Head of House (Day House)

Permanent Teaching role with the Position of Responsibility (Head of Day House)

Full-time position commencing in Term 1 2027

Hale School is Western Australia’s oldest independent boys’ school.  Located in the suburb of Wembley Downs, the current campus is situated on a magnificent 48 hectare site, approximately 13 kilometres to the north-west of Perth and two kilometres from the coast.

Hale School is seeking to appoint a permanent Senior Teacher with the position of responsibility as a Head of Day House to commence in Term 1, 2027. The House system is an important foundation of Hale School, facilitating quality pastoral care for boys in Years 8 to 12. Heads of House are members of the School’s middle management team and play an important leadership role within the School community. We encourage applicants with Senior School experience from all subject areas.  

The successful applicant will demonstrate knowledge and experience in the following areas:

Permanent Position – Senior School Teacher

• Have excellent knowledge of the curriculum.
• Be able to design, implement and assess engaging modules of work, suited to the needs of adolescent boys.
• Utilise effective pedagogy to foster meaningful learning experiences.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with students and a supportive learning
• Foster high expectations so that each student wants to achieve their
• Encourage students to take responsibility for their

Position of Responsibility – Head of House

 Provide key pastoral care support to boys in their House

• Encourage academic growth while also fostering the social, emotional and spiritual development and wellbeing of students.
• Promote appropriate programs, strategies and frameworks that link directly to Hale’s vision for wellbeing and vision for learning, to broaden the experiences of each
• Play a pivotal role in communicating between parents, boys and staff with the intention of enabling boys to flourish.
• Be committed to fostering a strong House identity and community.

 Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Hold appropriate teaching
• Have current registration as a teacher with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA) or be eligible for registration.
• Have a current Working with Children

Applicants are asked to provide:

• a covering letter and CV outlining their qualifications and relevant experience for the role
• the names and contact details for three referees, one of whom must be the current or most recent employer

For further information regarding the role, please refer to the following Job Descriptions Head of House (Day House) Job Description and Senior School Teacher Job Description.

Applicants are asked to provide:

• – a one page covering letter.
• – a CV outlining their qualifications and relevant experience.
• – the names and contact details of three referees, one of whom must be the current or most recent employer.

Applications close: Wednesday 26 August 2026 at 5.00pm.

APPLY NOW

Note to applicants:

• Hale School takes child protection seriously. All candidates for roles at Hale School are subject to screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of a thorough recruitment process.

• This role has been identified as having contact with children and requires the incumbent to apply for and maintain a Working with Children Check.

• Hale School reserves the right to contact non-nominated referees prior to an offer of employment being made.
• New applicants who have arrived in Australia within the last 12 months are required to provide Hale School with a Police Clearance issued by their country of origin within the last 12 months prior to appointment preceding the employee’s appointment to Hale School. Documents are to be translated by a certified agent if necessary. The cost of this clearance is to be borne by the applicant.