Closing Date: Friday, 15 August 2025
Townsville Catholic Education supports a diverse region extending from Townsville to the Burdekin and Whitsunday regions in the South, North to Ingham and Halifax, South-West to Winton, and West to the border with the Northern Territory, encompassing Mount Isa and several small, isolated western towns and east to Palm Island.
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.
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 persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people and/or adults-at-risk. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.
About the role
Reporting to the Director – Workforce, Safety and Wellbeing this role leads a multidisciplinary team of 4 direct reports with 25 staff across key portfolios: Performance & Conduct, Strategy & Capability, Workplace Health & Safety and HR Operations (Payroll, Talent Acquisition etc).
Key Responsibilities include:
- Leading a cohesive, high-performing HR function in a complex environment
- Embedding people systems and streamlining HR operations
- Enhancing team culture and stakeholder confidence through empathetic, hands-on leadership
- Supporting EB negotiations and ensuring legislative and policy compliance
- Building relationships with school principals and leaders across the region
- Proven ability to lead organisation-wide initiatives that strengthen culture, build trust, and promote staff wellbeing across all levels of the organisation.
About You
You are an experienced HR leader with a broad generalist background and a passion for people and culture. You bring:
- Experience leading across Performance & Conduct, Strategy & Capability, Workplace Health & Safety and HR Operations (Payroll, Talent Acquisition etc)
- A collaborative, coaching leadership style with a calm, confident presence and a ‘can do’ attitude
- Demonstrated success in leading organisation-wide initiatives that enhance workplace culture, foster trust, and champion staff wellbeing at every level
- Experience supporting EB negotiations or complex workforce matters
- A track record of team development, process improvement, and cultural uplift
- An appreciation for values-led workplaces and the mission of Catholic education
Experience in education or faith-based sectors is not essential—but a commitment to embracing and upholding these values is.
How to apply
To express your interest, please upload your resume and cover letter via the link on the Davidson website - ref number JN-072025-40784.
Enquiries are also welcome to Kelly Lorentz - [email protected]
- This vacancy is being managed by an external provider, as such applications submitted via this portal will not be accepted.
Applications close 3pm on Friday, 15 August 2025.
Applications during the shortlisting phase will be kept confidential.
