Head of Rugby League - Middle Leadership

About the role

Catholic Education Cairns is recruiting a Head of Rugby League for Good Counsel College, a small, growing Catholic co-educational secondary school in Innisfail, Queensland. This is a full-time, permanent teaching position with a three-year fixed-term Middle Leader appointment, renewable after successful review and appraisal, running from 16 January 2027 to 11 January 2030. The role provides strategic leadership, coordination and management of the college's Rugby League program, aligned with its Catholic and Marist values.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the Rugby League program, including team development, coaching and competitions
• Support student wellbeing and representative pathways
• Strengthen participation across boys' and girls' teams and build sustainable development pathways
• Maintain community partnerships

Required profile

• Registered or eligible to be registered with the Queensland College of Teachers
• Qualified and experienced in the subject(s) to be taught; applicants must state this in their application
• Fully supportive of the ethos of Catholic Education
• Committed to creating and maintaining a child-safe organisation

What we offer

• Salary commensurate with experience: graduate $86,600 to proficient $124,724 FTE gross per year, plus a Middle Leader Tier 1.2 allowance of $9,773 FTE gross
• ITAS and IPRASS allowances (remote area incentives)
• Annual leave with 17.5% loading, 12.75% employer superannuation and long service leave after 7 years
• 14 weeks' paid parental leave after 1 year of continuous service
• Salary packaging, professional development, early career teacher support, employee assistance program and Fitness Passport membership

Applications close on 23 November 2026 and are submitted through the college's careers website.