Primary Teacher - Dungog
Employment
Full time, Contract
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Catholic
Teaching level
Primary
Salary range
Closing date
9 November 2026
Posted 26 Oct 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
K-6
School staff (FTE)
13.5
10.7 teaching · 2.8 non-teaching
Students per teacher
13.3:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
142
Indigenous students
15%
Language other than English
4%
Girls vs boys
80 girls · 62 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
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Role description
St Joseph's Primary School, Dungog is seeking a temporary full-time Classroom Teacher to join the team for the 2027 school year.
St Joseph’s Primary School, Dungog is located in the beautiful Hunter region of NSW.
This region is renowned for its forest mountains and picturesque river villages.
A school of 140 students, catering from K-6, St Joseph’s provides a holistic education that aims to develop each student academically, socially, mentally and physically.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Teachers in a Catholic school have a unique role to play and are assigned with the task of ensuring each child has the opportunity to grow both academically and spiritually and to live purposeful lives.
- Supported by the Catholic community of which they are a vital part, teachers invite students and their families into a faith-filled educational experience
- Teachers promote the school as a place of learning and excellence where creativity and curiosity are nurtured and students are connected with their world through deep learning and engagement
- Teachers differentiate learning for students according to their educational needs and abilities and are responsible for the creation of effective assessment practices and quality teaching programs
The teacher will promote the school as a place of learning and excellence in accordance with contemporary evidence-based learning and wellbeing principles (including digital learning) and will ensure the ongoing development and implementation of pedagogical practices that impact on student learning outcomes. The teacher will acknowledge and agree to…