Director of Performing Arts

5 Year tenure - permanent appointment as TeacherWestminster School is seeking an outstanding and visionary educator to lead our Performing Arts program as the Director of Performing Arts. This full-time leadership position offers a unique opportunity to shape and inspire the future of Dance, Drama, and Music across Early Learning to Year 12. About Westminster

Westminster is an Early Learning to Year 12, coeducational day and boarding, Uniting Church school with a proud history and an exciting future. We commit to helping all students and staff achieve more than they thought possible through an adventurous education, which takes place anytime our students are challenged in their learning and when staff explore new opportunities to improve their profession. Since opening in 1961, Westminster's vibrant sense of community has shaped our welcoming, down-to-earth character, enriched by School values of being brave, humble, kind, authentic, resilient and curious.

About the role and you

The Director of Performing Arts is a leadership and teaching role responsible for the strategic, operational, and educational oversight of the Performing Arts program. This includes curriculum and co-curricular activities in Dance, Drama, and Music from ELC to Year 12. The role involves oversight of the Dance, Music and Drama Departments and includes team leadership, event coordination, budget management, and community engagement.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Lead and support an integrated Performing Arts program across curriculum and co-curricular activities.

• Coordinate a unified team approach to develop new initiatives and directions.

• Oversee curriculum content and outcomes, including all public performances.

• Manage and monitor Performing Arts budgets and align productions with budget constraints.

• Supervise Performing Arts staff and manage performance spaces.

• Coordinate the Performing Arts calendar and resolve scheduling conflicts.

• Collaborate with Marketing to promote Performing Arts subjects and events.

• Develop internal and external community engagement in Performing Arts.

• Facilitate performances at assemblies and school events.

• Manage performance-related logistics and liabilities.

A passionate educator, you will have significant experience leading Performing Arts programs across multiple disciplines. Degree qualifications in Performing Arts, Music, Drama, Dance, Education, or a related field, your proven leadership or management training and experience will see you succeed on all levels in managing large scale productions, through to marketing and promoting school events or performances.  The role has a dual reporting line to the Director of Learning (Curriculum) and the Director of Activities (Co-curricular program) and is a member of the School Management Group.

An inspiring, collaborative and relational leader, you will have:

• The ability to build strong relationships with staff, students, and families.

• Accreditation as a Highly Accomplished or Lead Teacher (or working toward it).

• Commitment to continuous professional growth and innovation.

• Teaching qualification and registration.

• Experience in curriculum development across a range of year levels (ELC–Year 12).

• Experience in staff recruitment, development, and performance management.

• Strong network within the broader arts community.

A position description is available on our website under Careers.

To apply, please submit via SEEK your resume and a cover letter addressed to Simon Shepherd, Principal.

Applications close Applications close 9am Monday 15th September 2025.

Applications will only be accepted when submitted through Seek.

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