High School Specialist – Tech Studies

High School Specialist – Tech Studies

Willunga Waldorf School

Willunga, SA

Secondary Teacher

Teaching Subject: Building and Construction, Design, Engineering Studies, Industrial Technology, Technology

Contract Type: Contract Position Part Time (0.60 FTE)

Applications Close: 1 December 2025

An exciting opportunity exists for a suitably experienced High School Tech Studies Teacher to join the Willunga Waldorf School for the 2026 school year.

About the Role

The High School Tech Studies Teacher will be responsible for implementing the specialist Tech curriculum across the classes they teach in the High School. Key duties will include teaching woodwork to the various year levels using a variety of tools and machinery, conducting age-appropriate safety inductions, risk management and mitigation, and servicing of relevant tools, machinery, and equipment. 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.

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 in teaching woodwork and machine tech at a secondary level
• Demonstrated commitment to the pursuit of excellence in teaching young people
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with children/young people, colleagues, and parents
• Demonstrated experience operating and servicing relevant machinery, tools, and equipment
• Demonstrated ability to develop, document and differentiate curriculum, catering for different learning needs and creating inclusive learning environments
• Demonstrated understanding of work health safety requirements, risk assessment and management
• A 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

Essential Qualifications/Certificates

• Minimum Bachelor of Education specialising in Technical Studies (including Woodwork and Metalwork), or comparable degree, diploma and /or certificates
• Eligibility for registration with the South Australian Teachers Registration Board
• Current South Australian ‘not-prohibit’ Working with Children Check
• Current RRHAN-EC training certificate
• Current Provide First Aid in an Education and Care setting certificate

The School is willing to support eligible pre-service teachers to gain a Special Authority to Teach.

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 fixed-term, part-time replacement contract comprising a minimum 0.6 FTE to be worked over 3 ½ to 4 days. Additional lessons teaching English and/or History subjects may be available to the right candidate.

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

Attachments:

• 2026 High School Specialist - Tech Studies Position Statement.pdf

Willunga Waldorf School

Willunga, SA

https://wws.sa.edu.au

Principal: Jodie Thomas

Affiliation: Waldorf Steiner

Teaching Level: Combined

Gender: Coed

420 Students

47 Teaching Staff

38 Non-Teaching Staff

Single School

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