Indigenous Liaison Officer - St Joseph's Parish School, Weipa
Top Benefits
About the role
Indigenous Liaison Officer Commencement Date: Term 3 Week 6
Employment Type: Term Time Permanent, 6 hours per week (days and hours negotiable)
Salary Range: $34.17 to $35.62 gross per hour
Closing Date for Applications: 15th August 2025 St Joseph's Parish School, Weipa St Joseph’s Parish School has at its very heart, the values of Learning, Love, Community and Respect, as Jesus showed. Together, with engaged and supportive parents, the staff of St Joseph’s create a safe and stimulating learning environment where each child has the opportunity to achieve his or her potential.
St Joseph’s is a contemporary, Prep to Year 6 primary school that opened in 2016. We have state-of-the art, innovative learning environments, great ICT, 1:1 device ratios and a welcoming family-friendly community.
Our school is known and valued for its high standards of behaviour, respect for self and others, and its inclusiveness – where everyone is welcomed, regardless of religious faith or background.
A school for healthy minds, bodies and spirits, St Joseph’s provides an authentic Catholic education with a strong focus on Social and Emotional development through the lens of the Catholic Faith. We believe that greater academic success can be achieved when children feel connected and experience a sense of belonging.
About The Role Typical duties performed by the Indigenous Liaison Officer, but are not limited to:
- Maintain appropriate behaviours when engaging with children.
- Establishing and expanding links within the community.
- Facilitating and maintaining communication between stakeholders such as school staff, community, and others to increase student engagement and outcomes.
- Supporting parents in our community through regular contact.
- Developing networks of agencies which can assist schools meet the holistic needs of Indigenous learners (education, health, justice, family support, etc). Being a reference point for schools wishing to access these services.
- Provide support and advice to teachers to enhance student engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
- Help in planning and fulfilling opportunities to enrich cultural awareness.
- Assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to engage in learning and assessment as directed by the classroom teacher.
Work Requirements
- Hold a Working with Children Blue Card
- Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 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 ASOC Indigenous Liaison Officer Position Description Weipa - Level 3.pdf Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.
For further enquires, please call: (07) 4214 6600
Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.
About Catholic Education - Diocese of Cairns
The Cairns Diocese encompasses some of the most beautiful, environmentally unique locations in Australia. Situated along Queensland’s tropical north east coast where World Heritage-listed rainforests meet the Great Barrier Reef, many new residents will attest that they came for a holiday and stayed for the lifestyle and friendly locals.
With 30 primary and secondary Catholic schools and colleges located throughout the Diocese from Tully in the south, the Atherton Tablelands in the west and then north to the glorious Torres Strait Islands, Cairns Catholic Education has teaching, non-teaching, leadership and specialist positions on offer for dedicated professionals who are committed to providing inclusive, high-quality educational, spiritual, moral, emotional and physical outcomes for students from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances.
Catholic Education in the Cairns Diocese is proud of its forward thinking educational philosophy which has resulted in the development and implementation of educational programs to suit the needs and aspirations of all students. This has resulted in the region’s Catholic schools and colleges consistently performing well on both school-based and state-wide assessment and diagnostic tools as well as facilitating alternative educational pathways such as school-based apprenticeships and traineeships.
Indigenous Liaison Officer - St Joseph's Parish School, Weipa
Top Benefits
About the role
Indigenous Liaison Officer Commencement Date: Term 3 Week 6
Employment Type: Term Time Permanent, 6 hours per week (days and hours negotiable)
Salary Range: $34.17 to $35.62 gross per hour
Closing Date for Applications: 15th August 2025 St Joseph's Parish School, Weipa St Joseph’s Parish School has at its very heart, the values of Learning, Love, Community and Respect, as Jesus showed. Together, with engaged and supportive parents, the staff of St Joseph’s create a safe and stimulating learning environment where each child has the opportunity to achieve his or her potential.
St Joseph’s is a contemporary, Prep to Year 6 primary school that opened in 2016. We have state-of-the art, innovative learning environments, great ICT, 1:1 device ratios and a welcoming family-friendly community.
Our school is known and valued for its high standards of behaviour, respect for self and others, and its inclusiveness – where everyone is welcomed, regardless of religious faith or background.
A school for healthy minds, bodies and spirits, St Joseph’s provides an authentic Catholic education with a strong focus on Social and Emotional development through the lens of the Catholic Faith. We believe that greater academic success can be achieved when children feel connected and experience a sense of belonging.
About The Role Typical duties performed by the Indigenous Liaison Officer, but are not limited to:
- Maintain appropriate behaviours when engaging with children.
- Establishing and expanding links within the community.
- Facilitating and maintaining communication between stakeholders such as school staff, community, and others to increase student engagement and outcomes.
- Supporting parents in our community through regular contact.
- Developing networks of agencies which can assist schools meet the holistic needs of Indigenous learners (education, health, justice, family support, etc). Being a reference point for schools wishing to access these services.
- Provide support and advice to teachers to enhance student engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
- Help in planning and fulfilling opportunities to enrich cultural awareness.
- Assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to engage in learning and assessment as directed by the classroom teacher.
Work Requirements
- Hold a Working with Children Blue Card
- Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 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 ASOC Indigenous Liaison Officer Position Description Weipa - Level 3.pdf Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.
For further enquires, please call: (07) 4214 6600
Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.
About Catholic Education - Diocese of Cairns
The Cairns Diocese encompasses some of the most beautiful, environmentally unique locations in Australia. Situated along Queensland’s tropical north east coast where World Heritage-listed rainforests meet the Great Barrier Reef, many new residents will attest that they came for a holiday and stayed for the lifestyle and friendly locals.
With 30 primary and secondary Catholic schools and colleges located throughout the Diocese from Tully in the south, the Atherton Tablelands in the west and then north to the glorious Torres Strait Islands, Cairns Catholic Education has teaching, non-teaching, leadership and specialist positions on offer for dedicated professionals who are committed to providing inclusive, high-quality educational, spiritual, moral, emotional and physical outcomes for students from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances.
Catholic Education in the Cairns Diocese is proud of its forward thinking educational philosophy which has resulted in the development and implementation of educational programs to suit the needs and aspirations of all students. This has resulted in the region’s Catholic schools and colleges consistently performing well on both school-based and state-wide assessment and diagnostic tools as well as facilitating alternative educational pathways such as school-based apprenticeships and traineeships.