Campus Minister - Clairvaux MacKillop College, UPPER MT GRAVATT

Job Reference 23857_26/11/24
Closing date December 8, 2024
Location 24 Klumpp Road, Upper Mount Gravatt, Queensland, Australia 4122
Status Permanent

About this job


Estimated start date: 
Commencing Jan 2025

Position tenure:  Full-time | Permanent

Weeks worked:  Up to 52 weeks per year including school holidays

Tenure duration (where Fixed Term)

Total Paid Hours (per week) & days required: 38hrs per week Monday - Friday

Salary level, range or hourly rate: $38.29 per hour(School Salary Scale)/(Services Salary Scale)

Employment conditions: Diocesan Catholic Education Employing Authorities in Queensland Single Interest Agreement


Clairvaux MacKillop College is a secondary co-educational College administered by the Archdiocese of Brisbane with an enrolment of 1400 students. The College mission is to work actively as an inclusive, Catholic, christian learning community. We strive for excellence in all things inspired by the charisms of our founders - St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and Blessed Edmund Rice.

Clairvaux MacKillop College is a great place to learn and grow. Generous hospitality and welcome are hallmarks of our thriving learning community. Ours is a friendly place built on a deep respect for each person – their innate goodness, their learning potential, their unique capacity to be good for the world.

We live the spirit of our college motto By Effort and Faith with Commitment, Compassion, Celebration. All members of our learning community are valued, respected and encouraged to be self-directed, life-long learners. We are all about great teaching, great learning, everyone, every day.  Explore our school website to learn more about us. 

We are seeking a Campus Minister to play an integral role in ensuring that the distinct Catholic culture of Clairvaux MacKillop College is explicitly celebrated, visible, expressive and lived.
The role holder encourages the realisation of the potential of being human by developing the catholic heart, spirit and intellect of our community of students, staff and families.
There is a core focus on celebrating our faith, by embodying a contemporary Catholic world view that is in dialogue with other Christian traditions and faiths.

Attributes and Capabilities

  • Demonstrated track record of success in youth ministry in a school or other context/similar skills and experience.
  • Committed, practising Catholic with deep understanding of the purpose and mission of the Catholic Church and Catholic schools
  • A person of prayer, conviction and compassion, passionate about enhancing student and adult faith journeys.
  • An understanding of evangelisation and the faith development of individuals in the contemporary context of the mission of the Catholic story.
  • An understanding of spiritual formation as accompaniment of others in their spiritual journey.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and ability to work strategically, collaboratively and creatively to implement effective spiritual and theological development practices within our Catholic education context.
  • Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills with ability to inspire and build relationships across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to initiate and strengthen professional networks across BCE and external stakeholders.
  • Appropriate level of professional qualification both formal and informal and/or relevant experience in areas such as youth ministry, religious education, theology, spirituality or similar.
  • Professional activity through membership of professional associations and on-going professional development as applicable.


Eligibility Criteria

  • willingness and commitment to support the mission and ethos of Catholic education
  • currently hold or be eligible to hold a Paid Employee Positive Notice Blue Card or hold current registration as Teacher with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT)
  • formal or informal experience in working with young people in a Christian context (e.g. formal experience may involve paid work with a registered youth organisation whereas informal experience may involve volunteer work with a local Parish youth group)
  • hold or be willing to successfully complete a Graduate Certificate in Religious Education (Campus Ministry) or equivalent as recognised by BCE (e.g. 4 units at university level in Religious Education or Theology or Ministry or similar related field)


Please address the above role requirements in your Letter of Application, submitted with your resume (one document only).


To be eligible to be considered for this role you will:

  • hold a Paid Employee Positive Notice Blue Card prior to commencement;
  • be eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment; and
  • have a commitment to and understanding of the ethos and traditions of Catholic Education.

Please note applications for this role may be considered as they are received, and an appointment made prior to the advertised close date.

Everyone at Brisbane Catholic Education models and fosters a commitment to the safeguarding of children and promotes a culture where student protection is everyone’s responsibility. Successful applicants will complete requisite Working With Children (WWC) pre-employment screening, in accordance with legislation, prior to appointment.

Equity and inclusion are at the core of our Catholic values and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for this role.


Contact:   Sharon Condon

Contact number:   3347 9200

Contact email:   cons@cvxmck.edu.au

Closing date:     08-Dec-2024