Full Time teaching position available for internal relief (Primary and Secondary faculties)

We are seeking a capable, reliable and adaptable candidate to work across our Primary and Secondary faculties to provide internal relief on a full-time basis.

This opportunity will suit someone who is looking for full time work, enjoys variety, thrives on hitting the ground running and remains calm under pressure.

You will require an active interest and enthusiasm to engage with the Steiner curriculum. Steiner training is desirable but not essential. We support all of our educators to grow and develop their own teaching through ongoing professional learning activities as well as mentoring through Orana’s College of Teachers.

Appointment will be until the end of 2025 with the potential for further extension or permanency.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

To be a teacher at Orana, you must have:

excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire young people;

the skills and attitude to work collaboratively in a dynamic team setting;

a willingness to implement, support and promote the School’s Steiner ethos;

a strong commitment to student wellbeing;

a willingness to be involved in the wider life of the School; and

understanding of the Australian Curriculum.

In addition, to be successful for this specific role, the applicant will be someone who is:

capable and confident to teach across both Primary and Secondary faculties as they will be split between the two.

flexible, adaptable, highly organised, and enthusiastic about the Steiner curriculum regardless of the subjects or ages they are teaching on any given day; and

extremely reliable with their attendance for this position to be successful.

The successful applicant will be required to attend all weekly Faculty meetings (each Thursday) as well as all teaching and professional learning days.

You must also:

hold a teaching qualification

hold ACT TQI registration or Permit to Teach

hold a current ACT WwVP registration; and

be eligible to work in Australia, unrestricted.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive salary under the Independent Schools (Teachers) Cooperative Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2025

Free onsite parking

Our commitment to maintaining a physically and psychosocially safe working environment for all staff, students and visitors to our school.

TO APPLY

Please apply via the 'Quick Apply' link in this ad and provide:

An up-to-date resume

A statement (approx. 1 page) addressing the Applicant Requirements set out above (with examples) to demonstrate your suitability for the position; and

Details of two professional referees (one being your current/most recent direct supervisor).

Your ACT TQI Registration number; and

Your Working with Vulnerable People (WwVP) Registration number.

CLOSING DATE: The last possible date to submit an application will be Tuesday, 8 July 2025 however, the position will be filled sooner if a strong candidate is found.

ABOUT OUR SCHOOL

Orana Steiner School is a vibrant, growing co-educational Early Childhood to Year 12 school of around 550 students. Set within a natural landscape and on a magnificent 16-hectare property in Weston, an inner south suburb of Canberra, Orana seeks to provide a high-quality education for its students, based on the Steiner Education tradition. In its 40-year history, Orana Steiner School has developed an enviable reputation for its standards and achievements, and its warm, caring culture. Orana proudly employs applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds.

In Primary School, we value individual difference. We believe in self-responsibility and in the values needed to become connected and contributing citizens. We seek to support our students to be capable of personal endeavour and community involvement. The education we provide develops creative and imaginative thinking and aims to instill in our students a love of learning, a sense of wonder, an appreciation of beauty and a connection to the world.

The High School teaching program assists students in taking increasing responsibility for their own learning and to develop their own ideals, values and sense of purpose for adult life. The High School encourages students to become independent thinkers; use their own observations, research, and draw conclusions and judgements; form relationships with specialist teachers; address questions and problems in specialist subjects, and to develop a wide range of expertise as well as an active, articulate and well-rounded thinking capacity.

The Senior College curriculum is comprehensive and carefully designed to balance a Steiner approach with the contemporary requirements stipulated by the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies. This broad, integrated approach to the Senior College curriculum emphasises the development of well-rounded students through equal exposure to Arts and Sciences, together with a range of electives. Orana’s tradition of extensive pastoral care for its students continues into the Senior College.

Child Safety Commitment

Orana Steiner School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of its students in accordance with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and child safety legislation. The successful candidates must hold (or be eligible to obtain and maintain) a Working with Vulnerable People (WwVP) registration.

Please visit our website to find out more: https://oranaschool.com