Junior Classroom Teacher

St Mary's School · Dandenong, VIC

Employment

Full time, Contract

Subject

General Teaching

Sector

Catholic

Teaching level

Primary

Closing date

6 November 2026

23 days remaining

Posted 13 Oct 2026

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About St Mary's School

School type

Co-educational

Year range

Prep-6

School staff (FTE)

25.2

14.8 teaching · 10.4 non-teaching

Students per teacher

10.4:1

teaching FTE basis

Total enrolments

154

Language other than English

75%

Girls vs boys

78 girls · 76 boys

51%
49%

Socio-educational background

Around the Australian average

More disadvantage Average More advantage

Source: ACARA My School data

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Role description

We are advertising a teaching position beginning in 2027 to work with an incredible team of teachers and Learning Support Officers to design an engaging curriculum to generate the personal, spiritual, emotional and academic growth of the children in our school community. The position we are advertising has the possibility of permanent/ongoing for the right candidate, and we also encourage graduates to apply. In short we want the best applicant to become part of our extraordinary school, because our kids deserve the best.

St Mary’s is an amazing school where you can’t help but become connected with the families. We have a strong focus on Community Engagement and we work very hard to maintain authentic connections with our families. We believe that through a strong link and working with our families, we have the best opportunity to help each child reach their full potential as children of God. We work hard to make sure that every child has every opportunity to achieve success, and we love to celebrate those successes too!

We do reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date should the right candidate come, but you will be communicated with if this is the case.

The successful applicant will be required to:

• demonstrate a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children in accordance with Child Safe standards

• foster and develop appropriate professional relationships with students, staff, parents, and the wider school community

• collaboratively plan and work in a team with flexibility, creativity, passion and enthusiasm

• view themselves as a lifelong learner,…

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