Teacher - Music
Employment
Full time/Part time, Permanent or Temporary
Subject
Creative Arts
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Closing date
6 November 2026
Posted 20 Oct 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
92.3
52.8 teaching · 39.5 non-teaching
Students per teacher
12.7:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
669
Indigenous students
23%
Language other than English
9%
Girls vs boys
316 girls · 353 boys
Socio-educational background
Below the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
We are seeking to establish a pool of Music teachers for permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during the 2027 school year. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.
Northam Senior High School (SHS) 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
Suitable applicants will ideally be conscientious, flexible and innovative teachers who are committed to the development of the whole student. Applicants should be actively involved both within the school and wider community, highly reflective of your teaching practices and committed to evidence-based decision making and differentiation.
Applicants should be motivated, possessing the ability to teach lower secondary Music and will be knowledgeable of the Western Australian Curriculum. As a Music teacher, you should deliver a differentiated curriculum which meets t…