Finance Officer - Holy Spirit College Cairns

Commencement Date: Monday 23 February 2026 (negotiable)

Employment Type: Permanent Position, 25 - 38 hours per week

Salary Range: School Officer - Level 5: $39.44 - $41.36 gross per hour plus 12.75% Superannuation

Closing Date for Applications: 5.00pm, Sunday 22 February 2026

Holy Spirit College

The College is an initiative of the Diocese of Cairns and Catholic Education Services and offers individualised and adaptable multiyear secondary education programs for young people disengaged from mainstream schooling. The College is a registered Special Assistance School that is co-educational and currently has an enrolment capacity of 40 young people in Cooktown, 60 in Manoora and 90 in Edmonton. The Cooktown campus is the main college campus with associate campuses situated in Cairns suburbs. The Cooktown campus includes 2 sixteen bed residential units while the Cairns campuses are both day-only facilities.

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 and importantly a connection to the community. Staff at Holy Spirit College are multi-disciplinary in response to the diverse needs of young people and their families.

Education

Young people who attend include Indigenous and non-indigenous young people who are disengaged from mainstream education for a range of reasons and include those:

• with a history of complex trauma;
• who are highly transient;
• with a history of extended periods of unexplained absences;
• in the care of the Office of Children and Families;
• who have had contact with the juvenile justice system;
• 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;
• who are young parents;
• with a generational history of early school leaving;
• with a generational history of unemployment.
  
  

At present the enrolment of young people in the Cooktown boarding residences is one hundred percent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young women and men in age from 12 to 17 years.

Underpinning all the work of the College are three operating principles of right Relationships, Respect and Responsibility.

About The Role

The role of the Finance Officer is to provide comprehensive support for the school’s financial and administrative services, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and contributing to the smooth operation of school activities. This includes managing accounts payable and receivable, maintaining financial records, supporting enrolment processes, and responding to enquiries via telephone and email. Additionally, the Finance Officer plays a key role in overseeing internal financial controls, preparing financial reports, and assisting in the development of school budgets.

For further information about the role, please download the Position Description ASOC Level 5 Finance Officer Position Description.pdf

Work Requirements

• Hold a Working with Children Blue Card
• Be fully supportive of the ethos of Catholic Education
  
  

What we offer

• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading
• Access to salary packaging options to maximise your salary
• 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
• Fitness Passport Membership available
  
  

To Apply

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Enquires

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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