Indigenous Education Officer - Catholic Education Office, Townsville -Townsville Catholic Education Office/
Program Manager Indigenous Sports Academy - (funded by Prime Minister and Cabinet)
The Indigenous Education Officer acts as the Director's representative in schools, and works through the
Senior Education Officer, Indigenous Education, to support schools in providing Indigenous students with
quality Catholic education, that is consistent with the Catholic Education Office's policies and guidelines.
A key responsibility of the role holder is to contribute to the design and development of appropriate
resourcing opportunities to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education. The position is part of the
Executive Leadership Team (ELT) of the Townsville Catholic Education Office (TCEO) and is responsible for
promoting cultural alignment and service integration to enhance the educational ministry of the Church in the
Diocese of Townsville.
In this capacity, I administered targeted funding from Prime Minister and Cabinet funding under the Sporting
Chance program (Indigenous Sports Academy for Catholic Colleges). This requires me operate and manage
funds and utilised my skills a mentor, professional advocate to offer support to a board network of stakeholder and peers.
- Evaluated programs and monitored implementation and compliance with regulations to achieve objectives.
- Planned, administered and controlled budgets and produced financial reports.
- Planned and implemented staff development and in-service training programs to enhance knowledge and skills.
- Conferred and resolved education-related issues and problems with students, parents and school officials.
- Scheduled educational activities, faculty lectures and departmental events to drive mission and values of institution.
- Established and updated objectives and tools for overall program and each department to enhance operations.
- Implemented program-level departmental policies and procedures and managed budgets to support educational program and curriculum.
- Monitored overhead, prepared budgets and directed spending and resources to support fiscal efficiency.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Developed partnerships with parents, businesses and organizations to build awareness, increase support and share resources.
- Introduced educational inclusion program and oversaw implementation.
- Represented educational program at meetings and conferences to serve as subject matter liaison for array of services and activities assigned.