* Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Ltd
Warragul, Victoria
The timing is ideal if you are excited by a role that:
* Is a pivotal executive leadership role shaping learning and teaching across a dynamic Catholic education system serving 18,000+ students.
* Leads a contemporary, evidence-informed learning strategy that lifts student outcomes and builds system-wide instructional capability.
* Works at the heart of mission and impact—partnering with schools, clergy and executive colleagues to deliver faith-inspired educational excellence.
About Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Limited (DOSCEL)
DOSCEL governs and supports 18,000 students in 44 Catholic primary and secondary schools in providing high-quality, inclusive education grounded in Gospel values.
Guided by the vision of “faith-inspired educational excellence for a hope-filled future,” DOSCEL partners with school communities to nurture each student’s potential within a flourishing Catholic culture.
Based in Warragul—just 50 minutes from Melbourne—this role offers a unique combination of professional impact and lifestyle, with access to regional, coastal and metropolitan communities.
About the Role
Reporting to the Deputy Executive Director and as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the Chief Learning and Teaching Officer leads a team to:
* Provide strategic leadership of learning and teaching across the Diocese
* Lead a multidisciplinary, evidence-informed function supporting schools in curriculum, assessment, wellbeing and inclusive education
* Design and implement research-informed school improvement strategies
* Build instructional leadership capability across school leaders and teachers
* Establish and leverage strategic partnerships (including universities and sector bodies)
* Contribute as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, supporting whole-of-organisation strategy and alignment
Interested?
* If you have leadership experience in Catholic Education, please visit traksearch.com to view additional information about this role and DOSCEL’s search for a Chief Catholic Identity and Mission Officer.
* To express your interest, simply send a resume from this site; from the Trak Search website; or by email to ****@traksearch.com quoting ref number TS1586-17.
* Enquiries are welcome to John Chesher (0417 068 ***) or Lauren Minter (0421 364 ***).
Closing Date: Monday 18th May 2026