Division: Independent Public School - Southwest Education Region
Salary: Teacher, $88,178 - $127,737 per annum (pro-rata) (SEA GA 2023)
Position: Permanent full-time, commencing Term 2, 2026
Location: Bunbury Senior High School (SHS)
Bunbury SHS is perched on a hill overlooking both the cityscape of Bunbury and the extensive Bunbury beach front. It uses its location, extending the boundaries of the campus into the city, to provide students with a unique, rich learning experience in real‐world settings totally intertwined with the city itself.
The school's historically listed buildings and exciting new additions symbolise its past and its future in education. Bunbury SHS is not just historically significant to Western Australia, it is a public secondary school whose reputation for care, teacher quality and innovative approach to curriculum implementation is changing the face of education within the South West Region, and it is doing so with impressive results.
The leadership team commits to align system priorities while scanning the education horizons for best practice, creating a three‐step philosophy that enables students to maximise their academic potential, resulting in high performance across learning, social and civic outcomes.
Job Description
We are seeking an energetic and passionate teacher to join our high performing team as a Career Practitioner. The role includes a teaching component.
Responsibilities:
* Work with the school community to embed career development opportunities and exposure activities aligned to the school vision.
* Help students imagine and connect with future career aspirations.
* Communicate with students, staff, parents, training providers, employers and industry.
* Develop and deliver career education curriculum.
* Collaborate with teaching staff to link learning with real‐world experiences.
* Engage in positive culture and motivational environment for students.
Qualifications and experience:
* High level of knowledge about diversity of career pathways.
* Understanding of school contexts and relationships with local employers, community agencies and training providers.
* Completed Graduate Certificate in Career Development (desired).
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Strong teamwork and positive culture contributions.
Professional Benefits
* 12 percent employer contributions to superannuation
* 12 weeks' vacation leave (school holidays)
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.
Note that south west teachers are not eligible to move to another south west school under this trial.
Inclusion and EEO Statement
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.
Eligibility
* Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
* Apply for a WA Working with Children Check before you start.
Application Instructions
Must apply using the CV template attached to the advertisement. No other format is accepted.
Submit character‐limited responses to two AITSL domains (Professional Knowledge, Professional Engagement) with approximately 400 words each.
Include two professional referees, one must be your current or most recent line manager.
Applications close: 4:30pm AWST on Monday, 30 March 2026
Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/TCH1034347
Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
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