Year 7 or 8 Secondary School Core Teacher

Chairo Christian School; Drouin; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Chairo Christian School in Victoria invites applications for a Year 7/8 Secondary School Core Teacher at our Drouin campus, starting January 2027. The role focuses on delivering the curriculum in a manner aligned with the school’s Christian worldview and policies.

Successful candidates will foster a safe, caring learning environment, assess student progress, and build strong partnerships with students and families while modelling the love of Jesus Christ.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in education
• Registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching
• Demonstrated commitment to the school’s Statement of Faith
• Experience teaching at lower secondary (desirable)
• Sound knowledge of teaching from a Christian worldview perspective
• Ability to utilise a range of teaching strategies
• Ability to build strong partnering relationships and communication with students and parents

Responsibilities

• Deliver curriculum in line with school guidelines and policies from a Christian worldview perspective
• Foster a safe and caring learning environment and model Christian love
• Maintain a positive learning environment and set challenging yet achievable expectations
• Assess student performance and provide constructive feedback
• Plan and implement daily activities to meet school objectives and mission
• Build relationships with students and parents to promote collaborative learning

Skills

Christian worldview

Relationship building

Teaching strategies

Feedback & assessment

Education

Tertiary qualifications in education

Registered with Victorian Institute of Teaching

Job description

Year 7 or 8 Secondary School Core Teacher

Year 7 or 8 Secondary School Core Teacher

Full-time, ongoing or fixed-term position

Chairo Christian School is a non-denominational Christian school with 1,900 Kinder to Year 12 students attending five picturesque campuses in West and South Gippsland, the Latrobe Valley and the south-eastern outskirts of Melbourne.

Our mission is to provide excellence in Christ-centred education in partnership with families within a caring Christian community. In doing this, we aim to prepare students thoroughly for further study, careers, service and life in general.

We are currently seeking to appointa Year 7 or 8 Secondary School Core Teacher in Middle School (Years 5–8) at our Drouin campus, commencing in January 2027.

The primary responsibility of this teacher will be to deliver the curriculum in a manner consistent with the guidelines and policies set by the school board and leadership team, and from a Christian worldview perspective.

Chairo teachers are also expected to foster a safe and caring environment for all students while endeavouring to role model the love of Jesus Christ to all. Other responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining a learning environment in which students are encouraged to have positive attitudes towards learning, and in which challenging and achievable expectations are set for students
• Effectively assessing student performance and providing feedback in an encouraging and confidence-building manner
• Planning and carrying out daily activities to fulfil the objectives of the school’s educational policies and mission statement
• Building relationships with students and parents in a manner that establishes a partnering approach to learning

Having obtained relevant tertiary qualifications in education and being registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching, the successful candidate will also possess the following important characteristics:

• Demonstrated commitment to the school’s Statement of Faith
• Experience teaching at a lower secondary level (desirable)
• Sound knowledge of teaching from a Christian worldview perspective
• Ability to utilise a range of teaching strategies as may be relevant
• Ability to build strong partnering relationships and communication channels with students and parents

Successful applicants will need to be in agreement with and model Chairo’s Statement of Faith.

The safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all our students is a high priority. As part of our recruitment process, Chairo undertakes rigorous reference and background checking including, Working with Children and Police Record checks. Before applying, applicants are requested to review Chairo’s Child Safety booklet.