About this job
- We are seeking a strategic Director of Wellbeing Education
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the whole school
- Bring Inclusive Excellence to life at Canberra Grammar School
About the Role
The Director of Wellbeing Education is the School’s senior leader responsible for safeguarding, wellbeing education and inclusive student support. The Director provides Whole School leadership from Pre-school to Year 12 ensuring coherence, consistency and excellence in wellbeing practice while holding defined Senior School responsibilities.
At its core, this is an educational leadership role. The Director designs and manages the school’s wellbeing education architecture, establishing clear standards, escalation pathways and professional capability so that wellbeing is intentionally taught, modelled and embedded in practice. The role positions wellbeing not as reactive problem-solving, but as a deliberate, developmental and academically aligned dimension of school life.
About You
Applicants should demonstrate capability and impact across the following areas. Candidates are expected to structure their responses in alignment with these areas.
Strategy, Culture and Change Leadership
- Proven ability to establish and lead a coherent, Whole School wellbeing education architecture aligned to strategic priorities
- Experience embedding safeguarding literacy and Child Safe Standards across a complex organisation
- Evidence of leading sustainable reform that builds collective capability rather than centralising responsibility.
Teaching, Learning and Innovation (Wellbeing Education)
- Experience designing, refining or strategically leading a wellbeing or behaviour education programme within a school context
- Capacity to integrate adolescent development, mental health literacy and learning sciences into curriculum and pastoral structures
- Strong data literacy, using evidence and student voice to inform preventative and educative practice.
Care, Safeguarding and Complex Case Leadership
- Senior-level experience in complex case management, safeguarding escalation and multidisciplinary coordination
- Ability to exercise sound professional judgement in high-risk or sensitive matters while maintaining procedural compliance
- Commitment to culturally safe practice, including experience working with diverse cohorts such as Indigenous, international or Defence-connected students.
People, Performance and Capability
- Demonstrated success in building and sustaining colleague capability in wellbeing, safeguarding and relational practice
- Experience mentoring, coaching or leading specialist teams within an educative framework
- Capacity to foster distributed leadership and shared ownership of student development across divisions.
Operations, Governance and Partnerships
- Experience leading policy development and regulatory compliance in a school setting
- Ability to oversee data systems and reporting processes that inform preventative action and strategic oversight
- Experience developing effective partnerships with families, community organisations and allied professionals.
All team members at CGS are required to have:
- Appropriate qualifications
- A valid ACT Working with Vulnerable People Card
- A current National Police Check
- Full working rights within Australia.
Benefits for you
As a CGS team member, you have access to a range of additional benefits, including:
- A competitive salary and superannuation of 13.5% (for permanent team members)
- Employee awards program and generous professional development funding
- Attractive salary packaging arrangements
- Complimentary daily barista-made coffee
- Delicious daily morning tea and discounted lunches
- Access to the onsite health clinic and annual influenza vaccinations
- 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program
- 14 weeks of paid parental leave (for permanent team members)
- School fee concessions (for permanent team members)
- Onsite parking
Working at CGS
We aim to provide a vibrant and rewarding workplace that showcases your skills with a strong commitment to your professional learning. Working at Canberra Grammar School you will join a community committed to delivering the highest standard of education, inspiring students to achieve personal excellence within a warm and inclusive environment.
We are continuously growing our CGS community with people who are passionate and energetic in their profession and who place student learning and well-being at the forefront of all they do.
How to Apply
Please visit cgs.act.edu.au/careers/ to access the position description and submit the following documents:
- Cover letter (addressing the selection criteria in the Position Description)
- Resume/CV
CGS is proud to be a School that takes child protection very seriously. All candidates for roles at Canberra Grammar School are subject to screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of our thorough recruitment process.
An early application is advised as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if sufficient suitable applications are received.