Position: Japanese Teacher (Primary)
Commencing Date: 19 January 2026
Tenure: Part Time, Permanent
Salary Range: $55.32- $79.67 per hour pending experience + Super
Closing Date: Monday, 6 October 2025 (unless filled prior)

St Anthony's Catholic College is one of Townsville's best schools offering a Prep to Year 12 Catholic education, located in the rapidly growing Deeragun and Northern Beaches precinct with its motto being "Let Your Light Shine". It is a Townsville Catholic school in the Franciscan tradition and our community continues to be animated by the spirit of St Francis of Assisi. The College comprises state-of-the-art facilities situated in a peaceful bushland setting with extensive grounds and is well-resourced to support committed and professional teaching staff in the provision of quality Catholic education for students in the Northern Beaches. As part of our teaching team, we will provide a supportive, flexible working environment where care for all staff is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students.

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. 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.

About the role

St Anthony's Catholic College, Deeragun is seeking an experienced and dedicated Japanese Teacher (Primary). This role is a part-time, permanent position, completing 18 hours per week. Given the nature of the bilingual program, the successful applicant will be extremely fluent in Japanese.

St. Anthony's introduced a new and exciting education program in 2020, offering a 'Bilingual approach to learning' under the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach. St. Anthony's is seeking a dynamic and passionate Japanese Teacher to provide continued support to our students as the Bilingual Program moves into Year 6 classes and the school begins to map out the transition of the program into their Secondary School.

Please see the Position Description for more information.

To join this vibrant school community, you'll need

To have knowledge of and commitment to the Catholic ethos and mission of the school

To be able to work as a member of a committed team of professional teachers, dedicated to providing quality teaching and learning in partnership with the parent community

To have an understanding of contemporary pedagogy and the ability to differentiate, and provide for, a diverse range of abilities

To have the ability to collaborate and work positively as a part of a professional learning community

To have a willingness to change and develop instructional strategies to increase student growth and achievement

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

12.75% Superannuation employer 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

Deferred Salary Scheme

Access to corporate health schemes

Induction processes, professional learning programs and Early Career Teacher Support

Access to Employee Assistance Program

Leadership development opportunities

Firm lifelong teacher networks

Wellbeing programs and initiatives

How to apply

Click on the link to apply via the Careers page.