Learning School Support Officer - Laboratory Assistant

Commencement Date: 31 March 2025

Employment Type: Term Time, Fixed Term - ending 27 June 2025 (30 hrs per school week)

Salary Range: SOF Level 3 - $33.17 to $34.58 Gross per hour

Closing Date for Applications: 5:00pm, 2 March 2025

Mount St Bernard College - Herberton

Mount St Bernard College is located at Herberton on the Atherton Tablelands. Established in 1921 by the Sisters of Mercy as a day and boarding school, the College enjoys a proud history and a rich tradition.

The Sisters of Mercy began their educational ministry in the Herberton district over 100 years ago with the opening of St Patrick’s Parish Catholic Primary School in 1910. Responding to the changing educational needs in Far North Queensland, the original Sisters of Mercy Boarding School, St Mary’s Cooktown, was moved to Herberton in 1921. The Sisters of Mercy gifted the college to the Diocese of Cairns in February 2006 and it is now administered by Cairns Catholic Education Services.

The Catholic Education Community – Diocese of Cairns, is a partnership between Catholic Education Services and twenty-nine schools. The Bishop of Cairns delegates responsibility for the leadership and strategic management of this system of 29 schools to the Executive Director of Catholic Education.

The college has approximately 180 students with a combination of boarders and day students.

About the Role

Typical duties performed may include, but are not limited to:

• Assist student learning, either individually or in groups, under the direct supervision of a teaching staff member.
• Under the direction of teaching staff, prepare and clear away materials for display/use in the classroom.
• Perform within well established routines tasks associated with the mass production of printed material including collating, stapling, binding, folding, cutting etc.
• Under direct and/or routine supervision, perform tasks of limited complexity, associated with classroom learning experiences, such as assisting teachers in preparing, implementing and supervising learning programs.
• Support students in relation to their physical needs.
• Undertake allocated playground supervision at break times
• Maintain appropriate behaviours when engaging with children
• Provide technical, practical and administrative support to the science teaching programs at the College.

Work Requirements

• Hold a Working with Children Blue Card
• Be fully supportive of the ethos of Catholic Education

What we offer

• Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading
• Access to salary packaging options to maximise your salary
• 12.75% Employer Superannuation Contributions
• 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

For further information about the role, please download the 2025 ASOC Laboratory Assistant Position Description - Level 3.docx

Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.

Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.

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