Temporary Teacher - Junior Primary (reception) (eyre Peninsula)
Employment
Full time, Temporary
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Primary
Salary range
Closing date
18 October 2026
Posted 29 Sep 2026
Details look wrong? Report an errorAbout Lake Wangary School
School type
Co-educational
Year range
R-6
School staff (FTE)
10.7
5.8 teaching · 4.9 non-teaching
Students per teacher
12.8:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
74
Indigenous students
12%
Language other than English
4%
Girls vs boys
37 girls · 37 boys
50%
50%
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
More disadvantage
Average
More advantage
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
Lake Wangary is a small country reception to year 6 school, with a site-based preschool 45kms west of Port Lincoln. Currently, we have 85 students in our school and 10 preschool children. Our vision is to inspire creativity and curiosity by offering engaging opportunities for hands-on exploration and inquiry-based learning. We foster an environment where honesty and open-mindedness are valued and where students build resilience through challenge and collaboration. We empower all learners to develop responsibility for themselves, others, and the world around them. By cultivating integrity, resilience, and respect, our students grow into responsible, creative, and honest individuals-equipped to contribute meaningfully to a sustainable future. At Lake Wangary School, we honour the past and confidently shape a better tomorrow, driven by creativity, strengthened by resilience, and committed to responsibility.
In your application, please respond to the following questions:
1. Can you talk to us about your experience implementing a systematic synthetic phonics approach and the impact on students early reading and spelling development? How has this impacted on other areas in the English curriculum?
2. Can you talk to us about your approach to teaching mathematics? How would you support students to develop strong conceptual understandings, while also building their mathematical capabilities and dispositions?
3. Can you talk to us about how you build and nurture positive relationships with staff, students and families in a small school community? Please share an example that de…
In your application, please respond to the following questions:
1. Can you talk to us about your experience implementing a systematic synthetic phonics approach and the impact on students early reading and spelling development? How has this impacted on other areas in the English curriculum?
2. Can you talk to us about your approach to teaching mathematics? How would you support students to develop strong conceptual understandings, while also building their mathematical capabilities and dispositions?
3. Can you talk to us about how you build and nurture positive relationships with staff, students and families in a small school community? Please share an example that de…