Commencement Date: shifts available from 25th August 2025

Employment Type: Casual - as required

Hourly rate: $42.71 to $44.52 Gross per hour (casual loaded rate)

Closing Date for Applications: Friday 8th August 2025 at 5.00pm

St Thomas' School - Mareeba

St Thomas Of Villanova Catholic Parish School catering for students from Prep to Year 6, is situated in the town of Mareeba in the Cairns Hinterland, approximately an hour’s drive west of Cairns. The town of Mareeba (a local indigenous word meaning ‘meeting of the waters’) and the surrounding shire is home to tropical rainforests, savannah woodlands, national parks, rivers, waterfalls, granite mountain tops, gorges, escarpments and limestone caves. Prior to European settlement, it was a meeting place for the local indigenous people of the area, the ‘Kuku Muluridji’. Presently our enrolments include a significant number of students with diverse cultural backgrounds including indigenous students. Catholic Education in the Mareeba district began more than a century ago founded by the Sisters of Mercy who continued a long tradition of working with religious from the Order of Saint Augustine. The influence of our Parish Community was manifested in the early 1950s when our school previously known as Good Counsel, took the name of the patron of our Parish, St Thomas of Villanova. The work of the many religious who enriched the faith life of our community is recognised in the names of our school sports houses: Phelan and O’Connor, named after the two longest serving Augustinian priests and Power and Mills, named after the founding Sister of Mercy and our last serving Sister and Religious Principal.

About the Role

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

• Supporting the student enrolment process
• Ensuring that student attendance is accurately recorded, absentee reports are generated, and absences are followed up in accordance with school policies
• Supporting student wellbeing by managing first aid needs, maintaining medical alerts and permission records, and administering medication in compliance with the Catholic Education Medication Policy.
• Handling minor cash transactions
• Assisting with the coordination of school events
• Other duties as directed by the Principal or delegate

• Acting as the first point of contact for students and visitors, ensuring that all interactions foster a welcoming and supportive environment in line with school values.
• Responding to incoming phone calls, emails, and in-person inquiries from various stakeholders
• Providing a range of administration services to support staff and school operations which may include;

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 Contribution
• 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 Position Description Administration Officer Level 3 Position Description

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

Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.

Enquiries

E: [email protected]
P: 4043 4100