Assistant Principal Pedagogy and Learning

Townsville Catholic Education; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to remote area benefits

Annual Leave at 17.5% leave loading

Long service leave after 7 years of 12

Salary packaging options

Up to 14 Weeks paid parental leave

Job summary

Townsville Catholic Education invites applications for the role of Assistant Principal Pedagogy and Learning at St Michael's Catholic School, Palm Island. The successful candidate will lead teaching and learning across the school, driving evidence-based approaches to improve student engagement and outcomes while upholding Catholic values.

You will model classroom excellence, empower teachers, and foster a professional learning culture aligned with the Australian Curriculum.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading teaching and learning initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of the Australian Curriculum and pedagogy across year levels.
• Data-informed practice to drive improvements and coach high-impact teaching.
• Ability to lead professional learning cultures in a faith-based school.

Responsibilities

• Lead teaching and learning across the school in collaboration with the Principal.
• Drive evidence-based approaches to enhance engagement and student outcomes.
• Model and promote high-quality classroom practice and data-informed teaching.
• Coach teachers and build collaborative learning cultures to support excellence.

Education

Full accreditation to teach Religious Education

Job description

Assistant Principal Pedagogy and Learning

Location: St Michael's Catholic School, Palm Island

Salary Range: $149,764 to $157,120 per annum pending experience + Super + Allowances

Incentives: IPRASS and ITAS Allowance

Join the leadership team at St Michael's Catholic School, Palm Island as an Assistant Principal Pedagogy and Learning, where your leadership, faith, vision, and passion for First Nations Education will help shape a vibrant learning community built on care, excellence, and Catholic values.

As the Assistant Principal Pedagogy and Learning, you’ll share in the responsibility for leading teaching and learning across the school. Working closely with the Principal and staff, you’ll drive evidence-based approaches that enhance engagement, improve student outcomes, and build teacher capability.

You’ll model and promote excellence in classroom practice, leading initiatives that embed high-quality pedagogy and consistent, data-informed teaching across year levels. Your leadership will empower teachers to innovate, collaborate and continually refine their craft - creating learning environments where every student can thrive.

Drawing on your deep understanding of curriculum, assessment and contemporary educational practice, you’ll foster a professional learning culture that’s reflective, faith-filled and future-focused. Guided by Catholic values, you’ll nurture both the spiritual and educational development of students and staff alike.

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring extensive experience leading teaching and learning initiatives, with a strong track record in improving student engagement and academic outcomes. You’ll have in-depth knowledge of the Australian Curriculum and expertise in selecting and implementing effective pedagogy across diverse year levels. Confident in using data to drive improvement, you’ll model and coach high-impact teaching practices, support professional growth, and build collaborative learning cultures that inspire excellence.

You’ll bring authentic faith leadership as an active member of a Catholic Eucharistic community, together with full accreditation to teach Religious Education and registration with the Queensland College of Teachers.

Townsville Catholic Education has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all staff. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.

Applicants should note that as part of the hiring process, a criminal history check and a bankruptcy check will be completed.

For more information, please review the full position description.

About us

Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.

We value your hard work and dedication, and we’re proud to offer a range of benefits designed to support you both professionally and personally:

• Access to remote area benefits
• Annual Leave at 17.5% leave loading
• Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
• Salary packaging options
• Up to 14 Weeks paid parental leave available to the primary carer, regardless of gender