Head of Learning Enrichment P-6

Kambala; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Harbourside location

Staff shuttle to Edgecliff

Onsite parking

Lunch options

Professional learning opportunities

Job summary

Kambala invites applications for the Head of Learning Enrichment (P-6), a permanent full-time role commencing Term 1, 2027, with a Level 2 leadership allowance. You will work closely with the Junior School leadership team, focusing on high potential/gifted education and English extension, overseeing LE from Prep to Year 6, learning support, and targeted interventions.

In collaboration with teachers, families and external professionals, you will ensure teaching and support practices respond to

Qualifications

• NESA-accredited to teach in NSW.
• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Learning Enrichment Teacher across diverse learning.
• Demonstrated operational and people leadership experience.
• Experience in EALD highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Oversee LE function for P-6, including planning, assessment, and reporting.
• Design and teach English extension programs for high potential and gifted learners.
• Manage department people, operations, and budget.
• Collaborate with families and external professionals to support diverse learning profiles.

Skills

Leadership experience

Gifted education

EALD experience

NESA accreditation

Collaboration

Education

NESA accreditation to teach in NSW

Job description

Since 1887, Kambala has played a pivotal role in shaping the lives of girls, from their earliest years to their final exams and well beyond. A consistently high-performing school that offers both HSC and International Baccalaureate pathways, we are fiercely proud to be at the forefront of girls-only education, leveraging both local and global partnerships to provide unparalleled opportunities to our students.

We are specialists in uplifting young women: every aspect of our teaching and learning is tailored for them, and every program for wellbeing, health development, leadership and learning caters to their specific needs.

Our purpose is to instill unwavering courage and curiosity to educate young women of ambition, integrity and consequence. To us, every student is remarkable in the making.

The role:

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Primary Teachers to the position of Head of Learning Enrichment (P-6). This is a permanent full-time role commencing Term 1, 2027, carrying a Level 2 leadership allowance.

Working closely with the Junior School leadership team and with a particular focus on both high potential / gifted education and English extension, the position oversees all aspects of the LE function from Prep to Year 6, also encompassing learning support and targeted student interventions. In collaboration with classroom teachers, families, and external professionals, the incumbent is responsible for ensuring that all teaching and support practices respond effectively to unique diverse learning profiles, informed by evidence, assessment data, and specialist pedagogy. Other key accountabilities include:

• General HoD tasks, including people, operations, and budget management for the department.
• Oversight and monitoring of all LE outputs across P-6 (e.g. planning, assessment, feedback, documentation, reporting, data analysis,regulatory administration / NCCD).
• Oversight of the development, execution, and review of ILPs.
• Designing and teaching English extension programs for high potential and gifted learners.
• Supporting the drive for strong academic outcomesacross the Junior School.
• Maintainingand operationalising up-to-dateknowledge of best-practice and emerging trends in gifted education and learning support.

The ideal candidate:

• NESA-accredited to teach in NSW.
• At least 5 years' experience as a Learning Enrichment Teacher, encompassing all aspects of diverse learning.
• Demonstrated operational and people leadership experience.
• Experience in EALD highly regarded.
• Open-minded and forward-thinking in pedagogicaland pastoral practice.
• A confident and communicative team player who makes a positive contribution to the life and culture of Kambala.

We offer:

• Competitive, above-agreementrates of pay.
• A beautiful harbourside location, easily accessible to Edgecliff station via AM/PM staff shuttle bus.
• Onsite car parking or unmetered local street parking.
• Daily hot & cold lunchmenu at a nominal fee.
• Local, interstate, and international professional learning opportunities facilitated by KITE - the Kambala Institute of Teaching Excellence.
• Access to an array of providers including Fitness Passport, as well as events and activities run by the staff Social Committee.
• Discounted tuition and priority placement in our Early Learning Centre (from Nursery age).
• A diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone is free to be their genuine and authentic self.
• NB - Saturday sport is not a requirement of this role.

• First round interviews will commence on Monday 12 October via Zoom, with shortlisting taking place over the current non-term period.
• Please note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
• You must have full, unrestricted Australian working rights in order to apply.
• Unsolicited approachesfrom recruitment agencies will not be considered.
• In accordance with Child Protection legislation, all employees of Kambala must maintain a valid Working With Children Check.

All children and young people who come to Kambala have a right to feel and be safe.We are committed to providing a child-safe and child-friendly environment, where children and young people are safe and feel safe, and are able to actively participate in decisions that affect their lives. The School regards its child protection responsibilities with the utmost importance and is committed to providing the necessary resources to ensure compliance with all relevant child protection laws and regulations and maintaining a child safe culture.