Teacher - Design and Technology

This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2026

Donnybrook District High School (DHS) is a combined regional school (Kindergarten - Year 10), situated on two sites that lie 1.5 kms apart. The Junior Campus on Mead Street caters for Kindergarten to Year 6, while the Senior Campus at Bentley Street caters for Year 7 to Year 10.

Donnybrook is located in the Warren Blackwood region and boasts a highly central location, being only half an hour from the city life and beautiful beaches of Bunbury. The town is also a leisurely one-hour drive from the tranquil waters of Geographe Bay and the famous Margaret River Wine Region.

Donnybrook DHS is a learning community, where student needs are placed at the forefront of every decision made. Our commitment to making a difference through a high quality education with a strong focus on supporting student wellbeing, ensures the school is highly respected within the Donnybrook community.

Find out more about our school by visiting www.donnybrook.wa.edu.au or Schools Online or viewing the video below.

The Role

Donnybrook DHS is seeking a highly professional, passionate, and innovative Design and Technology Teacher to join our team.

We are seeking a teacher who is student and relationship focused, enthusiastic and innovative, with the capacity to provide engaging, relevant, and meaningful learning experiences, while catering for diverse student learning needs. The successful applicant would work in a fully equipped state-of-the-art workshop with comprehensive and up-to-date equipment.

Ideally the successful applicant will have the capacity to lead Design and Technology, ensuring that the programs and courses make a lasting contribution to our school community. They should utilise best classroom practice whilst employing a range of assessment and reporting methods. The successful applicant must be a dedicated, passionate and highly effective educator who has a deep understanding of and experience with a diverse range of student learning needs and styles, inspiring students to achieve to their potential.

The successful applicant should have the knowledge and understanding in the Western Australian Curriculum planning, delivery and assessment in lower school courses. Experience in all Technologies concepts, including Woods, Metals and Digital Technology skills is desirable. The capacity to continue the school's award-winning Electric Vehicle program will be viewed as essential. The school is also interested in capitalising on the successful applicant's ability to teach beyond Design and Technology, providing the school with increased staffing flexibility to enhance our capacity to provide further breadth and depth to the students.

The successful applicant should be highly committed, collaborative and possess a strong ability to work effectively with our dedicated Secondary leadership and teaching team. They will ideally display their ability to integrate a strong focus on student wellbeing into their teaching and their approach to young people. Participation in ongoing professional learning opportunities and reflection on their own teaching practice is encouraged and supported to sustain a culture of high-quality teaching, supporting the school's delivery against our Business Plan.

Interested applicants are encouraged to view the video embedded above. This highlights the learning environment and program that is truly the envy of schools within the Southwest.

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:

• 12 percent employer contributions to superannuation
• 12 weeks' vacation leave (school holidays)
• Subsidised accommodation where applicable
• Free relocation
  
  

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 housing.transport@education.wa.edu.au or on (08) 9264 5154.

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 James Milne, Principal on (08) 9732 4400 or emailing James.Milne@education.wa.edu.au .

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.
  
  

Application Instructions

All applications must be submitted online.

Step 1: Select Apply for Job

• Complete the online application, including details of two (2) work-related referees, with one (1) preferably being your current line manager.
  
  

Step 2: Attach your documents

Your application should include:

• A statement of up to four (4) pages, demonstrating your Professional Knowledge, Professional Practice, and Professional Engagement aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and the context of the position and school.
• A CV of up to two (2) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position.
  
  

It is recommended you have your attachments ready before you start your application.

For tips on writing your best teaching job application and more information about working for the Department of Education, go to the Department's Careers Page or see our applicant resource attached.

Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education's Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.

Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/TCH986240

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 Monday, 8 September 2025
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