SACE Teacher (Gawler Campus)

South Australia Flexible Schools; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Salary sacrificing benefits

Edmund Rice charism

12% Superannuation

Job summary

Elizabeth Flexible School is seeking a SACE Teacher for the Gawler Campus, reporting to the Head of Campus in Elizabeth. The role is full-time and permanent, starting January 2027, with on-site duties alongside a multidisciplinary team focused on inclusive education guided by the Edmund Rice tradition.

The successful candidate will bring 5+ years of teaching experience, tertiary qualifications, and strong communication and collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Appropriate teaching qualifications at tertiary level.
• Minimum of 5 years' professional teaching experience.
• Ability to diagnose problems and foresee potential issues and devise appropriate responses.
• Experience developing innovative curriculum and differentiation.
• Experience developing Individual Flexi Plans (IFP).

Skills

Operational skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Collaborative teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Leadership across teams

IFP development

Disenfranchised youth

Education

Teaching qualifications at tertiary level

Job description

SACE Teacher (Gawler Campus): Elizabeth Flexible School

TENURE: Full-Time, Permanent

START DATE: January 2027

ABOUT THE ROLE

The SACE Teacher will be located at the Gawler Campus and will report to the Head of Campus - Elizabeth. They work collaboratively with their team on site (NSS) that will include the Program Coordinator, SACE and Pathways Leader and Educational Support Officer. They have delegated responsibility to develop and maintain learning and social inclusion responses of the campus. These expectations of the SACE Teacher are shaped by the four touchstones of the EREA Charter, being: Gospel Spirituality; Inclusive Community; Liberating Education; and Justice and Solidarity.

ABOUT YOU

Have had experience in teaching and possess strong operational, organisational and communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with young people. Able to demonstrate the high-level communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills necessary to be successful in a complex and layered organisational structure. Appropriate teaching qualifications at tertiary level and minimum of 5 years' professional experience. Ability to diagnose problems, foresee potential issues and devise appropriate responses. Ability to lead, work in, and collaborate across teams with integrity and humility. Have a minimum of 3 years' experience in working with young people disenfranchised from mainstream education. Have experience developing innovating curriculum, ability to make adjustments and differentiate. Have experience developing Individual Flexi Plans (IFP) Have skills and knowledge in teaching processes, framework and practice. Applicants must hold or have the ability to attain a DHS Working with Children Check and a SAVA clearance through the Archdiocese of Adelaide before commencement as per legislation. Local travel (including minivan driving) is a requirement of this position therefore it is a requirement that the applicant hold a current 'C' driver's licence. Current First Aid or willingness to obtain. Current Responding to Abuse & Neglect Training or a willingness to obtain. Ability to integrate flexi practice into the delivery of inclusion and wellbeing. Familiar with current child safeguarding policies and practices. Understanding of and commitment to the values of a Catholic educational system of schools in the Edmund Rice tradition.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Professional development opportunities
• Salary sacrificing benefits, including FBT exempt payments of up to $15,900 p/a
• Edmund Rice charism
• 12% Superannuation contribution

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) Flexible Schools Ltd currently educates over 2,700 young people in 22 Flexible Learning Schools (12 based in Queensland and 10 other schools across Australia) and two Special Education Services Schools in NSW, with approximately 800 staff nationally. Flexi schools serve young people who experience complex educational, social or psychological situations which demand unique responses. They enable young people to engage in education in a supported learning environment through a methodology based on trauma informed practice, to co-create a Common Ground using Operation by Principles, in which the principles of Honesty, Respect, Participation, Safe & Legal are embedded. Our special schools serve young people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. The successful applicant must possess (or be eligible to obtain) and maintain a current Working With Children Check. All applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures. These checks are consistent with EREA’s commitment to child protection policies and procedures. Edmund Rice Education Australia is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Edmund Rice Education Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Are you seeking a rewarding career that provides a sense of wellbeing, growth and fulfillment? At Edmund Rice Education Australia Flexible Schools Ltd we believe in creating an environment where you can thrive and reach your full potential. Founded in values espoused in the Gospel, Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) seeks to transform the hearts and minds of young Australians through education to build a more just and inclusive local and global community through presence, compassion, and liberation. According to The Charter for Catholic Schools in the Edmund Rice Tradition, EREA offers a Liberating Education, based on a Gospel Spirituality, within an Inclusive Community committed to Justice and Solidarity.