Secondary Student Learning Assistant - Student Engagement & Behaviour ~ MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter

Catholic Education Cairns; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 51,000 - 53,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading

Salary packaging options

12.75% employer superannuation

Long service leave after 7 years

14 weeks’ paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport

Job summary

MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter, in Cairns, Queensland, seeks a Student Learning Assistant to support student engagement and behaviour management within the RTC framework. The role involves helping students regulate emotions, handling escalations, and collaborating with staff on targeted interventions to improve learning participation.

Term-time, permanent position with 30 hours per week and a commencing date in Term 1, 2027.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Support student engagement in learning and assist in providing support to the Responsible Thinking Classroom (RTC).
• Assist students to regulate emotions, respond to escalations and explore challenges impacting engagement across learning environments.
• Assist in planning and resourcing interventions for students, delivered by the Student Learning Assistant - Student Engagement and Behaviour Support and/or other staff members.

Job description

Commencement Date: Term 1, 2027 - 25th January 2027

Salary Range: SOF Level 4 $36.98 -$38.14 gross per hour

Employment Type: Term-Time, Permanent Position

Hours: 30 Hours Per Week

Closing Date for Applications: 12.00pm, Tuesday 24th November 2026.

MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter

MacKillop Catholic College, a master-planned Prep to Year 12 College located in the growing southern corridor of Cairns, was established in 2016 with Prep-Year 3 classes. The College has developed progressively, adding additional year levels annually, and commenced secondary education in 2020 with Year 7, and the first Year 12 cohort graduating in 2025. Guided by the authentic discipleship of Saint Mary MacKillop of the Cross, and the Josephite tradition, our mission, to inspire hearts, minds and spirits, is grounded in the vision to provide quality 21st century education to the young people in our community.

About the Role

The Student Learning Assistant - Student Engagement and Behaviour Support role is specifically to support student engagement in learning and assist in providing support to the Responsible Thinking Classroom (RTC). This will include assisting students to regulate their emotions, responding to student esclations and exploring challenges that impact students' abilities to engage across learning environments. This assistance may also extend to planning and resourcing interventions for students, delivered by the Student Learning Assistant - Student Engagement and Behaviour Support and/or other staff members. This position works under the supervision of the Deputy Principal - Secondary and the Assistant Principal - Students.

For further information about the role, please download the Position Description ASOC Secondary SLA & Behaviour Support PD L4.pdf

Work Requirements

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

What we offer

• Competitive Salary range: per annum pending experience
• Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading
• Access to salary packaging options to maximise your salary
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 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

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

Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.