Commencement Date: Monday 23 February 2026 (negotiable)
Employment Type: Permanent Position, 25 - 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, Sunday 22 February 2026
Holy Spirit College
The College is an initiative of the Diocese of Cairns and Catholic Education Services and offers individualised and adaptable multiyear 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 Cooktown campus is the main college campus with associate campuses situated in Cairns suburbs. The Cooktown campus includes 2 sixteen bed residential units while the Cairns campuses are both day-only facilities.
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 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:
1. with a history of complex trauma;
2. who are highly transient;
3. with a history of extended periods of unexplained absences;
4. in the care of the Office of Children and Families;
5. who have had
Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.
To understand our commitment and initiatives to truth telling, healing and reconciliation view our Reconciliation Action Plan
Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.