Textiles And Design Teacher

Canberra Grammar School; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

13.5% superannuation

Professional development funding

Salary packaging

Onsite health clinic

24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Parental leave

School fee concessions

Onsite parking

Barista coffee

Job summary

Canberra Grammar School invites applications for an engaging Textiles and Design Teacher across Years 7-12 for a full-time, ongoing position commencing in 2027. The role focuses on teaching textiles, design and technology, with hands-on learning that encourages experimentation and technical confidence.

You will collaborate with a passionate teaching team, contribute to curriculum planning and assessment, and support pastoral care and co-curricular opportunities across the school community.

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary degree and teaching qualification.
• Subject specialism sufficient to teach a discipline to senior level.
• Ability to teach Design and Technology, e.g.; Textiles and Fashion Design, Product Design and Technologies and Fibre Production Technologies.
• Knowledge and understanding of coding with teaching experience desirable.
• Capacity to teach across a broad age and ability range with inclusive learning.
• Use of assessment, feedback and data to advance student learning.
• Commitment to pastoral care and co-curricular engagement.
• Excellent English and strong interpersonal and technological literacy.
• Commitment to safeguarding children.

Responsibilities

• Teach across Years 7-12 with hands-on learning experiences.
• Contribute to curriculum planning, classroom practice and assessment.
• Support pastoral care and co-curricular opportunities.
• Foster inclusive learning experiences and student wellbeing.

Skills

Textiles

Fashion Design

Product Design

Fibre Production Technologies

Coding in education

Education

Bachelors degree in Education or relevant field

Teaching qualification

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time

Applications Close: 20 November 2026

Canberra Grammar School is seeking an engaging Textiles and Design Teacher across Years 7-12 for a full-time, ongoing position commencing in 2027.

• Ignite students passion for textiles, fashion and design across Years 7-12.
• Share your expertise within a knowledgeable and collaborative teaching team.
• Join Canberra Grammar School in a full-time, ongoing position commencing in 2027.

About the Role

Great design begins with curiosity and a teacher who inspires students to explore what is possible.

Canberra Grammar School is seeking an engaging Textiles and Design Teacher who can connect creative thinking with practical skills, empowering students to take an idea from its first sketch to a finished product.

Teaching across Years 7-12, you will create hands-on learning experiences that encourage experimentation, develop technical confidence and challenge students to solve problems through design. Your expertise will help students discover the possibilities of materials, technologies and making, while developing skills they can carry beyond the classroom.

Working alongside passionate colleagues, you will contribute to curriculum planning, classroom practice and assessment, sharing ideas and creating inclusive learning experiences that support and extend students across a range of abilities.

You will also contribute to pastoral care, co-curricular opportunities and the broader life of the School, building connections that support students' wellbeing, confidence and personal growth.

About You

You are a qualified and enthusiastic educator who brings creativity, subject expertise and energy to your teaching. You enjoy helping students develop their own ideas, learn through experimentation and experience the satisfaction of making something they are proud of.

You will bring:

• A relevant tertiary degree and teaching qualification
• Subject specialism sufficient to teach a discipline to senior level, with demonstrated success teaching across the secondary years
• Ability to teach Design and Technology, in areas such as; Textiles and Fashion Design, Product Design and Technologies and Fibre Production Technologies
• Knowledge and understanding of coding with experience of teaching would be highly desirable
• Demonstrated capacity to teach across a broad age and ability range, with an inclusive understanding of students' learning needs
• Demonstrated use of assessment, feedback and data to advance student learning
• A genuine commitment to pastoral care, co-curricular engagement and the full life of the School
• Excellent written and spoken English, effective interpersonal communication and strong technological literacy.
• A firm commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

All CGS team members are required to hold appropriate qualifications, a valid ACT Working with Vulnerable People Card, a current National Police Check and full working rights within Australia

Benefits for you

We invest in our people, their wellbeing and their professional growth. As a CGS team member, you will have access to:

• A competitive salary and superannuation of 13.5% (for permanent team members)
• Employee awards program and generous professional development funding
• Attractive salary packaging arrangements
• Complimentary daily barista-made coffee
• Delicious daily morning tea and discounted lunches
• Access to the onsite health clinic and annual influenza vaccinations
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program
• 14 weeks of paid parental leave (for permanent team members)
• School fee concessions (for permanent team members)
• Onsite parking

Working at CGS

At Canberra Grammar School, you will join a warm and inclusive community committed to educational excellence, student wellbeing and professional growth.

We value educators who bring energy, expertise and fresh ideas to their work, and we support them to continue learning and developing throughout their careers. Together, we inspire students to pursue personal excellence and make a positive contribution to the world around them.

CGS is proud to be a School that takes child protection very seriously. All candidates for roles at Canberra Grammar School are subject to screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of our thorough recruitment process.

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received.

Affiliation: Anglican

Teaching Level: Combined

Gender: Coed

2300 Students

191 TeachingStaff

166 Non-Teaching Staff

Multi Campus

Boarding School

Offers IB

Canberra Grammar School is a co-educational Independent Anglican School offering outstanding academic education, co-curricular opportunities and pastoral care to day and boarding students of all backgrounds and faiths within a community guided by Christian values. The School respects and nurtures all students as individuals, seeking to inspire, support and celebrate the efforts of all in realising their intellectual, spiritual, cultural, social and physical aspirations.