Job No: TCE4686
Commencement Date: As soon as reasonably practicable
Tenure: Casual - Ongoing
Location: Columba Catholic College, Charters Towers
Salary Range: $38.96 - $40.21 per hour
Join our team as a Kitchen Hand at Columba Catholic College!
We’re looking for a reliable and dedicated Kitchen Hand to work in a casual capacity completing 15 - 20 hours per week.
As a Kitchen Hand, you will support the preparation and serving of meals while helping maintain a clean, safe and well-organised kitchen environment. Working under the guidance of the Cook or Household Manager, you’ll assist with basic food preparation, plating meals, washing dishes and keeping kitchen equipment and workspaces hygienic and tidy. This hands-on role is essential in ensuring the smooth daily operation of the kitchen while upholding high standards of food safety, cleanliness and workplace health and safety.
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.
Steeped in gold rush history and set amid the rolling savannah of North Queensland, Charters Towers combines the charm of a historic outback town with the convenience of a thriving regional hub. With its grand heritage buildings, strong sense of community, and easy access to outdoor adventures, it offers a lifestyle that blends country warmth with modern comforts. For those seeking a welcoming place to live and work, Charters Towers delivers a unique mix of character, connection, and opportunity.
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.
The successful candidate will require a paid Blue Card before commencement as per the No Card, No Start policy developed by Queensland Government.
For more information, please review the full position description.
Note: a pre-employment medical will be required for this role.
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Applications close 06 April 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
- Deferred Salary Scheme
- …and a range of other great benefits!
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