Teacher - English as an Additional Language/Dialect
Employment
Full time/Part time, Permanent or Temporary
Subject
English as Additional Language
Sector
Government
Teaching level
K12
Closing date
4 November 2026
Posted 22 Oct 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
K-12
School staff (FTE)
204.2
157.1 teaching · 47.1 non-teaching
Students per teacher
2.1:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
336
Indigenous students
3%
Language other than English
35%
Girls vs boys
208 girls · 128 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
Are you an innovative, culturally responsive teacher who works best as part of a dynamic team?
Are you passionate about improving equity of outcomes for EALD students across
Western Australia?
We are seeking to establish a pool of English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EALD) Teachers for permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during the 2027 school year. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.
The Role
The School of Isolated and Distance Education (SIDE) serves students across Western Australia and is responsive to the needs of both Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) and Aboriginal EALD learners across a diverse range of contexts. Working at SIDE provides unique and innovative opportunities to strengthen equity and outcomes for EALD students across the state.
The SIDE EALD Outreach Program provides intensive English language support for recently arrived regional primary and secondary students who are unable to access metropolitan Intensive English Centres (IEC). The classes are designed to support recently arrived EALD students in the Beginning or Emerging phases of acquiring Standard Australian English and are intended to complement school-based EALD support across Learning Areas.
All Foundation, General and ATAR EALD courses for senior secondary CALD and Aboriginal EALD students are offered by SIDE.
We are seeking highly skilled and enthusiastic primary and secondary teachers with the capacity to develop and deliver rigorous and engaging EALD blended learning programs suited to th…