Teacher - Music

Employment

Full time/Part time, Permanent or Temporary

Subject

Creative Arts

Sector

Government

Teaching level

Secondary

Closing date

6 November 2026

16 days remaining

Posted 20 Oct 2026

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About Northam Senior High School

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

47%
53%

Socio-educational background

Below the Australian average

More disadvantage Average More advantage

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…

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