Classroom Teacher – Grade 1​/2

St John's Primary School is looking for a teacher to take up the responsibility of a Grade 1/2 class from early in Term 2 and for the rest of 2026. The position is for 4 days per week.

The applicant will assume all classroom duties expected of a teacher, including, but not limited to, the following roles and duties:

Have an understanding of, commitment to, and support for the values and ethos of the Catholic school and the mission of the Catholic Church.

Have an understanding of the science of learning approaches, contemporary learning spaces and the pedagogies that support them, or a willingness to learn more about these processes.

Foster and develop appropriate professional relationships with parents, carers and the wider school community.

Regularly engage in collaborative processes to share knowledge of key learning areas, subjects and pedagogical approaches with colleagues.

Create a nurturing and ordered learning environment which is learner-centred, supportive, cooperative and aligned with relevant curriculum policies, documents and practices.

Have knowledge of, commitment to and support of the Ministerial Order 1359 – Child Safe Standards.

The successful applicant will need to outline the following during the application process:

• Your passion for learning and teaching.
• Your commitment to the Catholic Ethos of the school and to the spiritual, emotional, social and educational wellbeing of all students.
• Your interpersonal and communication skills and capacity to build strong relationships with students, staff and parents.
• Reflection on how you might meet the requirements of the school's Vision and Mission.

• Appropriate teaching qualifications;
• VIT registration;
• Appropriate first aid qualifications (HLTAID
  003 or equivalent) are desirable; and
• RE Accreditation – preferred but not essential
• Having knowledge of the Multilit Systems – Initial lit program is advantageous, or experience with other phonics based approaches to reading and writing

Addressed to Mr Derek Bruitzman, Principal, applications must include a current curriculum vitae listing contact details of two professional referees and a cover letter that includes a response to the criteria.