Skip to main content
Tes home
SearchBack to search
School Learning Officer

School Learning Officer

Mother of Good Counsel School

North Cairns

  • Expired
Job type:
Part Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
24 July 2018

Job overview

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for this position.

Intending applicants must: 

  • Be fully supportive of the ethos of Catholic Education; 
  • Be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation; 
  • Be  eligible for or hold a Working with Children Blue Card. 


Catholic Education Services is an equal opportunity employer. 


Purpose of the role 

The School Learning Officer in this position is required to demonstrate competency involving the application of knowledge and skills to a range of tasks and roles. A defined range of contexts where the choice of actions required is clear, with limited complexity of choice. Competencies are normally checked within well-established routines, methods and procedures. Limited discretion and judgement about possible outcomes are involved. Duties are performed under direct and/or routine supervision depending on function and work is intermittently checked. Duties may take the form of general guidance where working in teams is involved. Work may involve detailed instructions in some situations. An employee in this position will have no supervisory responsibility, however an experienced employee may assist others by providing peer support in the completion of routine tasks. 


Mandatory qualifications and requirements

  • Unless an exemption applies all staff are required to hold a current Working With Children Blue Card or be eligible to apply; 
  • Current drivers licence; 
  • A strong demonstrated commitment to the objectives, vision and ethos of Catholic Education; 
  • Tertiary qualifications at Certificate level or equivalent qualifications relevant to the position may be required or such knowledge, qualifications and experience that are deemed by the employer as necessary to successfully carry out the duties of the position.


How to Apply

Download Applicant Information Pack and submit all required documents by 5:00 pm Saturday 14 July 2018.  

For further information, or to apply, please visit the website - https://www.cns.catholic.edu.au/employment/current-positions/

Attached documents

About Mother of Good Counsel School

School image 1
School image 2
School image 3
+61 4053 6133

View on Google Maps

Visit employer website

Welcome to our school

Mother of Good Counsel is a parish based, urban school, situated in the North of Cairns. The school has a strong record of success in achieving good academic outcomes in the areas of Literacy and Numeracy. This is due to the high calibre of staff, strong parental support and up-to-date learning facilities. Student access to contemporary teaching and learning continues to grow. Students in every class have ongoing access to laptops and iPads, which are considered everyday tools in the classroom, and a one to one iPad program is beginning in 2016, so that students from Year 2 to Year 6 will have increased opportunities to access individual devices including iPads, laptops and Chromebooks.

Mother of Good Counsel School strives to foster successful learning based on both the Gospel values and the tradition of the Mercy Sisters and stands firm on its capacity for effective, life-giving relationships and collaboration involving all those within its school community. We look forward to working closely with all associated with the school.


Mission Statement

To Foster Successful Learning
In Education and Gospel Values
In a Community Where Each Child
Is Valued and Nurtured

Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.

Apply