Secondary Dance Teacher

Commencing Date:6 October 2025

Tenure: Full Time, Fixed Term

Salary Range: $86,600 - $124,725 per annum pending experience

Closing Date: Monday, 22 September 2025 unless filled prior

St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Parkis a Townsville Girls Catholic College, founded in 1963 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. The College accepts enrolments from girls in years 7 to 12, and offers a wide variety of subjects and vocational programs. The College is also noted for its many extracurricular activities, its commitment to students with special needs and its variety of service opportunities for students.

About the role

St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Parkis seeking a Secondary Dance Teacher for Junior & Senior year levels. This role is a Full Time, Fixed Term position commencing on 6 October 2025 until 18 September 2026, with an opportunity to extend.

To join this vibrant school community, you'll need

• To have knowledge of and commitment to the Catholic ethos and mission of the school
• To be able to work as a member of a committed team of professional teachers, dedicated to providing quality teaching and learning in partnership with the parent community
• To have an understanding of contemporary pedagogy and the ability to differentiate, and provide for, a diverse range of abilities
• To have an ability to collaborate and work positively as a part of a professional learning community
• To have a willingness to change and develop instructional strategies to increase student growth and achievement.

Mandatory Criteria/Professional Registration/Other

• Appropriate Tertiary qualification with registration or eligibility for registration with Queensland College of Teachers.
• Current Driver's Licence.
• Ability to travel from time to time within the Catholic Diocese of Townsville.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role in a safe manner.

What we offer

• Competitive Salary range
• Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading
• Access to salary packaging options to maximise employee benefits and salary
• Modern facilities, equipment and resources
• Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service (portability of Long Service Leave may also be applicable)
• 14 Weeks' paid parental leave
• Deferred Salary Scheme
• Access to corporate health schemes
• Induction processes, professional learning programs and Early Career Teacher Support
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• Leadership development opportunities
• Firm lifelong teacher networks
• Wellbeing programs and initiatives

Our Organisation

Townsville Catholic Educationsupports a diverse region extending from Townsville to the Burdekin and Whitsunday regions in the south, and north to Ingham and Halifax, south-west to Winton, and west to the border with the Northern Territory, encompassing Mount Isa and several small, isolated western towns and east to Palm Island. Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.

Townsville Catholic Education has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people and/or adults-at-risk. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.

How to apply

If you have a relevant teaching qualification or you are currently working towards one, the TCE Recruitment Team are interested in hearing from you.

• Upload a current resume
• Upload a cover letter addressing the skills, attributes and experience to support the key accountabilities of the role identified in the position description
• Complete the application form including your two nominated professional referees (name, position title and email address)

Please refer to the Position Descriptionfor more information.

Applications during the shortlisting phase will be kept confidential.

Close Date: 3pm Monday, 22 September 2025 unless filled prior.