Textiles and Design Teacher in Canberra

Ignite students’ passion for textiles, fashion and design across Years 7–12. Share your expertise within a knowledgeable and collaborative teaching team. Join Canberra Grammar School in a full-time, ongoing position commencing in 2027.

About The Role

Great design begins with curiosity and a teacher who inspires students to explore what is possible. Canberra Grammar School is seeking an engaging Textiles and Design Teacher who can connect creative thinking with practical skills, empowering students to take an idea from its first sketch to a finished product. Teaching across Years 7–12, you will create hands‑on learning experiences that encourage experimentation, develop technical confidence and challenge students to solve problems through design. Your expertise will help students discover the possibilities of materials, technologies and making, while developing skills they can carry beyond the classroom. Working alongside passionate colleagues, you will contribute to curriculum planning, classroom practice and assessment, sharing ideas and creating inclusive learning experiences that support and extend students across a range of abilities. You will also contribute to pastoral care, co‑curricular opportunities and the broader life of the School, building connections that support students’ wellbeing, confidence and personal growth.

About You

• You are a qualified and enthusiastic educator who brings creativity, subject expertise and energy to your teaching.
• You enjoy helping students develop their own ideas, learn through experimentation and experience the satisfaction of making something they are proud of.
• A relevant tertiary degree and teaching qualification.
• Subject specialism sufficient to teach a discipline to senior level, with demonstrated success teaching across the secondary years.
• Ability to teach Design and Technology, in areas such as; Textiles and Fashion Design, Product Design and Technologies and Fibre Production Technologies.
• Knowledge and understanding of coding with experience of teaching would be highly desirable.
• Demonstrated capacity to teach across a broad age and ability range, with an inclusive understanding of students’ learning needs.
• Demonstrated use of assessment, feedback and data to advance student learning.
• A genuine commitment to pastoral care, co‑curricular engagement and the full life of the School.
• Excellent written and spoken English, effective interpersonal communication and strong technological literacy.
• A firm commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

All CGS team members are required to hold appropriate qualifications, a valid ACT Working with Vulnerable People Card, a current National Police Check and full working rights within Australia.

Benefits For You

We invest in our people, their wellbeing and their professional growth. As a CGS team member, you will have access to:

• A competitive salary and superannuation of 13.5% (for permanent team members).
• Employee awards program and generous professional development funding.
• Attractive salary packaging arrangements.
• Complimentary daily barista‑made coffee.
• Delicious daily morning tea and discounted lunches.
• Access to the onsite health clinic and annual influenza vaccinations.
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program.
• 14 weeks of paid parental leave (for permanent team members).
• School fee concessions (for permanent team members).
• Onsite parking.

Working at CGS

At Canberra Grammar School, you will join a warm and inclusive community committed to educational excellence, student wellbeing and professional growth. We value educators who bring energy, expertise and fresh ideas to their work, and we support them to continue learning and developing throughout their careers. Together, we inspire students to pursue personal excellence and make a positive contribution to the world around them. If you are ready to spark imagination, nurture practical talent and inspire the next generation of designers and makers, we would love to hear from you.