Primary Teacher - PE

Job No: TCE4668

Commencement Date: 20 April 2026

Location: Townsville, QLD

Salary Range: $86,600 to $124,725 per annum pending experience + Super

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Primary Teacher with tertiary qualifications and registration (or eligibility) with the Queensland College of Teachers. This part-time, fixed-term role is for 12 hours per week, working two days (Thursday and Friday) as a PE Teacher, commencing 20 April 2026 and concluding 4 December 2026.

You’ll join a supportive team of dedicated teachers who work closely with families to provide an engaging and inclusive learning environment for every student. Your knowledge of contemporary physical education practices, combined with your ability to adapt activities for a diverse range of learners, will help every child feel confident, included, and motivated to participate.

In your lessons, you’ll inspire a love of movement, sport, and healthy lifestyles by designing fun and challenging activities, setting clear expectations, and reflecting on your practice to continually improve. You’ll use a variety of assessment strategies to monitor student progress, celebrate achievements, and provide meaningful feedback that encourages each child to develop their skills and confidence in physical activity.

Guided by Catholic values, you’ll embrace the school’s mission, prioritise student safety and wellbeing, and help create a welcoming, supportive environment where every learner feels they belong.

Set on the tropical coast of North Queensland, Townsville blends the energy of a thriving regional city with the warmth of a welcoming community. With Magnetic Island just a short ferry ride away and the Great Barrier Reef on its doorstep, you can spend weekends exploring palm-lined beaches, vibrant markets, and lively cultural events - all while enjoying the relaxed, outdoors-focused lifestyle that makes Townsville such a rewarding place to live and work.

Townsville Catholic Education has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all staff. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.

We’d love to hear from you! Please click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts.

Applications close Midnight Sunday, 29 March 2026.

About us

Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos.  We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.

We value your hard work and dedication, and we’re proud to offer a range of benefits designed to support you both professionally and personally:

• Competitive Salary
• Annual Leave at 17.5% leave loading
• 12.75% Superannuation employer contribution
• Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
• Salary packaging options 
• Up to 14 Weeks paid parental leave
• Deferred Salary Scheme
• …and a range of other great benefits!

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