Primary Teacher - Graduate Talent Pool - 2024/2025
Job No:
CER854
Location:
All Regions
Position: Primary Teacher (Graduate)
Start date: To be considered for positions commencing in 2025, please apply as soon as possible.
Employment Status: Full-Time and Part-Time
Hours per week: Various
Salary: $84,077 - $123,101 (pending experience)
Are you a recent or soon to be graduate looking to start your career in education? We're currently seeking talented and enthusiastic graduate teachers to join our team! As a graduate teacher with us, you'll have the opportunity to work with experienced educators and gain valuable experience in the classroom. Apply today and take the first step towards an exciting and rewarding career in education!
Each year Catholic Education in the Diocese of Rockhampton appoints a number of graduate teachers to Catholic Kindergartens, Primary Schools and Colleges commencing at the start of each year. Our Graduate Program is a rolling process with vacancies and offers of employment occurring throughout the year. Catholic Education - Diocese of Rockhampton serves communities from Bundaberg in the south to Mackay in the north and west to Longreach at 17 locations across Central Queensland.
Applications are now open for full-time teaching positions for the 2025 school year.
Applications are welcome from anyone who would support the school's ethos and possess the following are encouraged to apply:
- Relevant tertiary qualification (or eligible to graduate)
- Evidence of successfully passing the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students
- Appropriate qualities, knowledge and skills to provide a relevant and holistic education
- Eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment
- A desire to serve the community of Central Queensland
We look forward to receiving your application and are sure that you will find a career with Catholic Education in the Diocese of Rockhampton very rewarding.
Generous incentives are available to successful applicants (based on location preferences) which include:
- $1000 travel subsidy per year
- Subsidised housing
- Relocation assistance
- Competitive salary structure for Teaching staff - $84,077 - $123,101 (pending experience)
- Access to additional Employer Superannuation Contributions of 12.75%
- Access to salary packaging options to maximise employee benefits and salaries
- 39 weeks of term time for a school year
- Access to free Employee Assistant Program (24-hour counselling service)
- Access to corporate health discounts with either Bupa or Westfund Health Insurance
- Leadership development opportunities
- Isolated allowance payments and bonus payments
- Modern facilities and resources
- Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service (portability of Long Service Leave may also be applicable)
- Deferred Salary Scheme
- Induction process, professional learning programs and Early Career Teacher Support
For more information on the benefits of working in our rural and remote communities visit our website.
Mandatory Requirements
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and the ability to obtain approved Queensland College of Teachers Registration
- Australian work rights
How to apply
Please review our How To Apply Online Guide
- Complete the application below by clicking Apply Now
- Upload a Cover Letter (addressed to Mr Michael McCusker, Diocesan Director) and Current Resume
- Upload supporting documentation (ie. Prac Reports, Birth Certificate, Passports, Academic Transcripts)
- Applicants must read, understand and accept, as an explicit term of contract, the requirements of the Statement of Principles for employment in Catholic Schools
- Upload written statement addressing the Selection Criteria
- Please refer to the Position Description when completing your application
Further information
- To learn more about Accreditation, please view our Accreditation Information Sheet.
- For a confidential conversation or for further information regarding the remuneration package, please contact Employee Support Services 07 4994 8086 or Employment@rok.catholic.edu.au
To be considered for positions commencing in 2025, please apply as soon as possible.
Catholic Education is committed to best practice in student protection policies and procedures and is an equal opportunity employer. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
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