Casual Debating Coaches

Ravenswood School for Girls; Sydney; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Ravenswood School for Girls is seeking experienced Debating Coaches to join our co-curricular team on a casual basis. Our Debating Coaches work at a variety of levels, providing instruction in the development of a range of debating speaking skills to individuals, small groups, or large groups of students ranging in ages.

This includes assisting in the planning and coaching of individual and group debating sessions, and the preparation of students for competitions.

Qualifications

• Experience coaching debating with school-aged students
• Ability to work after-school casual hours
• Working With Children Check required or willingness to obtain

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver debating coaching sessions for multiple groups and age levels.
• Prepare students for competitions and develop debating speaking skills.
• Support both Junior and Senior School students in the co-curricular program.

Job description

• Debating Training sessions on Monday afternoons 3.30pm-5pm, Competitions Friday afternoon/evenings in season.

Ravenswood School for Girls is a Uniting Church Prep to Year 12 day and boarding school for girls located on Sydney’s North Shore. Ravenswood offers both the HSC and the IB Diploma Programme as well as the PYP in the Junior School. It is a school where staff enjoy a range of benefits that foster health and wellbeing, and students achieve outstanding academic success supported by innovative teaching practices that are underpinned by a whole school approach to Positive Education.

We are seeking experienced Debating Coaches to join our co-curricular team on a casual basis. Our Debating Coaches work at a variety of levels, providing instruction in the development of a range of debating speaking skills to individuals, small groups, or large groups of students ranging in ages. This includes assisting in the planning and coaching of individual and group debating sessions, and the preparation of students for competitions.

At Ravenswood, we wish to excite students' interest in pursuing their studies both in the classroom and through co-curricular experiences. The successful applicants will be excellent and engaging Debating Coaches who have demonstrated experience teaching students in the Junior and Senior School.

Ravenswood School for Girls is dedicated to maintaining a child safe environment and is committed to the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children.

Shortlisted applicants will be required to provide the School with their Working With Children Check number in order to be eligible for this position.

Applications close: 4pm on 9 November 2026

Ravenswood will begin to review applications prior to the application closure date. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply promptly.

Ravenswood is a Uniting Church, Positive Education and IB World School