Position No: 2027-1170-TCH-B-0-8
Applications Close: 23/09/2026 11:30 PM

Position Descriptor:
Mannum Community College is a welcoming, community-focused school in Mannum, South Australia, dedicated to innovation, inclusion, and high expectations. Guided by our RIVER values, we shape classroom practice and community engagement.
Joining the Department for Education means becoming part of a 30,000-strong community committed to helping students achieve their potential. Your unique perspective strengthens us, as diversity drives success.
We're seeking a passionate Junior School Specialist Teacher to start on January 22, 2027.
Why choose us?
- Advance your teaching career through broad experience, real responsibility, and innovation-focused, inclusive practice.
- Enjoy strong peer support and a close-knit community where lasting connections foster pride and belonging.
- Enhance your skills through real-world teaching, professional development, and mentoring.
What you will do:
- Deliver engaging lessons aligned with the South Australian Curriculum.
- Promote student progress through effective assessment and feedback.
- Build a secure, respectful learning environment where all students thrive.
Apply today by submitting your resume and answering the below questions in an application response:
- Describe a time when you adapted your teaching in response to the individual strengths, needs or barriers of a learner or group of learners. What did you notice, what did you change,



and how did you know your approach was making a difference?
- Describe how you have intentionally developed students' capacity to become more independent and agentic learners. Provide an example of how you have used language, questioning, routines or other strategies to help students understand themselves as learners, persist through challenge and take greater responsibility for their learning.
- Describe a time when evaluating your teaching practice led you to make a change to your approach. What prompted the change, what did you do differently, and what impact did this have on students?

Eligible permanent metropolitan teachers can apply for this temporary vacancy if they:
- are a permanent metropolitan teacher
- are not in their first year of permanency
- are not currently undergoing performance management
See Applying for Permanent and Temporary Teaching Positions guide for eligibility and further information
Please note that part time and flexible arrangements will be considered.
Site: Mannum Community College
Local Partnership: Murraylands
Tenure: 20/01/2027 to 26/01/2028
Fraction of time: 1.0
Subject: Science to Year 5
Subject: Physical Education to Year 5
Conditions: $84,971 - $123,236 per annum FTE / Teacher Conditions
School Website:

We value a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences and encourage all suitable applicants to apply. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

📌 TEMPORARY TEACHER - MANNUM COMMUNITY COLLEGE - JUNIOR SCHOOL HPE / SCIENCE / D&T
🏢 Department for Education
📍 Mannum