Junior School Teacher (Term 4, potential ongoing)

Full time, Term 4 position with potential for an ongoing role

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Junior School Teacher to join our dynamic Junior School teaching team, commencing in Term 4. This role is ideal for an educator who brings enthusiasm, a love of learning, and a commitment to fostering a supportive and engaging classroom environment.

ELTHAM College is an independent co-educational school located in the Nillumbik Shire, on 98 acres, in the northeast of Melbourne. ELTHAM College grows the heart and mind of each child. We believe that school is a daring adventure where children learn to think for themselves, in preparation for a future of exciting possibilities. Located in an extraordinary environment, students experience an engaging, rigorous world-ready curriculum while being supported with warmth, care, and respect.

You will deliver engaging and developmentally appropriate learning experiences aligned with the Victorian Curriculum and create a classroom culture that promotes curiosity, collaboration, and student voice.

About you :

• Hold a Bachelor of Education (Primary) or equivalent qualification
• Have current registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT)
• Demonstrated experience teaching in a primary classroom
• Strong knowledge of the Victorian Curriculum and contemporary pedagogical approaches
• Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills
• A collaborative mindset and commitment to professional growth

What we offer :

Be inspired by the young people of theCollege and have the green and leafy surrounds of the ELTHAM College Research campus as your work backdrop!

Applicants must be entitled to live and work in Australia.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and your curriculum vitae, addressing the key selection criteria to ELTHAM College at employment@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au .

Closing date : 12pm on Monday 21 July 2025

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates and appoint at any stage prior to the closing date.

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Child Safety at ELTHAM College

All staff at ELTHAM College are responsible for providing a safe environment and the protection of children and young people within our care, including promoting physical, emotional and cultural safety. All staff are responsible for reporting information about suspected child abuse.All staff share in the responsibility for the prevention and detection of child abuse and promptly raise any issues or concerns about a child’s safety. All staff are required to follow the School’s Child Safe policies and Child Safety Code of Conduct.

ELTHAM College takes a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and is fully committed to ensuring that its strategies, policies,procedures, and practices meet all Child Safe Standards as specified in Ministerial Order No. 1359 (2022).All applicants should refer toour Child Safety Policy and Code of Conduct found at Policies - Eltham College .

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