TEMPORARY TEACHER - LAKE WANGARY SCHOOL - JUNIOR PRIMARY

Education; Wangary; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Wangary School seeks a dedicated educator to teach Junior Primary to Year 2, based at Lake Wangary in South Australia. The role emphasizes systematic phonics, inquiry-based learning, and building strong relationships within a small school community.

Applicants may explore Learning Expeditions as a contextualised approach to design and deliver engaging learning experiences, with part-time or flexible arrangements considered.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing a systematic synthetic phonics approach and its impact on early reading and spelling.
• Approach to teaching mathematics to build conceptual understanding and mathematical dispositions.
• Ability to build positive relationships with staff, students and families in a small school community with examples.

Responsibilities

• Teach Junior Primary to Year 2 students in a small school environment.
• Design and deliver authentic, inquiry-based learning, including Learning Expeditions.
• Engage with families and the wider school community to support student learning.

Job description

Position No: 2027-0563-TCH-B-0-3

Applications Close: 18/10/2026 11:30PM

Position Descriptor

Lake Wangary is a small country reception to year 6 school, with a site-based preschool 45kms west of Port Lincoln. Currently, we have 85 students in our school and 10 preschool children. Our vision is to inspire creativity and curiosity by offering engaging opportunities for hands‑on exploration and inquiry‑based learning. We foster an environment where honesty and open‑mindedness are valued and where students build resilience through challenge and collaboration. We empower all learners to develop responsibility for themselves, others, and the world around them. By cultivating integrity, resilience, and respect, our students grow into responsible, creative, and honest individuals‑equipped to contribute meaningfully to a sustainable future. At Lake Wangary School, we honour the past and confidently shape a better tomorrow, driven by creativity, strengthened by resilience, and committed to responsibility.

In your application, please respond to the following questions:

1. Can you talk to us about your experience implementing a systematic synthetic phonics approach and the impact on students early reading and spelling development? How has this impacted on other areas in the English curriculum?
2. Can you talk to us about your approach to teaching mathematics? How would you support students to develop strong conceptual understandings, while also building their mathematical capabilities and dispositions?
3. Can you talk to us about how you build and nurture positive relationships with staff, students and families in a small school community? Please share an example that demonstrates your approach and the difference these relationships made.
4. Can you talk to us about your knowledge and experience of Learning Expeditions as an approach to designing authentic, contextualised learning? What have you learned from this experience, and what impact did you see on student learning and engagement? Please note that part time and flexible arrangements will be considered.

Site: Lake Wangary School Local Partnership: Port Lincoln Tenure: 22/01/2027 to 26/01/2028 Fraction of time: 1.0 Subject: Junior Primary to Year 2 Conditions: $84,971 - $123,236 per annum FTE / Teacher Conditions School Website: https://lakewangaryschool.sa.edu.au/

Eligibility and Application Instructions

We value a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences and encourage all suitable applicants to apply. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.