Primary Teacher - Mayfield
Employment
Full time, Contract
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Catholic
Teaching level
Primary
Salary range
Closing date
15 November 2026
Posted 29 Oct 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
K-6
School staff (FTE)
14.8
10.2 teaching · 4.6 non-teaching
Students per teacher
15.9:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
162
Indigenous students
6%
Language other than English
42%
Girls vs boys
77 girls · 85 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
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Role description
St Columban's Primary School Mayfield is seeking a temporary Classroom Teacher (1 FTE) to join the team commencing January 2027 for the full school year.
St Columban's Primary School, Mayfield has, for over one hundred years, represented a snapshot of the wider community.
We nurture our students to become active, accepting and culturally aware future citizens.
Our students draw from the areas of Mayfield, Mayfield West, Tighes Hill, Warabrook and Carrington.
Our unique school community boasts the highest multicultural population of any primary school in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle with many families from Asia, the Pacific Islands and Africa, as well as Indigenous Australians, forming a school community that is culturally aware and accepting of others.
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 …