Teacher and Team Leader – Secondary Students

Downlands College; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 87,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Middle Leadership Tier 3C allowance

Job summary

Downlands College is seeking a permanent Teacher and Team Leader – Secondary Students to lead pastoral care programs for Years 7–12 and to align personal development with the Catholic MSC ethos. The role includes directing staff in behaviour management and overseeing the Pastoral Care Team, ensuring consistent practices and engagement across the college community.

The successful candidate will collaborate with senior leadership to integrate wellbeing initiatives, develop student leadership, and

Qualifications

• Qualified teachers registered with the Queensland College of Teachers.
• Permanent position commencing January 2027.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the innovation, development, implementation and evaluation of pastoral and wellbeing programs for Years 7–12.
• Ensure pastoral care, personal development, social justice, behaviour, character formation, service, faith development align with the MSC ethos.
• Lead staff in behaviour management and ensure engagement and uphold college expectations.
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of the Pastoral Care Team (House Coordinators and Year Leaders) and wellbeing policies.
• Actively lead student leadership development and involvement in college processes.

Skills

Leadership

Pastoral care

Staff management

Behaviour management

Strategic leadership

Student leadership development

Education

Qualified teacher (Queensland)

Job description

Teacher and Team Leader – Secondary Students

The College is seeking applications from qualified teachers registered with the Queensland College of Teachers for this permanent position commencing January 2027.

The Team Leader – Secondary Students has a major responsibility to:

Provide leadership in the innovation, development, implementation and evaluation of the pastoral and wellbeing programs from Years 7 – 12.

Ensure the College’s programs and practices in pastoral care, personal development, social justice, behaviour, character formation, service, and faith development empower staff and students to recognise, understand, and live out the Catholic and MSC ethos of the College.

Ensure that the College’s services for its students are supported by all members of the Downlands community.

The Team Leader – Secondary Students will:

Collaborate with the Assistant Principal – Mission to ensure the alignment of the Personal Development Program [PDP] with the College’s MSC ethos and charism

Align all practices of student development to the College’s MSC ethos and charism

Nurture a College culture characterised by life-giving relationships, gentleness, humility and affirmation.

Lead, support and direct staff in behaviour management practices and procedures which supports the engagement and behaviour of all students ensuring that they meet college expectations.

Provide strategic leadership and oversight of the Pastoral Care Team, specifically House Coordinators and Year Leaders, to ensure consistent practice, strong collaboration, and alignment with the College’s executive vision, strategic plan, and wellbeing policies.

Actively lead, engage with and support student leadership development and processes in the College

Lead, review and refine Pastoral Care and Wellbeing operations and processes in consultation with Assistant Principal Pastoral Care and Wellbeing

Be conversant with the requirements of authorised State and National educational bodies.

Provide quality information to parents and carers with respect to student outcomes through a variety of media.

There is also an expectation that the successful candidate would be actively involved in the College Co-curricular program.

Salary - $86,600 – 124,724 per annum plus super and Middle Leadership Tier 3C (22,791)

We invite applications from energetic and innovative individuals with the willingness to embrace and demonstrate an understanding of the particular Ethos of Downlands as a Catholic MSC (Missionaries of the Sacred Heart) College.

Downlands College is an Equal Opportunity Employer

“Ours is a spirit of family and a spirit of true friendship formed by kindness and understanding, by compassion and mutual forgiveness, by gentleness, humility and simplicity, by hospitality and a sense of humour.” MSC Constitution #34