Senior School English Teacher position available at Westminster School

(Fixed Term Full-Time Position commencing January 2027)

Fixed-Term Full-Time for Semester 1, 2027

About Westminster

Westminster is an Early Learning to Year 12, coeducational day and boarding, Uniting Church school with a proud history and an exciting future. We commit to helping all students and staff achieve more than they thought possible through an adventurous education, which takes place anytime our students are challenged in their learning and when staff explore new opportunities to improve their profession. Since opening in 1961, Westminster’s vibrant sense of community has shaped our welcoming, down-to-earth character, enriched by School values of being brave, humble, kind, authentic, resilient and curious.

About the role

We are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced English Teacher to join our English faculty for Semester 1, 2027 to backfill for a Permanent employee going on leave. You will be an enthusiastic, resilient and optimistic educator who builds positive relationships with students, parents and colleagues and collaborates with colleagues to ensure the best possible outcomes for students. Teaching qualifications essential and you will be a professional who maintains the highest standards of preparation for teaching and learning, student management, personal presentation and punctuality.

Key Responsibilities include:

- Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
- Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
- Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning




- Engage in professional learning
- Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community.

Key Selection Criteria: Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications
- Current (or ability to attain) SA Teacher Registration
- Exemplary classroom practitioner with a proven record of student outcomes
- High level of ICT skills, knowledge and effective incorporation into classroom practice
- Working at least at proficient level, as described by the teacher qualified standards, striving towards working at the HALT descriptors
- Regular and up-to-date professional knowledge and learning
- Involvement at relevant professional organisations.

You will have a high level of organisational ability, is flexible and can prioritise and manage multiple demands in a fast-paced environment. Capable of thinking autonomously and use initiative, you also have highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, and can quickly respond to new situations. If this sounds like you, we welcome your application.

A Position description is available on our website under Careers: Current Vacancies - Westminster School





Applications close 5pm Thursday 13th August 2026

Westminster, where you can achieve more than you thought possible.

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We are a leading school that brings students, families and staff together on one spacious campus. With nearly 1500 students across all years of learning, our campus, inside and outside, comes alive with the buzz of learning and community. We are privileged to enjoy the support of our staff, parents, Old Scholars, and friends of the School who contribute in many wonderful ways to our welcoming, down-to-earth character. Since our doors opened in 1961, Westminster’s vibrant sense of community remains as a great strength of the School and can experienced every day.

Westminster is an Early Learning to Year 12, coeducational day and boarding school with a proud history and an exciting future.

We are a leading school that brings students, families and staff together on one spacious campus. With nearly 1500 students across all years of learning, our campus, inside and outside, comes alive with the buzz of learning and community. We are privileged to enjoy the support of our staff, parents, Old Scholars, and friends of the School who contribute in many wonderful ways to our welcoming, down-to-east character. Since our doors opened in 1961, Westminster’s vibrant sense of community remains as a great strength of the School and can experienced every day.

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