Digital Learning Specialist

Location:

Senior School

Documentation:

Position Description

Employment Type:

FP - Full-Time Permanent

Department:

SS Information Services

Closing Date:

10 Oct 2025

• Permanent full-time opportunity
• Commencing Term 1, 2026
• Supportive, collegiate environment with strong professional development

ABOUT THE ROLE

The King's School, Australia's oldest independent school for boys, is seeking a visionary and dynamic Digital Learning Specialist to lead and inspire digital transformation across our Senior School, Preparatory School, and Tudor House campuses.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of digital learning in a K–12 environment. The Digital Learning Specialist will play a pivotal role in implementing and enhancing our Learning Management System (Canvas), integrating educational technologies, and building staff capacity to deliver innovative, inclusive, and engaging learning experiences.

You will work closely with academic and operational teams to ensure technology enriches teaching and learning, while also contributing to the School's mission to make an outstanding impact for the good of society through its students.

Please note, this is a permanent full-time opportunity commencing in Term at The King's School in North Parramatta with some day travel to our Moss Vale campus.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and model best practice in digital pedagogy across K–12.
• Collaborate on strategic initiatives with the Dean and Head of Digital Learning.
• Design and deliver professional learning in Canvas, Microsoft 365, and emerging tools.
• Create multimedia learning resources and course templates.
• Administer and optimise LMS, ensuring seamless integration and user experience.
• Promote digital citizenship and safety aligned with Australian eSafety standards.
• Support STEAM, AI, coding, robotics, and makerspace initiatives.

ABOUT YOU

The School values humility, honesty, respect, responsibility, integrity, compassion, excellence and gratitude. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned with these values.

To be successful for this role you will need to be able to demonstrate how you meet the following:

You are a collaborative, forward-thinking educator with:

• A tertiary qualification in education, instructional design, or educational technology.
• Demonstrated experience in teaching and integrating digital tools.
• Strong LMS administration skills (Canvas preferred).
• A passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
• Multimedia content creation skills and understanding of accessibility standards.

Desirable:

• Experience in K–12 school environments.
• Familiarity with NESA syllabus and Australian Curriculum.
• Knowledge of STEAM and maker-based learning.

ABOUT US

The King's School, Australia's oldest independent school, is a Christian community that seeks to make an outstanding impact for the good of society. The staff at King's are supportive and enthusiastic professionals, who respect the Christian ethos of the School and contribute in a way that balances the needs of the School and the staff's unique talents and interests. Our team is focused on developing Global Thought Leaders through developing Academic Excellence with Character Development in the context of Christian Community.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this position, please submit a resume and brief covering letter (no longer than two pages) which addresses:

a) the reason for your interest

b) how your skills and experience suit the role

To access the position description and/or to find out more information about the role please visit the King's careers page.

The King's School has a zero-tolerance policy for child abuse and is committed to promoting child safety, the wellbeing of children and protecting children from abuse. To ensure the safeguarding of our students, all employees must have a current Employee Working with Children Check before commencing work. In addition, included throughout the recruitment process are checks of suitability for employment with children.

Applications close 10 October 2025

for a confidential discussion, please contact People and Culture by email