Manager, Living

5 days ago

Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia North West Queensland Full time

We're excited to offer a unique opportunity for a dedicated Manager Living to join our Boarding Campus team. In this newly created leadership role, you'll play a vital part in shaping a safe, inclusive, and culturally supportive "home away from home" for students from across Northwest Queensland.

This is a hands-on role that includes on-call responsibilities, after-hours, and weekend work, perfect for someone ready to make a meaningful impact every day. Report directly to the Head of Campus and help lead a team that changes lives.

Job details
  • Position status: Permanent
  • Position type: Full-time
  • Occupational group: Education & Training
  • Classification: AO7
  • Workplace Location: North West Qld
  • Job ad reference: QLD/NQR658113/25P
  • Closing date: 15-Sep-2025
  • Yearly salary: $131080 - $140381
  • Fortnightly salary: $5024.30 - $5380.80
  • Job duration:
  • Contact person: Cath Jeffrey
  • Contact details: 07 4745 4333

Who We Are:

Spinifex State College is a unique secondary school located in Mount Isa, Queensland, offering high-quality education across junior, senior, and boarding campuses. The college includes a Department of Education-operated Boarding Campus, set on its own dedicated grounds, providing a culturally safe and supportive "home away from home" for students from communities and towns across Northwest Queensland. Spinifex State College is committed to fostering academic success, personal growth, and strong community connections in a welcoming and inclusive environment.

Step Into Your Next Chapter:

This role involves on call work, weekend work, after hours care and will be a Sunday to Thursday roster.

Responsibilities include:

  • Liaise with feeder schools across northwest Queensland, ensuring transition programs are implemented to support a smooth transition from community to boarding and within the various stages of schooling such as Junior to Senior campus.
  • Identify opportunities, resolve issues, and improve outcomes for students by leading and managing the short and long-term planning and management of the residential boarding campus.
  • Address in a timely manner any concerns or issues that arise in the residential boarding campus and provide appropriate referrals to support services as necessary.
  • Foster a safe, nurturing and inclusive community for a diverse range of students to enable them to thrive academically, socially, emotionally and culturally.

Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

Submit Your Application:

  • Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
  • Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.


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