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Employment Type: Full Time Permanent Position, 38 hours per week
Salary Range: School Officer - Level 5: $39.44 - $41.36 gross per hour plus 12.75% Superannuation
Closing Date for Applications: 5.00pm, Thursday 9 October 2025
Holy Spirit College
The College is an initiative of the Diocese of Cairns and Catholic Education Services and offers individualised and adaptable multi-year 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 college provides a variety of innovative teaching and learning practices that acknowledge young people's complex education and social needs and empower 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:
* with a history of complex trauma;
* who are highly transient;
* with a history of extended periods of unexplained absences;
* in the care of the Office of Children and Families;
* who have had contact with the juvenile justice system;
* 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;
* who are young parents;
* with a generational history of early school leaving;
* with a generational history of unemployment.
At present, the enrolment of young people in the Cooktown boarding residences is one hundred percent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young women and men in age from 12 to 17 years.
Underpinning all the work of the College are three operating principles of right Relationships, Respect and Responsibility.
About the Role
The role of the Finance Officer is to provide comprehensive support for the school's financial and administrative services, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and contributing to the smooth operation of school activities. This includes managing accounts payable and receivable, maintaining financial records, supporting enrolment processes, and responding to enquiries via telephone and email. Additionally, the Finance Officer plays a key role in overseeing internal financial controls, preparing financial reports, and assisting in the development of school budgets.
* Be fully supportive of the ethos of Catholic Education
What we offer
* 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
* Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading
* Access to salary packaging options to maximise your salary
* 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
* Fitness Passport Membership available
To Apply
Select 'Apply Now' to submit your application.
Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.
Catholic Education is committed to creating and maintaining a child-safe organisation.
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