Salvado Catholic College - BYFORD

School Principal : Mr Ian Hagen
School Address : LOCKED BAG 1001 Byford WA 6122
Phone Number : 9526 4500
Fax Number :  
Email Address : admin@salvado.wa.edu.au.
Web Site : www.salvado.wa.edu.au/.

Type : Part-Time
Term : Ongoing


Position Details

Materials Technician – Part-time, Ongoing

Salvado Catholic College is seeking outstanding and enthusiastic Materials Technician to join our team. This is a part-time ongoing position commencing in 2025.

The Materials Technician is an integral non-teaching team member of the Technologies Learning Area. This position is responsible for co-ordinating day to day activities to ensure the efficient operation of the Digital Technologies areas as well as other tasks important to the smooth operation of the College. The Materials Technician will consult with the Technologies staff regarding risks associated with practicals. This position is responsible for ordering consumables and equipment in alignment with the Technologies budget.  

The Materials Technician is responsible for the preparation of workshop materials and equipment for class projects, preparing risk assessments and maintaining workshop machinery, tools and equipment. Critical to this role is ensuring a safe working and learning environment for staff and students. Workshop operation must be kept to a high standard in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety standards and legislation. The Materials Technician will refer to the Technologies staff regarding risks associated with projects.

Salvado Catholic College is a growing co-educational Catholic College in Byford that commenced in 2016.

The College patron, Dom Rosendo Salvado was an inspirational missionary, educator, Bishop and pioneer colonist who founded the community of New Norcia. The motto “Peace, Justice, Compassion” directly reflects Salvado’s life work and what we all aspire to in our Catholic College community.

In 2025, we have over 900 students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 11. The College will continue to grow to reach its ultimate capacity as a Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12 College, with the first cohort of Year 12 students graduating in 2026.

The Salvado Catholic College community enjoys a strong relationship with the St Francis Xavier Armadale Parish and promotes engagement with families within the Salvado Catholic College community to further enhance a positive home/school partnership.

The innovatively-designed buildings complement our focus on collaborative and flexible learning spaces which support best practice and contemporary teaching and learning approaches. We look forward to expanding our College facilities to continue to provide high quality and engaging teaching and learning opportunities for all our students.


Application Details

Applicants must submit a Curriculum Vitae, addressed to the Principal.

Application Submission Details and a complete Position Description can be found on the School’s website: salvado.wa.edu.au/employment

Applicants must have a Working with Children Check.

Queries may be made with Andrea Hoa, Executive Assistant to the Principal at employment@salvado.wa.edu.au or call 9526 4500.

Applications to be forwarded to the following email address: employment@salvado.wa.edu.au

Closing Date for Applications: 3:00pm, Monday 28 October 2024


Catholic Education Western Australia encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, people of all ages and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.

Applicants must be prepared to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.

In applying for this position you will be providing personal information to the School. This information will be used in order to assess your application for employment.

A current National Police History Check as issued by the Department of Education Western Australia must also be included. The appropriate Criminal History Record Check form is available from the Department of Education website.

On appointment successful applicants will require a Working with Children Check. Application forms are available at certain Australia Post Outlets throughout the State. A list of participating Australia Post outlets can be found on the Australia Post website. An application for a WWC must be made in person.

Listed : 18th October , 2024
Applications Close : 28th October , 2024
Vacancy Number : 31116