Class 5 Primary School Teacher
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Independent
Teaching level
Primary
Salary range
Closing date
30 October 2026
About Lorien Novalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education
School type
Co-educational
Year range
K-12
School staff (FTE)
37.5
23.4 teaching · 14.1 non-teaching
Students per teacher
10.2:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
238
Indigenous students
1%
Language other than English
33%
Girls vs boys
124 girls · 114 boys
Socio-educational background
Above the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
Primary School Teacher
Class Five
Commencement in Term 1, 2027
(Term 4, 2026 start date may be negotiated)
Lorien Novalis Steiner School is inviting applications for the position of Class Five Teacher to guide children through to Class Seven.
Nestled in lush bushlands and landscaped gardens in Dural, we have been offering a holistic well-established Steiner curriculum for over 50 years and have built a strong reputation for creative and engaging education.
The class has benefitted from a firm foundation of four years with an experienced and
competent class teacher. This position calls for a teacher to take on the remaining years of
Primary school.
We seek someone who has taught in a Steiner school or has training in Steiner Education
and is willing to work with the pedagogical indications of Rudolf Steiner and Lorien Novalis’
ethos. The teacher will work closely with colleagues, specialist teachers and leaders to deliver a learning program that provides a wide range of educational experiences in keeping with the school’s curriculum.
Desirable qualities:
- Ability to create a nurturing learning environment.
- Passionate for storytelling as a form of teaching.
- Drawing on imaginative approaches to teaching academic subjects through inspiring
- methods to inspire a love of learning.
- Talent in, or willingness to develop skills in, arts such as painting, drawing, speech,
- eurythmy, music and drama and using these to underpin lesson topics.
- Skills in soft and/or hard handcrafts.
- Ability to guide children in camping and outdoor activities as part of the outdoor
- education program.
Key Responsib…