Teacher (Diversity Support)

Commencement Date:  Monday 9th February 2026

Employment Type:  Part time, 12 hours per week (days flexible).  Fixed term contract for 2026 school year

Salary Range: Graduate $86,660 FTE Gross per annum to Experienced Proficient Teacher $126,795 FTE Gross per annum

Closing Date for Applications: Monday 2nd February 2026, 5pm

St Thomas of Villanova Parish School, Mareeba

St Thomas Of Villanova Catholic Parish School catering for students from Prep to Year 6, is situated in the town of Mareeba in the Cairns Hinterland, approximately an hour’s drive west of Cairns. The town of Mareeba (a local indigenous word meaning ‘meeting of the waters’) and the surrounding shire is home to tropical rainforests, savannah woodlands, national parks, rivers, waterfalls, granite mountain tops, gorges, escarpments and limestone caves. Prior to European settlement, it was a meeting place for the local indigenous people of the area, the ‘Kuku Muluridji’. Presently our enrolments include a significant number of students with diverse cultural backgrounds including indigenous students.  Catholic Education in the Mareeba district began more than a century ago founded by the Sisters of Mercy who continued a long tradition of working with religious from the Order of Saint Augustine. The influence of our Parish Community was manifested in the early 1950s when our school previously known as Good Counsel, took the name of the patron of our Parish, St Thomas of Villanova. The work of the many religious who enriched the faith life of our community is recognised in the names of our school sports houses: Phelan and O’Connor, named after the two longest serving Augustinian priests and Power and Mills, named after the founding Sister of Mercy and our last serving Sister and Religious Principal.

About the Role

As a Teacher - Diversity Support you will:

Support the diverse learning needs of students by providing:

• Inclusive, differentiated and targeted teaching practices
• Work collaboratively with classroom teachers, school leadership, and school officers to enhance learning access, engagement and achievment, particularly those students requiring additional adjustments
• Plan, prepare and deliver effective learning and teaching programs
• Contribute to the development and implentation of the school objectives and school planning
• Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of a supportive school environment

Work Requirements

• Be registered or eligible to be register with Queensland College of Teachers
• Be fully supportive of the ethos of Catholic Education

What we offer

• Competitive Salary range: per annum pending experience 
• ITAS Allowance
• Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading
• Access to salary packaging options to maximise your salary 
• 12.75% 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
• Professional development and Early Career Teacher Support
• Access to Employee Assistance Program

For further information about the role, please download the Position Description  Teacher Position Description

Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.

Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.

For enquiries

Paul Rayner - Principal

P: 4043 4100

E: principal.mareeba@cns.catholic.edu.au