Salary Range: $194,288 full-time equivalent plus superannuation 
Employment Status: Permanent | Full time
Eligibility: Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident 
Start Date: 25 January 2027

Lead one of two campuses at St Mary MacKillop College, shaping an exceptional learning environment where students and staff can excel. As a member of the College Executive, you will lead a culture of educational excellence, promote a strong Catholic identity, and contribute to the strategic leadership of the College.

About St Mary Mackillop College

St Mary MacKillop College is Canberra’s largest secondary school, operating across two campuses. Years 7 to 9 are based on the Padua Campus (Wanniassa) and Years 10 to 12 are based on the St Peter’s Campus (Isabella Plains). MacKillop College is part of the Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn (CECG), which operates 56 Catholic Systemic Schools and nine Early Learning Centres across ACT and NSW.

The College has a wide range of talented teachers at various stages of their career and with different cultural and educational backgrounds. Many of our teachers have completed PhDs, are elite athletes, published authors, experienced builders, artists, chefs, lawyers, scientists, musicians, and more. The breadth and knowledge embedded in the College enables a friendly and supportive work environment, a wide range of curriculum options, extensive facilities, great teachers and a large number of co-curricular choices.

MacKillop is able to provide many employee benefits, including pathways to formal leadership roles, access to professional learning and resources, access to wellbeing programs, flexible working arrangements to suit your personal or family needs, and support to transition from primary to secondary teaching.

MacKillop prides itself on its inclusive and welcoming community, its safe and supportive environment, its culture of quality teaching and learning, and the wide range of opportunities and experiences it can provide for its students.

About the Role   

The Head of Campus is a senior leadership position within St Mary MacKillop College, responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership of a campus of 1000 students, while ensuring the highest standards of student wellbeing, staff support, safety, and educational excellence. Working closely with the Principal and College Executive, the successful applicant will play a critical role in enlivening the College Vision and Catholic identity, leading a positive and high-performing culture, and ensuring outstanding outcomes for students.

As a member of the College Executive, the Head of Campus contributes to whole-College decision making, strategic planning, and continuous improvement initiatives. Importantly, the Head of Campus will need to work openly and respectfully with the other Head of Campus and the Principal to ensure cohesion of vision, policy and process, across Years 7 to 12 at St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra.

The role requires an experienced and collaborative leader with exceptional communication, organisational and people leadership skills, capable of building strong relationships, leading improvement, and ensuring consistency of vision, policy, and practice across the College.

Benefits and Opportunities    

• Extensive training in our high-quality professional learning program, Catalyst  
• Access to curriculum resources that support evidence-based, high-impact teaching practice 
• 24 weeks of paid parental leave (maternity/adoption) 
• Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave (paternity/non-initial primary carer leave) 
• Support for professional development and study opportunities 
• Access our People Wellbeing Program, Flourish 
• Opportunities to transfer to other schools within the Archdiocese across ACT and NSW to support lifestyle choice

Qualifications

• Master of Education
• ACT Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) clearance
• ACT Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) registration
• Accreditation in accordance with Work Teach and Lead in Catholic Education Canberra and Goulburn policy

Application Process    

Applicants are required to submit a current resume and a cover letter that addresses the selection criteria as outlined in the Position Description. This position involves working with children. Appointment is subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment in accordance with CECG policy. CECG is committed to workforce diversity and creating inclusive workplaces. We welcome applications from suitable candidates from all diversity groups to support our system of schools and early learning centres in delivering quality education outcomes for the students in our care. 

For further information about the School please visit the website. Information about the Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited (CECG) can be accessed here.     

Position-specific queries: Please contact Jacqui Heffernan on 02 6209 0100 or via email jacqui.heffernan@cg.catholic.edu.au
Application queries: Please contact the Recruitment team on 02 6234 5427 or via email recruitment@cg.catholic.edu.au.