf
Enquiries:
Principal
Kathy Fleming
P: 07 4081 3400
E: principal.bentleypk@cns.catholic.edu.au
CEDC