Teacher - The Arts

Please note that as of 20 April 2026 at 2:30 PM, the closing date has been amended.

This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 2, 2026

Note: This position is being advertised as part of a recruitment pilot designed to simplify the application process for teachers. A mandatory CV template is provided for use. Application requirements include character limited responses to address only 2 Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) domains at application stage. The remaining AITSL domain will be assessed as part of the further assessment stage, for shortlisted applicants only.

Please ensure you download the CV template attached to the advertisement and carefully review the new application instructions and attached Information Guides before applying. You must apply using the CV template only. Application documents in any other format will not be accepted.

The School

Katanning Senior High School is a unique and distinctive secondary school located in the heart of the Great Southern region of Western Australia, only 2.5 hours from Perth. Our students engage in a challenging and comprehensive educational program within a caring and nurturing environment. We are proud to foster a culture that values Respect, Achievement, Perseverance, and Tolerance.

We are currently undertaking a comprehensive school improvement program which includes significant investment in:

• Developing a reflective practice culture
• Embedding data-driven decision making
• Implementing high-impact teaching strategies

Find out more about our school by visiting katanningshs.wa.edu.au or Schools Online.

The Role

If you are an enthusiastic team player who is committed to student success, we strongly encourage you to apply!

The successful applicant should ideally have high expectations, exhibit a commitment to excellence, use a range of pedagogies and establish and maintain positive relationships. You should ideally be flexible and able to apply strategies for differentiated instruction in the Arts curriculum under the guidance of a collaborative leadership structure. Additionally, teachers at the school are expected to embrace the Whole School Instructional Model which features components of an Explicit Direct Instruction methodology.

We place high value on strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills, anticipating your active contribution to shaping and promoting the school’s values, vision and priorities throughout the entire school community. You will ideally be actively involved, both within the school and wider community, highly reflective of your teaching practices and committed to evidence-based decision making and differentiation.

Applicants should ideally be motivated, possessing the ability to teach secondary Arts and will be knowledgeable of the Western Australian Curriculum. The ability to teach General Year 11 and 12 courses would be advantageous. You should be a teacher who aspires for academic excellence and is committed to high quality teaching and learning.

Professional Benefits

Working for the Department of Education comes with a wide range of benefits designed to support both your professional and personal well-being. These benefits include competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, extensive training and career development opportunities, and attractive leave provisions. Here are some of the key benefits you will enjoy:

• Attractive Country Teaching Program Allowance of $8 020 per year
• Temporary Attraction and Retention Incentive of $3 000 see info below.
• 12 percent employer contributions to superannuation
• 12 weeks’ vacation leave (school holidays)
• More than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave
• Subsidised accommodation where applicable
• Free relocation

Teachers and school administrators employed at Katanning Senior High School in 2026 are eligible to receive a temporary Attraction and Retention Incentive of $3 000 (pa, gross – to be adjusted pro rata for FTE and tenure). Eligible staff will receive a percentage of this payment on commencement at the school, with the remainder paid at the end of the school year. Staff must remain employed in the location until the end of the school year to be eligible to receive the second payment.

The temporary ARI payment is in addition to other incentives that may apply in this school.

Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits.

For additional information to all allowances and housing please contact Housing and Transport at housing.transport@education.wa.edu.au or on (08) 9264 5154.

Mobility appointments for permanent metropolitan and south west teachers

Eligible permanent teachers who hold a substantive teaching position in a North or South Education Region school, or a South West Education Region school* may elect to undertake this role as a 3-year mobility appointment, with a right of return to their substantive position. At the cessation of the 3-year mobility appointment, teachers can elect to return to their substantive role, or transfer permanently into this school.

Find out if you are eligible on IKON.

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