Library Teacher

Job No: TCE4669

Commencement Date: Monday 20 April 2026

Location: Townsville, QLD

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

Join our team as a Primary Teacher at St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra Townsville!

We’re looking for a passionate and dedicated Library Teacher with tertiary qualifications and registration (or eligibility) with the Queensland College of Teachers. This position is a Part Time, Fixed-Term role completing 2 days a week (12 hours per week, Monday and Tuesday) as a Library Teacher commencing 20 April 2026 and concludes on 4 December 2026.

You’ll join a supportive team of dedicated educators who work closely with the school community to provide the best possible learning experience for every student. Your expertise in contemporary library and information practices, along with your ability to support a diverse range of learners, will help every child feel included, valued, and confident.

In the library, you’ll spark curiosity and a love of reading, research, and information literacy by designing engaging programs, fostering independent learning, and continually reflecting on your practice to enhance student outcomes. You’ll use a range of assessment and observation strategies to understand each student’s progress, celebrate achievements, and provide meaningful guidance that helps every learner thrive.

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.

For more information, please review the full position description.

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Applications close Midnight 26 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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