Primary School Teacher

Steiner Education Australia; Canberra; Presencial; AUD 100.000 - 142.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Free onsite parking

Salary Sacrificing

Employee Assistance Program

Resumo da vaga

Orana Steiner School in Weston, ACT, is seeking an experienced Primary School Teacher to join the teaching team from Term 1, 2027 for a permanent, full‑time position. The role involves delivering a rich, integrated Steiner curriculum with emphasis on stories, art, music and practical activities to inspire imagination and independent thinking.

Applicants should have formal teaching qualifications and ACT WWVP registration, and a willingness to engage with Steiner ethos.

Qualificações

• Formal teaching qualifications and current ACT WWVP registration.
• Experience in Steiner education is highly desirable.
• Commitment to student wellbeing and professional learning.

Responsabilidades

• Teach Orana’s primary curriculum per the school policies.
• Manage classroom behaviour per school policies.
• Provide assessment and reporting for students.
• Prepare documentation and evaluations of student work for Deput Principal.
• Attend pro‑rata staff meetings and perform duties as allocated.

Conhecimentos

Teaching qualifications

WWVP registration

Australian Curriculum knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Descrição da vaga

Orana School in Weston, ACT,

is seeking an experienced Primary School Teacher to join our dedicated teaching team from Term 1, 2027 for a permanent, full‑time position.

If you are passionate about education and committed to supporting the ethos of our school, we encourage you to apply. We value applicants with experience in Steiner education and are committed to fostering a warm, caring, and creative learning environment.

Role Overview

As a valued staff member at Orana, you will contribute to the community as a member of an educationally focused team that ignites a life‑long passion for learning within our students through academic, practical and creative experiences. You will be supported to grow and develop your own teaching through ongoing professional learning activities as well as mentoring through Orana’s College of Teachers.

A Primary Class Teacher in Steiner education typically guides students from Year 1 through to the end of their primary school years. The role involves delivering a rich, integrated curriculum through stories, art, music, and practical activities to inspire and develop students’ imagination. In the Class Teacher period, the aim is to foster a love of learning and independent thinking, while building a strong academic foundation for the secondary school years. This is supported through an integrated curriculum encompassing Mathematics, Science, Literacy, Languages, and Humanities.

Remuneration

The salary and conditions of employment are determined by the Independent Schools ACT (Teachers) Cooperative Multi‑Enterprise Agreement 2025.

Indicative gross annual salary range Level 1‑8, $100,187 ~ $141,983 (pro‑rata for part time), subject to TQI qualification and number of years of experience, with a 12% Superannuation as per SGC requirements.

Key Accountabilities

• Teach Orana’s curriculum in the Primary School as the need arises.
• Oversee the supervision and behaviour management of the class in accordance with Orana Steiner’s Student Behaviour Policies.
• Provide assessment and reporting for students.
• Provide written documentation of programs and evaluation of the semester’s work with the classes to the Deputy Principal.
• Perform administrative tasks associated with the position.
• Advise on and order suitable teaching resources.
• Attend pro‑rata staff and faculty meetings.
• Contribute to the pastoral care of students.
• Meet Health and Safety standards.
• Participate in activities outside of core teaching hours as required and perform pro‑rata duties as allocated by the Faculty Head.

Key Selection Criteria

(Please address these in your cover letter)

The successful candidate/s will require:

• Formal teaching qualifications and current ACT Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) registration for an immediate start of duties.
• Primary and/or Secondary teaching experience preferably across a range of classes.
• Understanding of the Steiner curriculum is highly desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire young people.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic team setting.
• A willingness to implement, support and promote the School’s Steiner ethos.
• A strong commitment to student wellbeing.
• A willingness to be involved in the wider life of the School.
• Understanding of the Australian Curriculum.
• Flexible, adaptable, highly organised, and enthusiastic about the Steiner curriculum.
• Extremely reliable with their attendance for this position to be successful.
• Positive attitude towards children and a love of teaching.
• Commitment to further personal development through Anthroposophical study and artistic activity.
• A willingness and ability to adopt Anthroposophical principles in the curriculum.

Legal Requirements

• Current ACT TQI Registration.
• Current ACT Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) registration.
• Eligibility for unrestricted long‑term work in Australia (Citizen or Permanent Resident).

We welcome and encourage all candidates with teaching qualifications and experience to apply, provided they have the requisite registrations. While Steiner experience or qualifications are not essential, a willingness to learn is required. Support and guidance will be provided to successful candidates without a Steiner background.

What we offer

• Competitive salary based on years of experience under the Independent School (Teachers) Cooperative Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2025.
• Free onside parking.
• Salary Sacrificing.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Our commitment to maintaining a physically and psychosocially safe working environment for all staff, students and visitors to our school.
• We respect and value your right to disconnect outside of work hours for a better work/life balance.
• Dedicated professional learning days (student‑free) each year.

There is a 6‑month probationary period for the position.

Orana Steiner School is a vibrant, growing co‑educational Early Childhood to Year 12 school of 500 students. Set within a natural landscape and on a magnificent 16‑hectare property in Weston, an inner south suburb of Canberra, Orana seeks to provide a high‑quality education for its students, based on the Steiner Education philosophy. In its 44‑year history, Orana Steiner School has developed an enviable reputation for its standards and achievements, and its warm, caring culture. Orana proudly employs applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds.

In Primary School, we value individual difference. We believe in self‑responsibility and in the values needed to become connected and contributing citizens. We seek to support our students to be capable of personal endeavour and community involvement. The education we provide develops creative and imaginative thinking and aims to instill in our students a love of learning, a sense of wonder, an appreciation of beauty and a connection to the world.

The High School teaching program assists students in taking increasing responsibility for their own learning and to develop their own ideals, values and sense of purpose for adult life. The High School encourages students to become independent thinkers; use their own observations, research, and draw conclusions and judgements; form relationships with specialist teachers; address questions and problems in specialist subjects, and to develop a wide range of expertise as well as an active, articulate and well‑rounded thinking capacity.

The Senior College curriculum is comprehensive and carefully designed to balance a Steiner approach with the contemporary requirements stipulated by the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies. This broad, integrated approach to the Senior College curriculum emphasises the development of well‑rounded students through equal exposure to Arts and Sciences, together with a range of electives. Orana’s tradition of extensive pastoral care for its students continues into the Senior College.

Orana Steiner School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of its students in accordance with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and child safety legislation. The successful candidates must hold (or be eligible to obtain and maintain) a Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) registration and undergo a National Police Check.

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