Primary Teacher
Job No: TCE4467
Commencement Date: Monday 19 January 2026
Location: Charters Towers
Salary Range: $86,600-$124,725 per annum pending experience + Super + Allowances
Incentives: ITAS Allowance
Join our team as a Primary Teacher at Columba Catholic College, Charters Towers
We're looking for a passionate and dedicated Primary Teacher with tertiary qualifications and registration (or eligibility) with the Queensland College of Teachers. This position is Full-Time, permanent.
You'll join a supportive team of committed teachers who work together in partnership with the parent community to create the best possible learning experience for every student. Your understanding of contemporary teaching practices, and your ability to adapt and support a diverse range of learners, will help every child feel included, valued, and confident.
In your classroom, you'll spark curiosity and a love of learning by designing engaging lessons, setting clear expectations, and continually reflecting on your practice to keep improving. You'll use a range of assessment tools to understand each student's progress, celebrate their growth, and give meaningful feedback that helps them thrive.
Guided by Catholic values, you'll embrace the school's mission, prioritise student safety and wellbeing, and help create a welcoming, supportive environment where every learner feels they belong.
Steeped in gold rush history and set amid the rolling savannah of North Queensland, Charters Towers combines the charm of a historic outback town with the convenience of a thriving regional hub. With its grand heritage buildings, strong sense of community, and easy access to outdoor adventures, it offers a lifestyle that blends country warmth with modern comforts. For those seeking a welcoming place to live and work, Charters Towers delivers a unique mix of character, connection, and opportunity.
Townsville Catholic Education has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all staff. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.
For more information, please review the full position description.
We'd love to hear from you Please visit our careers page and click the "Apply" button and follow the prompts.
Applications close 3.00pm Monday, 24 November 2025 unless filled prior.
About us
Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.
We value your hard work and dedication, and we're proud to offer a range of benefits designed to support you both professionally and personally:
* Competitive Salary
* Annual Leave at 17.5% leave loading
* 12.75% Superannuation employer contribution
* Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
* Salary packaging options
* Up to 14 Weeks paid parental leave
* Deferred Salary Scheme
* …and a range of other great benefits