Temporary Teacher - Junior Primary
Employment
Full time, Temporary
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
School type
Primary
Salary range
Closing date
28 April 2026
Posted 27 Mar 2026
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575
Total students
49%
Boys
51%
Girls
35.6
Teaching FTE
21.0
Non-teaching FTE
968
ICSEA value
32nd percentile · Average SES
64%
EAL/D Background
6%
Indigenous students
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
This position is for a full time, 6 month contract for a Reception Teacher. The successful applicant will have a confident understanding of trauma informed practices and Literacy strategies, including experience in the explicit teaching of a systematic synthetic phonics program.
Parafield Gardens is a culturally diverse R-6 Primary School. We pride ourselves on our status as a United Nations Global Peace School, working together to value our culture and celebrate our diversity. Our strategic priorities of engagement, positive behaviour and wellbeing, effective teaching and learning and learner agency drive our strategic direction. We are looking for a teacher who can work inclusively with staff, students and parents to improve the learning outcomes of our students and fit within our collaborative and positive staff culture.
The 3 applicant questions to be addressed are:
1. Explain how your knowledge, understanding and experiences equip you to be a Reception teacher in a culturally diverse classroom.
2. Explain your approach to responding to the individual needs of students and how you work with stakeholders to look at the wholistic needs of all students.
3. Explain how you collaborate with others to address the needs of the students you are responsible for, and the strategic priorities of the school.
Parafield Gardens is a culturally diverse R-6 Primary School. We pride ourselves on our status as a United Nations Global Peace School, working together to value our culture and celebrate our diversity. Our strategic priorities of engagement, positive behaviour and wellbeing, effective teaching and learning and learner agency drive our strategic direction. We are looking for a teacher who can work inclusively with staff, students and parents to improve the learning outcomes of our students and fit within our collaborative and positive staff culture.
The 3 applicant questions to be addressed are:
1. Explain how your knowledge, understanding and experiences equip you to be a Reception teacher in a culturally diverse classroom.
2. Explain your approach to responding to the individual needs of students and how you work with stakeholders to look at the wholistic needs of all students.
3. Explain how you collaborate with others to address the needs of the students you are responsible for, and the strategic priorities of the school.