Teacher - Digital Technologies

Department of Education, Western Australia; Fitzroy Crossing; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ARI incentive $2,000 (pa)

Country Teaching Program Allowance $8,

Superannuation 12%

12 weeks vacation leave

More than 20 days other leave

Subsidised accommodation

Free relocation

Job summary

Northam Senior High School is seeking a motivated Digital Technologies Teacher for a permanent full-time position commencing Term 4, 2026. The role focuses on delivering engaging, standards-aligned learning in Years 7–12 with emphasis on cybersecurity, AI and coding.

Ideal applicants will have the professional knowledge to design purposeful learning experiences and differentiate for diverse learners, including those with diverse language backgrounds and disabilities.

Qualifications

• Must hold an eligible teaching qualification and registration.
• Be an Australian or NZ citizen, permanent resident, or have a valid visa with work rights for the term.
• Must pass Working with Children Check and Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging Digital Technologies lessons to secondary students.
• Differentiate curriculum to meet diverse achievement levels and language backgrounds.
• Assess and report student progress using a range of methods.
• Collaborate with staff to support Positive Behaviour Support and PBS strategies.

Skills

Digital Technologies

Cybersecurity

Gaming

Artificial Intelligence

Coding

Education

Eligible teaching qualification and registration

Job description

This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 4, 2026

Northam Senior High School (SHS) is seeking a highly motivated, experienced Digital Technologies Teacher committed to achieving outstanding educational outcomes for all students.

The school stands on the bank of the Avon River and has a proud and rich history of providing a comprehensive curriculum to students in Years 7 to 12 from the Northam and surrounding Wheatbelt districts students. With over 650 students, we are the largest school in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

In our vision of ‘A Community United’, we work in partnership with students, staff, parents/carers and the community to establish positive and productive relationships.

Northam SHS is focused on embedding trauma-informed and restorative practices, where our systems are designed to prioritise student belonging, voice and mastery in a strengths-based model.

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

The Role

The successful applicant will ideally be an enthusiastic, motivated and passionate Teacher of Digital Technologies with a commitment to excellence in teaching and learning in the secondary context. Teachers at all stages of their career are encouraged to apply, including new graduates. The successful applicant should specialise in Digital Technologies and ideally possess the professional knowledge, understanding and experience to develop and implement engaging and purposeful learning experiences within the Digital Technologies curriculum. A broad skillset and knowledge in areas including, but not limited to, Cybersecurity, Gaming, Artificial Intelligence and Coding are desirable, and ability to teach General Applied Information Technology.

The successful applicant will be encouraged to utilise a wide range of assessment and reporting methods to monitor student progression in relation to the relevant achievement standards. A commitment to inclusive education and a strategic approach to planning for improved student outcomes, with experience or capacity to differentiate the curriculum to meet the needs of students with a range of achievement levels, language backgrounds and disabilities, will be highly regarded. Ideally, the successful applicant will be able to develop a supportive and positive classroom environment, possess effective interpersonal skills and work collaboratively and effectively in a professional manner. The ability to elicit positive student behaviour using an educative approach is highly regarded. Previous experience in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is desirable.

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:

• Temporary Attraction and Retention Incentive of $2 000 see info below.
• Attractive Country Teaching Program Allowance of $8 020 per year
• 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 Northam Senior High School in 2026 are eligible to receive a temporary Attraction and Retention Incentive of $2 000 (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 [e-mail] or on [phone].

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.

• Note that south west teachers are not eligible to move to another south west school under this trial.

Want to know more?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Richard Kardol, Deputy Principal on [phone] or emailing [e-mail].

Equity and Diversity

We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.

Eligibility

To work with us, you must:

• hold an eligible teacher qualification and registration.
• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment. More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website.
• apply for a WA Working with Children Check before you start; and
• consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education's Screening Unit before you start.

Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.

The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.

Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 4 September 2026