Job No: TCE4833
Commencement Date: 20th July 2026
Location: St Francis Catholic School - Hughenden QLD
Salary Range: $39.44 to $41.35 per hour pending experience + Super
Join our team as a School Chaplain at St Francis Catholic School, Hughenden!
We are seeking a caring, faith-filled, and community-minded School Chaplain to join our dedicated team on a Fixed Term, part time basis completing 8 hours per week (hours per day negotiable). This position commences on 20th July 2026 and concludes on 3rd December 2027. This is a meaningful opportunity to support students’ spiritual and emotional wellbeing, strengthen our Catholic ethos, and foster a sense of belonging across our vibrant school community.
As Chaplain, you’ll provide pastoral and spiritual care to students and staff, create opportunities for faith development, and promote Catholic values through social justice initiatives, reflection experiences, and community engagement. You’ll work closely with the school leadership team, classroom teachers, families, and the wider parish to nurture a faith-filled and compassionate school culture. The successful candidate will hold Certificate IV in Youth Work, Chaplaincy or Pastoral Care or equivalent or higher qualification – this qualification must include competencies in ‘making appropriate referrals and mental heath.
In the heart of Queensland’s outback, Hughenden promises a trueoutback experience - wide open skies, dramatic landscapes, and a sense ofdiscovery around every corner. Surrounded by ancient fossil fields and just a shortdrive from the spectacular Porcupine Gorge, it’s a place where your work has a realimpact in a community that values connection and resilience. For those ready toembrace the adventure of outback living, Hughenden offers a rewarding lifestyleunlike anywhere else.
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.
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Applications close 14th July 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
- Access to remote area benefits
- 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 available to the primary carer, regardless of gender
- Deferred Salary Scheme
- …and a range of other great benefits!
