Instructional Leader: Integrated Learning in Sydney

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 of Integrated Learning, commencing Thursday, 28 January 2027. This position attracts a 1 point remuneration and 2 point time allocation, temporary for up to 3 years, however your teaching position will be full-time and permanent.

About the role

The Instructional Leader forms part of the teaching and learning team. Reporting to the Assistant Principal: Liberal Arts, the Instructional Leader: Integrated Learning is responsible for supporting schoolwide excellence in a Liberal Arts approach to pedagogy, curriculum and assessment practices and supporting the implementation of integrated and cross-curricular learning projects, as well as embedding philosophy throughout the College. The Instructional Leader: Integrated Learning is an exemplary practitioner who builds the capacity of teachers to deliver excellent student outcomes.

Major Accountabilities

• 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 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.
• Supporting the implementation of integrated learning projects, facilitating cross-curricular approaches across the curriculum.
• Demonstrating exemplary liberal arts pedagogical practice across the curriculum informed by contemporary educational research.
• Cultivating a contemporary and effective learning culture.
• Developing and implementing effective and evidence-based professional learning to build pedagogical approaches that promote critical thinking.
• 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 partnerships in the specific curriculum area.

Key Duties

• Demonstrating and leading exemplary, innovative and evidence-based real-world learning practice in selecting, organising and evaluating the content and delivering integrated learning and teaching programs across a variety of key learning areas.
• Ensuring compliance with NSW Education Standards Authority and Australian Government requirements for syllabus interpretation and implementation, programming, assessment, reporting and evaluation for each project.
• Monitoring teachers' goal setting related to performance and evaluating the achievement of set goals.
• Contributing to and coordinating the growth of Integrated Learning opportunities within Stages 3-6.
• Collaborating with the Leader of Pathways and Partnerships to establish external partnerships that support the integrated learning projects or Stage 5 electives.
• Collaborating, where necessary, with the Leader of Pathways & Partnerships and the Assistant Principal: Liberal Arts to ensure cooperative practices and effective alignment in common areas.
• Teaching within a KLA/s in the Middle and Senior School.

Why Join Us

Join Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS), NSW's largest Catholic education community, with over 145 schools and 75,000 students. At St Mary's Cathedral College Sydney, you'll make a daily impact, grow your career, and be supported by strong professional learning.

Benefits include:

• Competitive remuneration: up to $149,433. Base salary ranges from $92,882 to $133,422.
• 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.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives and resources, including Fitness Passport.
• Generous Employee Referral Program.
• A wide range of further rewards and benefits.

Any offer of employment with Sydney Catholic Schools is subject to screening completed by the Central Office People & Culture Services team. SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.