Leader of Learning: Music (K-12)

St Mary's Cathedral College Sydney
Start Date: Monday, 12 October 2026
Application Closing Date: Monday, 10 August 2026
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent                                 

Why Join Us

Join Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS), NSW's largest Catholic education community, with over 145 schools and 75,000 students. At St Mary's Cathedral College Sydney, you'll make a daily impact, grow your career, and be supported by strong professional learning.

Benefits include:

• competitive remuneration: up to $145,080. Base salary ranges from $90,177 to $129,536
• an additional coordinator allowance on top of your base salary
• salary packaging of up to $15,900 annually
• up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students
• ongoing training and development opportunities
• access to Fitness Passport, WHEREFIT and other wellbeing products
• generous Employee Referral Program
• a wide range of further rewards and benefits.

About Our School

St Mary's Cathedral College is continuing to grow as a K-12 co-educational, dual-campus College. As we build on this exciting new chapter, we invite passionate and innovative educators to join our team and contribute to shaping the future of our College and its students. 

The College is seeking to appoint an outstanding and experienced Leader of Learning: Music (K-12) to this key leadership position. The role attracts a three-point remuneration allocation and a substantial time allocation. This is an ongoing full-time position, commencing on Monday, 12 October 2026. 

About The Role:

The Leader of Learning is a significant middle leadership role. The position is co-responsible with the Pastor, Principal and other Catholic lay leaders for the evangelising and catechising mission of the Church within an educational context. Reporting to the Assistant Principal of Liberal Arts, the Leader of Learning: Music plays a vital role in ensuring that the SCS values of empathy, excellence, truth, curiosity and collaboration are drivers for establishing a thriving Catholic community. 

The Leader of Learning is responsible for leading schoolwide excellence in pedagogical, curriculum or operational practices and supporting continued growth in the area of specialisation. The Leader of Learning is an exemplary practitioner who builds the capacity of staff, either teaching or non-teaching, to enable excellent student outcomes. 

Major Accountabilities:

The Leader of Learning: Music (K-12) is required to perform tasks that include but are not limited to:

• promoting and implementing Sydney Catholic Schools' mission and vision to know and love Christ through learning and Thriving Catholic communities through excellent teaching and learning
• supporting the leadership of a school-wide culture of excellence, informed decision-making, and collaborative practice
• working with the leadership team and other stakeholders in implementing a range of improvement strategies to ensure effective strategic change
• actively promoting the integration of Catholic values in the area of subject matter specialisation
• leading and cultivating a contemporary learning culture of ongoing growth and improvement
• leading professional learning, working with staff within the local context to support the coordinated development of student skills and opportunities
• developing and implementing effective and evidence-based professional practice to build capability across the cohort of accountability and specialisation
• ensuring team and individual staff performance and goals are achieved and aligned to strategic school and system priorities
• proactively seeking opportunities to enhance the effectiveness and impact of the area of specialisation within the local context and broader system and identifying areas for growth
• ensuring accreditation, compliance and governance accountabilities are met in the area of accountability and appropriately reporting outcomes and risks
• leading the application of best practice standards, processes, learning and evaluation and ensuring the alignment to centralised strategy and governance
• contributing to a ‘network approach’ that promotes the reciprocal benefits of school system partnerships in the specific curriculum area.

Key Duties

St Mary's has a strong and rich tradition of music that is reflected in the extensive curricular and co-curricular programs on offer at the College. Music has a significant influence on human intellect and creativity and is part of the very fabric of this College. The discipline, teamwork, and dedication required in music education, cultivates valuable skills that extend far beyond the classroom. 

Students must be given opportunities to develop character, citizenship, collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking through an engaging and challenging curriculum, including project-based and integrated learning. In this position, your primary duties will include:

• demonstrating and leading exemplary, innovative and evidence-based real-world learning  practice in selecting, organising, evaluating the content and delivering learning and teaching  programs in the area of Music, including the College’s Integrated Learning Program
• working collaboratively with the Leader of Learning Pathways and Partnerships in leading, developing and regularly evaluating strategic, mutually beneficial relationships with key community stakeholders for the purpose of enhancing student learning in Music
• overseeing the Instructional Leader of Music Yrs 5-8 in the implementation of the Amadeus Program and liaising with SCS staff
• leading and establishing the College’s co-curricular music program (including the instrumental program, lunchtime and out of school concerts, the Annual Concert and Band Camps) and work in collaboration with the St Mary’s Song School in the promotion and development of the Cathedral Choir
• advancing the College’s Phronesis Program collaboratively with staff and students
• working with the Instructional Leader: Diverse Learning (K-12) to devise intervention strategies which support and challenge underachieving students across all abilities to succeed and achieve their personal best
• tracking student performance within the faculty and ensuring that effective assessment, responsiveness to data, timely feedback and differentiation are embedded within teaching programs and practices
• monitoring teachers’ goal setting related to performance and evaluating the achievement of set goals.

How to Apply

Click ‘Apply’ to submit your application, including:

• current CV and cover letter
• academic transcripts and statement of previous service 
• three referees, including your current employer/principal
• providing evidence of a tertiary qualification in Education & NESA accreditation.

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Working With Children Check (WWCC)  
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SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.