High School Specialist – English

High School Specialist – English

Willunga Waldorf School (see more jobs from this school)

Willunga, SA

Secondary Teacher

Teaching Subject: English, Literacy

Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Part Time (0.50 FTE)

Applications Close: 11 November 2025

An exciting opportunity exists for a suitably experienced High School English Teacher to join the Willunga Waldorf School faculty from late January 2026.

About the Role

The High School English Teacher will be responsible for implementing the English curriculum across classes 8 to 12, teaching Main Lessons as well as practice lessons. An overview of the Waldorf/Steiner curriculum is required (and will be provided if necessary), so one can see the complete picture and how one’s own subject is integrated into the whole.

Applicants should note that due to the nature of the Steiner curriculum and timetabling structures, student contact time may vary from week to week. A calculation will be made across the year to provide an average number of weekly hours, or FTE. During Main Lesson periods, you will need to be available Monday to Friday mornings.

About You

The successful applicant will be a team player with excellent communication skills, not only with young people but also with colleagues and parents. They possess a love of teaching, have a generally positive attitude and outlook, and are able to set boundaries with empathy and respect for students, colleagues, and the parent community.

Key Selection Criteria:

• Suitable qualifications and experience teaching English at a secondary level
• Demonstrated ability to confidently manage and cater for different learning needs, differentiating curriculum as required
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with students, parents, colleagues, and the wider community
• Experience working with neurodiverse students
• Demonstrated commitment to working collegially and professionally with strong teamwork skills
• Enthusiasm for teaching in a progressive Waldorf school
• Commitment to the principle of ongoing teacher development both professionally and personally
• Ability to set boundaries with empathy and respect for students, colleagues and the parent community
• An affinity with anthroposophy and overall strong commitment to Steiner Education (desirable)
• Must have full working rights in Australia

For a full position description, please visit our website: https://wws.sa.edu.au/our-school/employment-opportunities

What We Offer

Willunga Waldorf School offers an exciting, supportive and rewarding environment to work. We love what we do, and this shines through in our relationships with students, parents, colleagues and visitors alike. Creativity, innovation and contemporary expressions of Steiner principles are encouraged throughout all areas of the School’s life, and the School’s physical environment inspires comfort, joy and connection.

This is a permanent, part-time position of 0.5 FTE. Due to the nature of the Steiner curriculum and timetabling structures, student contact time may vary from week to week. A calculation has been made across the year to provide an average number of weekly hours, or FTE. During Main Lesson periods, you will need to be available Monday to Friday mornings.

Remuneration will be based on the current Willunga Waldorf School Enterprise Agreement.

Attachments:

• 2026 Position Description HS Specialist - English.pdf

Willunga Waldorf School is a thriving, contemporary, independent K to 12 school that bases its curriculum and teaching methodology on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner. Nestled in the beautiful Southern Vales of South Australia, the School is situated on the edge of the township of Willunga, fifty minutes’ drive from the city of Adelaide. Here you will find an educational community where the potential of each one is supported through the strength of many.

Application Instructions

Applicants must address the Key Selection Criteria, provide a professional resume and contact details of three referees who have worked in a supervisory capacity.

Please submit your full application via our website: https://wws.sa.edu.au/our-school/employment-opportunities

For questions and enquiries about this position, please contact Ms Antje Guenther at 08 7232 1604 or hr@wws.sa.edu.au