Creative Education Collaborator

Geelong Grammar School; Geelong; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Geelong Grammar School invites an experienced educator to join as Creative Education Collaborator (Secondary) at the Corio campus. You will advance Creative Education across disciplines, foster student agency and inquiry, and support delivery of innovative programs for Years 7–12.

You will teach one class (0.21 FTE) and facilitate the Navigate program, collaborating with Adventure and Positive Education teams to integrate wellbeing and character development while participating in school

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in enhancing student learning and pedagogy development.
• Strong research and analytical skills; ability to develop innovative curriculum.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate within a team environment.
• Ability to independently design and implement innovative learning experiences.
• Willingness to participate in the School’s academic, co-curricular, spiritual, and pastoral programmes; boarding experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Build, iterate and support the delivery of Creative Education programmes, initiatives and learning experiences across Secondary year levels and disciplines.
• Cultivate the integration of Creative Education capabilities, including communication, collaboration, critical and creative thinking, problem solving, design thinking and student agency, across curriculum and co-curricular programmes.
• Support school initiatives that elevate cross-campus connections, with a lens to foster curiosity, innovation, inquiry, agency, and authentic learning.
• Support the Head of Creative Education in the evaluation, monitoring and continuous improvement of Creative Education programmes, projects and interventions, informed by emerging research and best practice.
• Build staff capability through professional learning and development, resources and training that strengthen Creative Education pedagogy and practice.
• Promote awareness, understanding and engagement in Creative Education across the School community, including students, staff, parents and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Adventure Education and Positive Education teams to deliver holistic experiences that integrate wellbeing, character, and capability development.
• Teach one class (0.21 FTE) as well as facilitating the Navigate programme as timetabled.
• Committed to the rigors of the School’s Light Blueprint

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Critical thinking

Creative thinking

Design thinking

Student agency

Curriculum design

Job description

The Creative Education Collaborator (Secondary) at our Corio campus seeks to cultivate the skills of communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem posing and problem-solving capabilities for students and teachers alike. The aim is to embed Creative Education across disciplines and build learning experiences that spark curiosity, inquiry and student agency, enabling learners to think, connect and enact by design. To play with practice in a manner that is intentional, iterative and innovative. The goals are to build the capacity of our community to explore how we acquire, then apply knowledge and skills; and to also incite the openness with which we seek wisdom.

What you will be doing

• Build, iterate and support the delivery of Creative Education programmes, initiatives and learning experiences across Secondary year levels and disciplines.
• Cultivate the integration of Creative Education capabilities, including communication, collaboration, critical and creative thinking, problem solving, design thinking and student agency, across curriculum and co-curricular programmes.
• Support school initiatives that elevate cross-campus connections, with a lens to foster curiosity, innovation, inquiry, agency, and authentic learning.
• Support the Head of Creative Education in the evaluation, monitoring and continuous improvement of Creative Education programmes, projects and interventions, informed by emerging research and best practice.
• Build staff capability through professional learning and development, resources and training that strengthen Creative Education pedagogy and practice.
• Promote awareness, understanding and engagement in Creative Education across the School community, including students, staff, parents and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Adventure Education and Positive Education teams to deliver holistic experiences that integrate wellbeing, character, and capability development.
• Teach one class (0.21 FTE) as well as facilitating the Navigate programme as timetabled.
• Committed to the rigors of the School’s Light Blueprint

What we are looking for

An experienced Teacher with a high-level understanding of the principles and research theory of Creative Education and the academic and pedagogical needs of students (Year 7 to Year 12).

• Demonstrated expertise what enhances student learning, and a record of achievement in the development of pedagogy, curriculum and the implementation and evaluation of relevant educational programmes for students (Year 7 to Year 12).
• Well-developed research and analytical skills and a proven ability to develop innovative educational curriculum, programmes and activities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to facilitate groups and to liaise with people from a variety of disciplines and experience.
• A proven capacity to collaborate and work effectively within a team environment.
• A proven capacity to independently design, iterate and implement innovative learning experiences.
• A willingness and ability to participate fully in the School’s academic, co-curricular, spiritual, and pastoral programmes and experience of teaching within and/or knowledge of teaching within a boarding environment is desirable.

Applications close at 12:00pm on 13 November 2026

Geelong Grammar School is committed to the safety of all students and has a zero tolerance of student abuse.

The School’s Student Safeguarding Framework, which includes the Student Safeguarding Strategy, Student Safeguarding Policy and Student Safeguarding Code of Conduct, is available on theGGS website, under ‘Student Safeguarding’.The School expects that all staff members (and School Community members) comply with the Student Safeguarding Framework policies and procedures and theChild Safe Standards, as applicable to their role. Any queries in respect of this Framework or the School’s expectations should be directed to************@ggs.vic.edu.au.

About the role

The Creative Education Collaborator (Secondary) at our Corio campus seeks to cultivate the skills of communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem posing and problem-solving capabilities for students and teachers alike. The aim is to embed Creative Education across disciplines and build learning experiences that spark curiosity, inquiry and student agency, enabling learners to think, connect and enact by design. To play with practice in a manner that is intentional, iterative and innovative. The goals are to build the capacity of our community to explore how we acquire, then apply knowledge and skills; and to also incite the openness with which we seek wisdom.

What you will be doing

• Build, iterate and support the delivery of Creative Education programmes, initiatives and learning experiences across Secondary year levels and disciplines.
• Cultivate the integration of Creative Education capabilities, including communication, collaboration, critical and creative thinking, problem solving, design thinking and student agency, across curriculum and co-curricular programmes.
• Support school initiatives that elevate cross-campus connections, with a lens to foster curiosity, innovation, inquiry, agency, and authentic learning.
• Support the Head of Creative Education in the evaluation, monitoring and continuous improvement of Creative Education programmes, projects and interventions, informed by emerging research and best practice.
• Build staff capability through professional learning and development, resources and training that strengthen Creative Education pedagogy and practice.
• Promote awareness, understanding and engagement in Creative Education across the School community, including students, staff, parents and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Adventure Education and Positive Education teams to deliver holistic experiences that integrate wellbeing, character, and capability development.
• Teach one class (0.21 FTE) as well as facilitating the Navigate programme as timetabled.
• Committed to the rigors of the School’s Light Blueprint

What we are looking for

An experienced Teacher with a high-level understanding of the principles and research theory of Creative Education and the academic and pedagogical needs of students (Year 7 to Year 12).

• Demonstrated expertise what enhances student learning, and a record of achievement in the development of pedagogy, curriculum and the implementation and evaluation of relevant educational programmes for students (Year 7 to Year 12).
• Well-developed research and analytical skills and a proven ability to develop innovative educational curriculum, programmes and activities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to facilitate groups and to liaise with people from a variety of disciplines and experience.
• A proven capacity to collaborate and work effectively within a team environment.
• A proven capacity to independently design, iterate and implement innovative learning experiences.
• A willingness and ability to participate fully in the School’s academic, co-curricular, spiritual, and pastoral programmes and experience of teaching within and/or knowledge of teaching within a boarding environment is desirable.

Applications close at 12:00pm on 13 November 2026

Geelong Grammar School is committed to the safety of all students and has a zero tolerance of student abuse.

The School’s Student Safeguarding Framework, which includes the Student Safeguarding Strategy, Student Safeguarding Policy and Student Safeguarding Code of Conduct, is available on theGGS website, under ‘Student Safeguarding’.The School expects that all staff members (and School Community members) comply with the Student Safeguarding Framework policies and procedures and theChild Safe Standards, as applicable to their role. Any queries in respect of this Framework or the School’s expectations should be directed to************@ggs.vic.edu.au.