Primary Teacher - Gateshead
Employment
Part time, Contract
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Catholic
Teaching level
Primary
Salary range
Closing date
6 November 2026
Posted 26 Oct 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
K-6
School staff (FTE)
24.7
19.3 teaching · 5.4 non-teaching
Students per teacher
15.2:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
294
Indigenous students
18%
Language other than English
8%
Girls vs boys
148 girls · 146 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
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Role description
St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead is seeking a temporary part-time (0.5FTE working Thursday & Friday, with alternate Wednesdays each week) Classroom Teacher to join the team for the 2027 school year.
St Paul’s Primary School, Gateshead, is a Catholic systemic school in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, catering for students from Kindergarten to Year 6.
At St Paul's, we aim to foster a love of learning in each child by providing a variety of learning activities and opportunities for students to fulfil their potential in all areas of school life.
We provide contemporary future thinking education for children from Redhead, Dudley, Whitebridge, Charlestown East, Mount Hutton and Gateshead.
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-base…