About this job
Commencement Date: Tuesday 28 January 2024
Employment Type: Term Time, Permanent
Salary Range: $33.17 to $34.58 gross per hour plus 12.75% Super
Closing Date for Applications: 10am, Thursday 19 December 2024
Newman Catholic College, Smithfield
Newman Catholic College, co-located on James Cook University site, Smithfield, is Cairns Catholic Education’s newest college, joining a system of 29 other catholic schools and colleges. Opened in 2022, with approximately 140 Year 7 students and growing a year level each year until Year 12 is reached in 2027, its location on and interaction with the University presents endless opportunities to meet the diverse learning needs of our students. Newman Catholic College works collaboratively with James Cook University so that learning and teaching is enhanced at all year levels.
Our curriculum at Newman Catholic College centres on design, digital and inquiry-based learning. It is strategic in its intent to promote the development of skills such as problem solving, critical analysis, and creative thinking; a curriculum that is innovative, digital and design focused, and forward thinking for all students, wherever they are on their learning journey.
About the Role
The School Learning Officer is required to demonstrate competencies involving the application of knowledge with depth in some areas and a broad range of skills in others. The Learning officer is required to demonstrate competency across a range of tasks in a variety of contexts. These tasks may require some level of complexity arising from the choice of actions required.
Competencies are within routines, methods and procedures. Some discretion and judgement are involved in selection of equipment, work organisation, services, actions and achieving outcomes within given timeframes.
Duties are performed under limited supervision and work may be checked in relation to overall progress.
Duties may take the form of broad guidance and may involve a level of autonomy when working in teams.
The School Learning Officer role is to assist the classroom teacher to meet the learning goals of students who have diverse learning needs within the College. This may involve meeting the learning needs of the class as a whole. The ultimate responsibility for delivering classroom content rests with the classroom teacher. He/she provides direction and guidance to the SLO. The SLO follows the school code of behaviour when working with students.
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
- Access to additional 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 Position Description 
School Learning Officer PD L3.pdf
Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.
Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.
To Apply:
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Please note applications will only be accepted via the Careers website.
Enquiries:
Lauretta Graham - Principal
P: 4047 6000
E: principal.newman@cns.catholic.
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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