CLASSROOM/CREATIVE ARTS TEACHER

Lutheran Education Australia Ltd; Wagga Wagga City Council; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lutheran School Wagga Wagga invites applications for a Primary Teacher (0.5FTE Classroom / 0.5FTE Creative Arts) commencing Term 2 2027, with potential ongoing employment. The role requires connecting with students and teaching the NSW Visual Arts syllabus across K-6.

You’ll contribute to a collaborative culture, foster positive relationships, and support the Christian ethos of our school. Applicants should hold NSW teacher registration, have first aid and WWCC, and be willing to pursue Lutheran

Qualifications

• Current NSW Education Teacher registration (NESA).
• Teaching experience preferable.
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Current NSW Working with Children Check.
• Willingness to attain Lutheran Education accreditation if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate, develop, and maintain effective teaching practices and positive relationships with students and colleagues.
• Contribute actively to a collaborative professional culture focused on reflection, improvement and shared practice.
• Possess the skills and knowledge to teach the NSW Creative Arts syllabus, particularly Visual Arts, across K-6.
• Create opportunities for students to generate, refine and share original artistic ideas, encouraging creative thinking, risk‑taking and personal expression.
• Demonstrate the skill, creativity and enthusiasm to integrate Visual Arts learning across Key Learning Areas where meaningful and authentic connections exist.
• Willingness to support the Christian ethos of Lutheran School.
• Create a nurturing, ordered, and learner‑centred environment that supports student engagement and achievement.

Skills

Classroom teaching

Student relationships

Team collaboration

Communication

Creative Arts knowledge

Education

NSW teaching registration (NESA)

Job description

Contract Type: Contract Position Full Time

Applications Close: 25 October 2026

Lutheran School Wagga Wagga is an Independent Christian School with 330 students. Our employee community is a passionate and dedicated team, committed to shaping faithful hearts and curious minds for a life of purpose.We now invite applications for a Primary Teacher who will commence in Term 2 2027, with the possibility of ongoing employment. We’re looking for a Classroom (0.5FTE) / Creative Arts (0.5FTE) Teacher who knows how to genuinely connect with students and has a passion for teaching that translates far beyond the classroom.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Demonstrate, develop, and maintain effective teaching practices and positive relationships with students and colleagues.
• Contribute actively to a collaborative professional culture focused on reflection, improvement and shared practice.
• Possess the skills and knowledge to teach the NSW Creative Arts syllabus, particularly Visual Arts, across K-6.
• Create opportunities for students to generate, refine and share original artistic ideas, encouraging creative thinking, risk‑taking and personal expression.
• Demonstrate the skill, creativity and enthusiasm to integrate Visual Arts learning across Key Learning Areas where meaningful and authentic connections exist.
• Willingness to support the Christian ethos of Lutheran School.
• Create a nurturing, ordered, and learner‑centred environment that supports student engagement and achievement.

To be successful in this role you must have:

• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact confidently and sensitively with staff, parents and students
• A current NSW Education Teacher registration (NESA)
• Teaching experience preferable
• A current First Aid Certificate
• A current NSW Working with Children Check
• A willingness to attain the accreditation required by Lutheran Education if applicable.

Selection criteria:

• Professional skills that foster partnerships with students, parents, and staff
• Knowledge of current education practice and NESA curriculum documents
• Confidence, flexibility, teamwork, and perseverance in a learning community
• Ability to support the Christian ethos of the school community

Affiliation: Lutheran
Teaching Level: Primary
Gender: Coed

330 Students
20 TeachingStaff
18 Non-Teaching Staff

Single School

Our school is a community of enthusiastic, reflective educators who are excited to learn and develop, using research-based, inquiry pedagogy. Students' needs are at the centre of all decisions made at Lutheran School. We promote student agency and explicitly teach the social and emotional skills necessary for our 21st century learners.LSWW is a coeducational Christian school spanning Kindergarten to Year 6. The successful candidate should identify with, uphold and promote the Christian ethos.

We’re not looking for perfection; we’re looking for authenticity. Be as creative as you like and share why you’re applying in your own voice and respond to each criterion with a short paragraph that reflects your real-world experience. Think of it as a series of snapshots, moments that show how your skills, values, and strengths align with what we’re looking for.