Head of the TAS Department
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Independent
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
26 August 2026
Posted 12 Aug 2026
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936
Total students
112.5
Teaching FTE
64.6
Non-teaching FTE
1,209
ICSEA value
99th percentile · Higher SES
24%
EAL/D Background
1%
Indigenous students
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
Are you an experienced technology educator and leader keen to work with girls and young women?
Applications are invited from passionate, creative and professional Design and Technology teachers with strong leadership skills and the vision and experience required to lead our department in the Secondary school. This is a permanent position, commencing at the start of 2027.
This key leadership position will lead a faculty which currently delivers Design and Technology, Computer Technology and Enterprise Computing, in addition the mandatory Stage 4 Technology course. The Head of TAS is responsible for the leadership and administration of this department, including curriculum, programming, assessment, staff performance and development and the promotion of the TAS suite of courses within the school community. They are also responsible for managing and coordinating several co-curricular activities, which offer students the opportunity to engage in the world of technologies beyond the regular classroom.
The successful candidate will be a highly accomplished Design and Technology teacher, innovative in their practice and deeply engaged in life-long learning within their discipline. In the classroom, they will be able to encourage, engage and inspire both staff and students, have experience in curriculum differentiation and expertise in using a range of different pedagogical strategies within the classroom, including the effective use of a broad range of technologies.
As a leader, the successful applicant will have strong management skills, high level communication skills, expertis…