Position: School Officer - Assisting Student Learning (ASL)
Commencing Date: Term 4, 2025
Tenure: Permanent, Term Time 16.5 hrs/week.Salary Range: $32.50 - $33.20 per hour pending experience
Closing Date: Monday, 13 October 2025 unless filled prior
St Joseph's Catholic School, Cloncurry offers a high quality curriculum and schooling experience for students from Prep to year 9.
The school prides itself on a friendly and supportive environment which has a unique sense of community where parents, staff and students’ value and respect each other.
Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, adaptable 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.
About the role
St Joseph's Catholic School, Cloncurry is seeking an experienced and dedicated School Officer (ASL) to commence Term 4, 2025.This role is a Permanent, Term Time position completing 16.5 hours per week (5.5hrs/Day Tuesday - Thursday).
Typical Duties
The typical duties of the role may include:
a.
Providing support to individual students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to participate in learning and school activities
b.
Assisting students (either individually or in groups) with specific learning needs including scribing, reading, which may include providing feedback and observations to the classroom teacher(s)
c.
Assisting in the support of student engagement by reinforcing appropriate student behaviour
d.
Providing practical assistance to students in using classroom technology
e.
Performing administrative tasks of record maintenance, producing resources (eg.
Printing, laminating etc) and other classroom administrative support
f.
Assisting in the maintenance of a clean and tidy classroom environment including storage facilities and assisting in setting up appropriate classroom/learning space
g.
Providing routine support to students in relation to their physical needs (eg.
mobility support) and personal care (eg.
toileting, feeding)
For more information, please refer to the Position Description.
Mandatory Criteria
- Current Working with Children Suitability Card - The successful candidate will require a paid Blue Card before commencement as per the No Card, No Start policy developed by Queensland Government.
- Current Driver’s Licence
- Ability to travel from time to time within the Catholic Diocese of Townsville
- Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role in a protected manner.
This position may be subject to a pre-employment medical assessment to support the selection process.
For some positions it may be necessary for the successful applicant to be immunised against certain preventable diseases in order to minimise the risk of transmission.
Desirable Criteria
- Cert III in Education Support or a commitment towards completing this qualification
- First Aid qualification or a willingness to complete.
What we offer
- Competitive Salary Range
- Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading
- Access to salary packaging options to maximise employee benefits and salary
- Modern facilities, equipment and resources
- Employer Superannuation Contributions of 12.75%.
- Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
- 14 Weeks’ paid parental leave
- Deferred Salary Scheme
- Access to corporate health schemes
- Induction processes and professional learning programs
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
- Wellbeing programs and initiatives
Our Organisation
Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, adaptable 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.
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 persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people and/or adults-at-risk.
The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.
How to apply
- Upload a current resume
- Upload a cover letter addressing the skills, attributes and experience to support the key accountabilities of the role identified in the position description
- Complete the application form including your two nominated professional referees (name, position title and email address)
Applications during the shortlisting phase will be kept confidential.
Applications close 3.00pm Monday, 13 October 2025 unless filled prior.
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