Year 5/6 Classroom Teacher

Year 5/6 Classroom Teacher

St Elizabeth's School (see more jobs from this school)

Primary Teacher

Contract Type: Contract Position Full Time

Applications Close: 15 May 2026

St Elizabeth’s School in Dandenong North seeks to employ a passionate and motivated classroom teacher.

This is a fixed term maternity leave replacement contract to begin on Monday 25th May and end Tuesday 26th January 2027.

This position has the possibility of becoming ongoing in 2027.

The successful applicant needs to be committed to delivering a high standard of teaching and have a willingness to contribute to our vibrant and highly professional team, where student learning and wellbeing defines who we are.

A passion and enthusiasm for leading learning is a characteristic we seek in all our staff. The teaching and learning at our school is contemporary, where collaboration and a willingness to work and learn as a team member is fundamental to the way we create an effective learning environment for our students.

Knowledge and teaching experience of the Victorian Curriculum, with a willingness to develop programs to suit every child is expected of all staff at St Elizabeth’s.

The successful applicant will be required to:

• have an understanding, commitment, and support for the values and ethos of the Catholic school and the mission of the Catholic Church
• demonstrate a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children in accordance with Child Safe standards
• foster and develop appropriate professional relationships with students, staff, parents, and the wider school community
• collaboratively plan and work in a team with flexibility, creativity, passion and enthusiasm
• view themselves as a lifelong learner, which they foster in all students
• display initiative and commitment to ongoing improvement
• an understanding and commitment to the MACS 2030 Vision for Instruction and Vision for Engagement
• have a sound knowledge of contemporary learning, with a particular emphasis on explicit instruction and cognitive load theory
• assess and report against the Victorian Curriculum to demonstrate student improvement
• gather, analyse and use data (formal and informal) to improve teacher practice, pedagogy and student outcomes
• have a commitment to pursuing and maintaining their professional knowledge and skills in the areas of teaching and learning and student wellbeing
• to have a sound understanding and confidently incorporate the Digital Technologies curriculum to engage students in their learning
• be adaptable and have a sense of humour

Applications close Friday 15th May at 5pm.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint a successful applicant before the application closing date.

At St Elizabeth's we hold the care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people as a central and fundamental responsibility of our school and expect the same of all prospective employees.

Application Instructions

Please email CV and the attached application form to principal@sedandenongnth.catholic.edu.au