Job Description
Seeking a passionate and dedicated Upper Primary Classroom Teacher to join our school community for an immediate start........
We are excited to share this opportunity to join our team at Covenant Christian School! -Immediate Start
Due to an unexpected staffing change, we are seeking a passionate and dedicated Upper Primary Classroom Teacher to join our school community for an immediate start. Full-time or part-time hours negotiable
At Covenant, we see education not merely as information, but as formation. Our aim is to nurture wisdom and virtue in students, guiding them to love what is true, good, and beautiful. Through the richness of Classical Christian Education, we seek to shape young hearts and minds to see all of life in the light of Christ.
We invite applications from teachers who desire to view their classroom as both a place of learning and discipleship.
The successful applicant will:
- Be eligible to work in Australia.
- Be a committed Christian who is a member of, and actively involved in, a local Protestant Church.
- Be enthusiastic about being involved in curriculum development that seeks to integrate a classical and Christ-centred approach
- Be part of a staff team that seeks to honour God in all that it does.
- Have a commitment to educational excellence.
- Contribute to the life of the School community.
- Be a good model of personal dress, manner, language, humility and humour.
- Obtain and/or maintain Teacher Registration with the ACT Teacher Quality Institute (TQI).
- Obtain and/or maintain the ACT Working With Vulnerable People card.
If your heart is to see children shaped by the truth of God’s Word and the beauty of His creation through a Classical Christian framework, we would love to hear from you.
To apply please complete the Teacher application form below and submit this along with your CV and supporting documentation via the 'Apply to this Job' button below.
Applications will be processed as they come in.
Do Applicants need to have Permission to work in Australia?
Covenant Christian School (formerly Covenant College) was founded in 1991 and is a growing co-educational Christian day school with approximately 320 students from Preschool to Year 10, situated on 6.6 hectares in the southern Canberra suburb of Gordon. We are a vibrant Christian school community committed to providing an education for young people grounded on the teachings and principles taught in God’s Word, the Bible. We are a small, caring Christ-centred school which provides a unique and special environment that equips a young person well for further study or to enter the workforce.
Why Work for Us?
At Covenant, we provide a supportive environment for all our staff who, together, are committed to delivering quality Christian education. Our vision to nurture and equip students with a heart to glorify and serve God, contributing positively to society, shapes our daily practices. Likewise, we are equally committed to the care and development of our staff.
As a member of staff, you will enjoy a safe, loving and supportive community of believers who live out their faith to each other, our students and parents as well as the wider community.