Classroom Teacher - Grade 5/6

St John's School

Principal: Mr Derek Bruitzman

Enquiries: principal@sjfrankstoneast.catholic.edu.au

Co-Principal:

Applications Close: 27/03/2026

Position: Teaching

Type: Fixed Term

Hours per Week: Full-time

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Role Description/Criteria

St John's Primary School is looking for a teacher to take up the responsibility of a Grade 5/6 class from early in Term 2 and for the rest of 2026. The position is a full-time contract.

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.

Key Selection Criteria

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.

Additional Requirements:

• Appropriate teaching qualifications;
• VIT registration;
• Appropriate first aid qualifications (HLTAID003 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

Application process:

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.

Application Procedure

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

Details:

Address: 14 Jayne Street
Frankston East

Phone: 9789 9794

Website: https://www.sjfrankstoneast.catholic.edu.au