Yiddish Speaking Primary Teacher
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Independent
Teaching level
Primary
Posted 3 Nov 2026
Details look wrong? Report an errorAbout Divrei Emineh
School type
Co-educational
Year range
Prep-12
School staff (FTE)
40
13.5 teaching · 26.5 non-teaching
Students per teacher
14:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
189
Language other than English
94%
Girls vs boys
104 girls · 85 boys
Socio-educational background
Below the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
Divrei Emineh School [Beis Efraim College] seeks expressions of interest for VIT Registered Teachers with specialist experience and knowledge in teaching and conversing with students in Yiddish.
Interested applicants must:
Be able to converse in the Yiddish language [Hungarian dialect] in conversation, reading and writing.
Be knowledgeable and conversant with all practices and obligations of a Chassidic Jewish lifestyle.
Have specialised levels of knowledge in Chassidic values, ethics and philosophy.
Advocate a Chassidic lifestyle and Chassidic practices.
Key Duties of the Position
• To facilitate teaching and learning in a bi-lingual Yiddish and English classroom and school.
• To communicate in Yiddish for up to 80% of the day.
• To deliver the stated integrated curriculum as required by the college (incorporating Bi-Literacy, Numeracy and Science, The Arts, Humanities, Technologies program, Civics and Citizenship, Economics and Business, and HPE) through the Yiddish language.
• To monitor and evaluate each student's learning and progress.
• To support, analyse and assist student learning, both individually and in groups.
• To evaluate and report on students' learning development to both college leadership and parents.
• To maintain a high level of "duty of care".
• To conduct all interactions with students and parents with professionalism.
Key Selection Criteria
• Fluency and general communication skills [Reading; writing and speaking] in Yiddish [Hungarian dialect].
• Should have a thorough in-depth knowledge of Chassidic values, ethics and philosophy.
• Must demonstrate capability …