Teacher - Primary

This is a 9 month fixed term, full-time position commencing Term 2, 2026 with possible extension and/or permanency

Our School

Are you a dedicated and passionate teacher who believes relationships are the foundation of learning?

Avonvale Primary School (PS) is a small, community-based school located in Northam, on Ballardong Boodja. Our students learn in classrooms and outdoors; from literacy and numeracy foundations to Outdoor Learning, and Two-Way Science. Every Wednesday, while students are immersed in Outdoor Learning with our amazing specialist teachers and support staff, class teachers receive their DOTT together allowing for high levels of collaboration, shared planning, and professional dialogue. This intentional structure supports the collective growth of our teaching team and ensures coherence across classrooms.

Our work is grounded in healing-centred, trauma-informed practice through the Berry Street Education Model (BSEM), and we are guided by the belief that when the adults change, everything changes.

We are looking for teachers who will thrive in a culture of care, high expectations and reflection, and who see challenge as an opportunity for growth.

We are proud to be recognised beyond our gates; as 2025 WA Education Awards Finalists for Excellence in Wellbeing and Learning, and as National Winners of the 2024 Sydney Opera House PLAY Award. These acknowledgements reflect the heart of our work: creating a place where wellbeing and learning are deeply connected.

We are proud of our calm, connected culture where staff support each other, lead with heart, and continuously…