Instructional Leader of Learning: TAS (7-12)

St Mary's Cathedral College

Address: St Mary's Road, SYDNEY, NSW

Years: K-12

Gender: Co-educational

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Instructional Leader of Learning: TAS (7-12)

St Mary's Cathedral College Sydney

Start Date: Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Application Closing Date: Friday, 14 November 2025

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

About Our School

St Mary’s Cathedral College is continuing to grow as a K–12 co-educational, dual-campus College. As we build on this exciting new chapter, we invite passionate and innovative educators to join our team and contribute to shaping the future of our College and its students.

The College is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced teacher for the position of Instructional Leader TAS (Years 7-12). This newly created leadership role attracts a 2-point remuneration and time allocation. This is a full-time position commencing Term 1, 2026.

About the Role

The Instructional Leader forms part of the middle leadership team. The position is co-responsible with the Pastor, Principal and other Catholic lay leaders for the evangelising and catechising mission of the Church within an educational context. Reporting to the Leader of Curriculum and Assessment, the Instructional Leader plays a vital role in ensuring that the SCS values of empathy, excellence, truth, curiosity and collaboration are drivers for establishing a thriving Catholic community.

The Instructional Leader is responsible for leading schoolwide excellence in pedagogical, curriculum and assessment practices and supporting the implementation of new pedagogies for learning in their key learning area(s). The Instructional Leader is an exemplary practitioner who builds the capacity of teachers to deliver excellent student outcomes.

Major Accountabilities

The Instructional Leader is required to perform tasks that include but are not limited to:

• promoting and implementing Sydney Catholic Schools' mission and vision; To know and love Christ through learning, and thriving Catholic communities through excellent teaching and learning
• supporting the leadership of a school-wide culture of excellence, informed decision-making, and collaborative practice
• working with the leadership team and other stakeholders in implementing a range of improvement strategies to ensure effective strategic change
• actively promoting the integration of Catholic values and Catholic Social Teaching across the curriculum
• ensuring consistency of teaching practice and shared teacher judgement drives assessment
• demonstrating exemplary classroom teaching practice in their curriculum speciality
• cultivating a contemporary and effective learning culture
• developing and implementing effective and evidence-based professional learning to build the capacity of teachers
• ensuring evaluation of teaching and teachers’ goal setting related to performance and monitoring performance goal achievement
• leading and collaborating within a culture of ongoing growth and improvement
• demonstrating organisational, management and leadership skills
• analysing data and trends within the school to identify areas for growth
• actively promoting the relationship between student wellbeing and learning growth
• contributing to a ‘network approach’ that promotes the reciprocal benefits of school system.

Key Duties

In this position, your primary duties will include:

• demonstrating and leading exemplary, innovative and evidence-based real-world learning practice in selecting, organising and evaluating the content and delivering learning and teaching programs in TAS
• tracking student performance within the faculty and ensuring that effective assessment, responsiveness to data, timely feedback and differentiation are embedded within teaching programs and practices
• leading educational contexts to develop robust, real-world TAS learning environments and supporting teachers' professional development of all experience levels
• leading the development and delivery of integrated and cross-curricular teaching, learning and assessment in the area of TAS
• explicitly monitoring and supporting teachers to integrate the skills and knowledge of TAS subject matter
• coordinating administrative and compliance processes related to curriculum and assessment for Stage 4, Stage 5 and Stage 6
• providing evidence of a tertiary qualification in Education & NESA accreditation
• developing a strong connection through feeder primary schools’ integrated TAS initiatives
• developing effective collaboration and cooperative practices with the Instructional Leaders.

Why Work for Sydney Catholic Schools

Joining Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) means being part of NSW’s largest Catholic education community, with over 145 schools and 74,000 students. We offer job mobility, career diversity, and extensive professional development programs. We offer:

• competitive remuneration: up to $140,855. Base salary ranges from $87,550 to $125,763
• an additional coordinator allowance on top of your base salary
• salary packaging of up to $15,900 annually
• up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students
• ongoing training and development opportunities
• discounts on gym classes and memberships, activewear, healthy meals, and wellbeing products
• generous Employee Referral Program.

Application Process

Click ‘Apply’ to submit your application, including:

• current CV & cover letter
• academic transcripts and statement of previous service
• three referees (including your current employer/principal).

For internal employees, apply via the 'Careers' tile in Employee Self Service.

Interviews may take place prior to the closure date

Any offer of employment with Sydney Catholic Schools is subject to screening completed by the Central Office People & Culture Services team.

If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People & Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri).

Statement of Commitment to Child Safety

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Working With Children Check (WWCC)

This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.

SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.

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Contact Details

• Central Office
  Level 23, 680 George Street
  Sydney NSW 2000
  
  PO Box 20277
  World Square NSW 2002
• (02) 9569 6111