Tertiary Student Intern - 2027

St Andrew'S Cathedral School; Sydney; On-site; AUD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

St Andrew's Cathedral School in Sydney offers a part-time internship (0.20 FTE) for a final-year tertiary student in 2027. This role provides paid work experience one day per week during term time, within a Christian school community that values teaching excellence and student learning.

The Intern will be supported by the School Coordinator, attend collegial weekly meetings, devotionals, and reflections on teaching practice, and have paid opportunities to participate in relevant Professional

Qualifications

• Final-year tertiary student in 2027

Responsibilities

• Interviews will commence as applications are received.
• Gain paid work experience one day per week during term time.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Interest in teaching/j pedagogy

Professional development mindset

Education

Bachelor or Master of Education/Teaching

Job description

Contract Type: Contract Position Part Time (0.20 FTE)

Applications Close: 7 November 2026

As a final year tertiary student in 2027, gain paid work experience one day per week.A contract position, commencing Week 1, Term 1 2027. One day per week, term-time only.The program has been designed to be completed around your final year of study, to provide an the opportunity to be a part of the St Andrew’s Cathedral School community and to learn about teaching in a Christian school.

Gain paid work experience - one day per week

This role offers valuable hands-on experience for tertiary students considering a career in education within a supportive Anglican school environment.

As an Intern, you will be provided with:

• support and oversight of the program(s) by the School Coordinator
• collegial weekly Intern meetings, including devotionals, professional discussions about the development of teaching practice, and reflections on the progression of your individual teaching goals.
• Paid opportunities to attend relevant Professional Learning

Who will the successful applicant be?

• A tertiary student in their final year in 2027 (Bachelor or Master of Education/ Teaching)
• Possess a genuine interest to learn about teaching in a Christian School
• Able to demonstrate a growing knowledge of recent developments in the theory and practice of pedagogy.
• Display outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with teachers
• Expected to understand and have a commitment to the School’s Christian mission, values and ethos.
• St Andrew's Cathedral School values the unique perspectives First Nations peoples bring to education and warmly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.
• A 250-word statement of why you would like to be an intern at the School
• Your current CV including your NESA conditional accreditation number
• Two reference letters with one being from the minister of your home church

Interviews will commence as applications are received.

please note - St Andrew's Cathedral School reserves the right to close the advertisement prior to closing date if all vacancies are filled.

St Andrew’s Cathedral School (SACS) is an independent,Kindergarten to Year 12 Anglican school located in two high-rise buildings in the heart of Sydney’s CBD.The schooloffers students a strong academic program and extensive opportunities to be involved in sport, music, drama and outdoor education. As an authentically Christian school in the Anglican tradition, Christian values are embedded in all aspects of daily life, with honesty, integrity, humility, respect and service being foundational to the richness of relationships at SACS.We seek to develop students who think critically and creatively and have hearts that love, minds that grow and lives that give.

WhySt Andrew's Cathedral School?

St Andrew’s Cathedral School received Voice Project's Best Workplace Award for staff satisfaction and engagement in 2020, and was recently awarded 5 Star Employer of Choice 2022 by The Educator for positive employee experience. This is an amazing achievement, representative of a supportive, collegiate culture where every staff member is known, valued and equipped to excel in their role.

Prior to employment at the School, this position requires the successful applicant to havea Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

Affiliation: Anglican
Teaching Level: Secondary
Gender: Coed

1400 Students

Single School

Offers IB

St Andrew's Cathedral School was founded by the third Bishop of Sydney, Dr Alfred Barry. The School was opened on 14 July 1885 in the St Andrew's Schoolroom in Pitt Street, which was almost opposite the current headquarters of the Central Fire Brigade.St Andrew's Cathedral School occupies a unique place in the life of the City of Sydney through its educational quality, Christian ethos and student learning practices.The School offers a purposeful and creative learning environment for all students based on its central city location, its holistic approach toeducation, its uplifting Cathedral setting with its inspired music, and itsclear Christian philosophy and mission.