Business Manager - Holy Spirit College Cairns

Business Manager

Commencement Date: Monday 23 February 2026 (or as negotiated)

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent Position

Salary Range: CCEO Level 8 - $143,885 to $159,864 FTE Gross per annum +12.75% Super

Closing Date for Applications: 5.00pm, Friday 20 February 2026

Applicants should note that as part of the hiring process a criminal histo ry check and a bankruptcy check will be completed

Holy Spirit College, Cooktown

The College is an initiative of the Diocese of Cairns and Catholic Education Services. The College offers individualised and flexible multiyear secondary education programs for young people disengaged from mainstream schooling. The College provides a variety of innovative teaching and learning practices that acknowledges young people’s complex education and social needs and empowers them to identify and pursue individual transition to adulthood, further education, employment, back to a mainstream school setting and importantly a connection to the community. Staff at the College will be multi-disciplinary in response to the diverse needs of young people and their families.

The College is a registered Special Assistance School across three campuses located within Edmonton. Manoora and the main campus in Cooktown. Cooktown has an enrolment for 38 young people in. The Cooktown campus includes a 32-bed years 7 to 12 residential unit for weekly boarders. While Manoora and Edmonton provide alternative educational pathways via day schooling for young people in years 7 to 12.

Education

Young people who attend Holy Spirit College include Indigenous and non-Indigenous young people disengaged from mainstream education for a range of reasons including:

• with a history of complex trauma;
• with a history of extended periods of unexplained absences;
• who are highly mobile;
• who have had contact with the juvenile justice system;
• in the care of the Office of Children and Families;
• with mental illness or at risk of engaging in self-harming behaviours or substance abuse;
• who have been excluded or repeatedly suspended from school;
• who are homeless;
• with a generational history of early school leaving and/or unemployment.
  
  

About the Role

Holy Spirit College is seeking a dynamic and experienced Business Manager to lead the college’s financial and administrative operations. Reporting directly to the College Principal, this pivotal role supports strategic planning, financial management, human resources, property oversight, and compliance. The successful candidate will be a collaborative leader with strong financial acumen, a commitment to Catholic values, and the ability to foster a positive and efficient working environment.

Mandatory Qualifications And Requirements

• Skills for building community including facilitation, delegation and consultation.
• Involvement in professional associations.
• Capacity for leadership within a school.
• Unless an exemption applies all staff are required to hold a current Working with Children Blue Card or be eligible to apply.
• Criminal history and bankruptcy check.
• Current drivers licence.
• A strong demonstrated commitment to the objectives, vision and ethos of Catholic Education.
  
  

For further information about the role, please download the Position Description Business Manager Position Description HSC.pdf

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
• 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 further career opportunities
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fitness Passport Membership Available
  
  

To Apply

For current employees, apply via the Employee Login tab on the homepage of the Careers website .

Please note applications will only be accepted via the Careers website.

Enquiries

Lucas Felstead, College Principal

P: 4252 9100

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

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

To understand our commitment and initiatives to truth telling, healing and reconciliation view our Reconciliation Action Plan

Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.

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