Assistant Boarding Supervisor

Applications are invited for the role of Assistant Boarding Supervisor commencing in March 2024. The role is term time and is offered on either a permanent full-time or permanent part-time basis.

St Ursula's College, Toowoomba is a Catholic girls' Day and Boarding College from Years 7 to 12, formed in the Ursuline tradition.  The College is dedicated to the provision of a broad and life-giving curriculum incorporating contemporary educational practice and the empowerment of young women for participation and leadership in society.

Overall Role Purpose 

The role of a Boarding Assistant Supervisor is to work as part of a team of responsible carers who provide a warm, friendly, homely environment and attend to the pastoral needs (social, emotional, intellectual, physical, spiritual) of all boarders during their time as a resident of the boarding community.

Boarding Assistant Supervisors are concerned with all the tasks relating to personal care, residential accommodation, meals, study, after school and weekend recreation, and planned activities for the students.

Boarding Assistant Supervisors work under the supervision of senior staff on duty and the Boarding Manager who is responsible for the overall supervision and management of the boarding community.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities of the Boarding Assistant Supervisor include, but are not limited to:

Essential

• empathy with the values and ethos of the Catholic faith
• current ‘working with children check’ positive notice Blue card issued by the Department of Justice and Attorney-General
• experience working with young people
• an ability to respond effectively, calmly and with sensitivity and understanding to difficult and sometimes stressful situations
• an ability to be flexible and work a variety of shifts and hours, with sleepover shifts a requirement of the position
• the ability to work with students from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds
• an ability to provide effective educational support for students during study periods and other required times
• a clear understanding of the importance and significance of the legal requirements of supervising students in terms of Duty of Care requirements
• demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
• effective verbal and written communication skills
• demonstrated experience working with the Microsoft suite of products
• current (Class “C”) Drivers Licence
• current Senior First Aid and CPR or the undertaking to obtain

Applications

Applicants are invited to submit a brief cover letter addressing the essential criteria and a current CV via seek.com.au

For more information, please contact Ms Kerry Chrusciel, Business Manager, by emailing businessmanager@st-ursula.qld.edu.au

• Applications close 9am, Friday 8 March 2024.
• Applications will be processed and interviews conducted between 11 - 15 March 2024.
• Only successful applicants will be contacted.

All applications will be held in strictest confidence.  Referees will not be contacted until the later stages of the recruitment process.