Teacher Assistant (Career Assistance Program)

CALLING ALL PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS!

Unlock your potential with our paid mentorship program! Experience the real world and learn from the best!

Apply today for our Career Assistance Program where you will inspire and transform students lives whilst kick-starting your teaching career!

Catholic Education Diocese of Rockhampton (CEDR) has developed an innovative Career Assistance Program (CAP) to mentor pre-service teachers in high quality education settings. The long-term vision of the CAP is to build the capacity and capability of classroom ready teachers through tailored, high calibre coaching and mentoring.

We are now calling for applications for the CAP, due to commence at the beginning of Term 1, 2026.

Applicants will be :

• In their third or fourth year of an undergraduate primary education degree  or have commenced their master’s degree in Education (Primary) at any university across Australia.
• Eligible to complete their course within the two-year period following commencement of the CAP.
• Due to complete their formal course of study in 2026 or 2027.

Please review the Position Description prior to submitting your application.

Please click here to determine your eligibility.

About you

The successful applicant will have an understanding of, and a commitment to, the ethos of Catholic education. In addition, you will have well-developed interpersonal skills, a strong commitment to ongoing learning, and a willingness to listen to and act upon advice from your mentor.

What we offer

Mandatory Requirements

Selection Criteria

Listed below are the selection criteria. Please provide a response to each criterion.

Your response needs to be specific, citing examples that help us develop an understanding and knowledge of your skills and competencies. In total, the response to the selection criteria should be about 1000 words.

In determining successful applicants for Career Assistance Program (CAP) positions, the selection panel will seek to appoint applicants who demonstrate the following :

How to Apply

Further information

Information Sessions

Register now to attend an information session and find out key details about this amazing opportunity kick-starting your teaching career.

Register your interest through the below links :

Tuesday 24 June 2025, 6pm to 6 : 45pm

Information Session 1

Tuesday 8 July 2025, 6pm to 6 : 45pm

Information Session 2

Applications close 5pm, Friday 18 July 2025.

Catholic Education is committed to best practice in student protection policies and procedures and is an equal opportunity employer. Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

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Privacy Acknowledgment

Employment Collection Notice

In order to assess your application for employment, Catholic Education – Diocese of Rockhampton (CEDR) collects your personal information. If we cannot collect some of your personal information, we may be limited in our ability to assess your application.

We collect your personal information directly from you (including from your resume), as well as from other sources (such as your referees and Working with Children checks). We may keep your information on file if your application is unsuccessful in case another position becomes available. We are required to complete a Working with Children check to collect information under Child Protection laws.

If you believe that any of your personal information held by us is incomplete or inaccurate you have the right, in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy legislation, to notify us and make any updates or corrections.

We will not disclose your personal information to a third party without your consent unless otherwise permitted.

CEDR may use online or ‘cloud’ service providers to store personal information and to provide services to CEDR that involve the use of personal information, such as email services. Some limited personal information may be provided to these service providers to enable them to authenticate users that access their services and provide technical support. This personal information may reside on a cloud service provider’s servers which may be situated outside Australia. Further information about CEDR’s use of on online or ‘cloud’ service providers is contained in the CEDR Privacy Policy. The CEDR Privacy Policy, accessible on the CEDR website, contains details of how you may seek access to and correction of your personal information, as well as how you can make a privacy complaint and how we will handle the complaint.

If you provide us with the personal information of others (e.g. referees), we encourage you to inform them that you are disclosing that information to CEDR and why.

In submitting this application for employment you agree that you will not seek access to references provided by third parties or to confidential notes or reports made by us relating to your application for employment. We seek your agreement in this regard to ensure that referees are not inhibited from providing complete and accurate references as to your suitability for the position. Access to feedback on the selection process is available.

If you complete an expression of interest to teach with us, you will provide information as part of your submission. The purposes for which we collect, use and disclose personal information includes :

if permitted or required by law otherwise with your consent or for purposes directly related to any one or more of the above

Applicant’s Declaration

I have read, understood and, if offered employment with Catholic Education with the Diocese of Rockhampton, accept the requirements of the Statement of Principles for Employment in Catholic Schools as an explicit condition of employment. I certify that the information in this application is true, to the best of my knowledge. I understand that I have a duty to disclose sufficient information to enable a prospective employer to make a properly informed decision about my employment.

I acknowledge that my failure to disclose all pre-existing injuries or medical conditions existing during the period of the employment process that could reasonably be expected to be aggravated by performing my employment related duties, I will not be entitled to compensation or damages under the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (the Act), for any event that aggravates the non-disclosed pre-existing injury or condition.

I understand that if I am employed by Catholic Education with the Diocese of Rockhampton and any statement I have made or information I have provided with this application form are found to be false within my knowledge, that I may be liable for immediate dismissal.