Tuckshop Assistant

Job No: TCE5008

Commencement Date: 24th August 2026

Location: St Anthony's Catholic College - Deeragun QLD 

Salary Range: Service Staff Level 1 $38.96 - $40.21 per hour pending experience + super

Join our team as a Tuckshop Assistant at St Anthony's Catholic College!   

We’re looking for a reliable and dedicated Tuckshop Assistant to work in a casual capacity to commencing as soon as practicable.

The Tuckshop Assistant and Convenor work together to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the school tuckshop. 

The Tuckshop Assistant works under the direction of the Tuckshop Convenor to support the provision of high quality and health food offerings to students and staff. They work as part of a small team, along with volunteers to prepare and serve food to the school community.

Working as part of a supportive team, you’ll take pride in maintaining the school’s facilities in line with established cleaning schedules and safety procedures. You’ll use equipment safely and effectively, monitor the condition of spaces and proactively report any maintenance or safety concerns. Your work will play an important role in fostering a respectful and caring environment where students can learn and thrive.

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.

Set on the tropical coast of North Queensland, Townsville blends the energy of a thriving regional city with the warmth of a welcoming community. With Magnetic Island just a short ferry ride away and the Great Barrier Reef on its doorstep, you can spend weekends exploring palm-lined beaches, vibrant markets, and lively cultural events - all while enjoying the relaxed, outdoors-focused lifestyle that makes Townsville such a rewarding place to live and work.

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.

 We’d love to hear from you! Please click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts.

Applications close 20th August 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
• 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 available to the primary carer, regardless of gender   
• Deferred Salary Scheme
• …and a range of other great benefits!