Junior School Music Teacher
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
Creative Arts
Sector
Independent
Teaching level
Primary
Posted 28 Sep 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
K-12
School staff (FTE)
257.2
159.1 teaching · 98.1 non-teaching
Students per teacher
13.1:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
2,091
Indigenous students
1%
Language other than English
42%
Girls vs boys
1,033 girls · 1,058 boys
Socio-educational background
Well above the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
Radford College is an Anglican co-educational day school, committed to fostering global citizens by inspiring students from Pre-K to Year 12 to make good choices, self-regulate and be resilient as the foundations for academic success. The College is located in the suburb of Bruce, in Canberra.
Junior School Music Teacher
Permanent, Full-Time | Commencing Term 1 2027
The Opportunity
The successful applicant for this role will be an energetic, highly skilled, innovative and passionate teacher of Music. They will have experience teaching students aged 5–12 and a strong understanding of music curriculum design and implementation. An understanding of, or experience with, Kodály-based and/or Orff-Schulwerk approaches to music teaching would be highly regarded.
Experience teaching strings would be a strong advantage. The role will contribute to the College’s Year 3 strings program, working collaboratively with colleagues to support students’ musical development. Understanding and experience in teaching IB PYP Music is highly desirable.
As part of the Junior School Music team, you will support and contribute to the broader Music Department programs and the co-curricular activities of the College. Junior School Music teachers work collaboratively with other members of the Music team to coordinate performances and concerts.
This is an ongoing full-time position. There is scope to negotiate to 0.81 teaching load for the successful applicant.
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