Director School Performance
Commencement Date: January 2026
Employment Type: Full time - fixed term ending December 2030. Consideration will be given to part-time applicants who meet key criteria.
Salary Range: Senior Leadership Scale
Closing Date for Applications: 5:00pm Thursday 23 October 2025
Catholic Education Services, Cairns
Catholic Education Services in the Diocese of Cairns is a dynamic and growing organisation that is actively inviting dedicated professionals to co-create with us, schools that are places of rich learning for now and into the 22nd Century.
Our vision is to offer every student in every school a world class education enriched by their lived encounter with the Catholic Faith.
About the Role
Catholic Education Cairns is inviting applications for up to three Director School Performance positions, following a strategic restructure and the expansion of this key leadership function. Commencing in 2026, these positions support Primary, Secondary (including Boarding), P-12, and a Specialist Assistance School.
The Director School Performance is an educational leader who as a member of a team of Directors, assists primary and secondary schools under their care, in embedding the Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns’ Vision and the School Effectiveness Framework through professional and collegial support.
The role holder also provides leadership support for principals and school leadership teams and is a member of the Catholic Education Services Strategic Leadership Team and contributes to the shared Leadership of Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns.
It is a dynamic and exciting role drawing on the experience, creativity and future orientated thinking of the role holder.
Work Requirements
The position is a full-time leadership position, which involves extended hours, evening meetings, overnight absence and interstate travel ranging over seven days
What we offer
Enquiries
Any queries in relation to this role, please contact:
Ian Davis - Deputy Executive Director
E: deputydirector@cns.catholic.edu.au
For further information about the role, please download the following;
Position description: 
Director School Performance Position Description
School effectiveness Framework: School Effectiveness Framework Handbook.pdf
Applicants should note that as part of the hiring process a criminal history check and a bankruptcy check will be completed.
Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.
To understand our commitment and initiatives to truth telling, healing and reconciliation view our Reconciliation Action Plan
Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.
CEDC