Position Details

St Elizabeth's is seeking a passionate and dedicated Auslan teacher to join our school community. This is a wonderful opportunity to inspire students and promote inclusive communication through the teaching of Australian Sign Language.

This is a part time, temporary position beginning 2027 with a strong possibility of ongoing in the future.

St Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary School is a single-steam co-educational school, moving to a double-stream catering for students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year Six. The school is situated in a quiet bush setting in the City of Wanneroo, with beautiful gardens and well-maintained facilities. Teaching and integrating our school values of humility, compassion, service and charity into the student’s life and curriculum is a major focus at St Elizabeth’s.

The development of strong, positive relationships between all members of our community and a strong academic standard is at the fore front of our work. The school enjoys a strong connection to the St Anthony’s of Padua Parish and the enthusiastic support of an active parent community.

Please email your covering letter and application, addressing the selection criteria, to: [email protected] by 3pm on Monday, September 14, 2026. Applicants are to include the names and contact numbers of three referees, including their current employer (where applicable) and Parish Priest.

Selection Criteria

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and innovative educators with the following attributes:

- Be a practising Catholic and fully supportive of the objectives and ethos of Catholic Education.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to work collaboratively as part of a dedicated teaching team.
- Willingness to be a reflective member of a professional learning community.
- A positive,



enthusiastic and dynamic demeanour.
- Is fluent in Auslan and has the relevant teaching qualification and experience.
- Has the ability to deliver engaging Auslan lessons across various year levels (Pre-Primary to Year Six).
- Fosters a love of language and inclusive communication.
- Collaborates with staff to integrate Auslan into broader curriculum areas.
- Fosters community awareness of Auslan.
- Is enthusiastic, creative and committed to student wellbeing.
- Demonstrate excellent classroom management and organisational skills that create a supportive and safe learning environment.
- Understand the importance of developing positive relationships with children, staff and parents and can demonstrate evidence of such actions.
- Willingness to be involved in extra-curricular activities.

Qualifications Criteria

- Relevant four-year tertiary qualification
- Accreditation to Work in a Catholic School
- Current TRBWA and a Working with Children registration

Catholic Education Western Australia encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, people of all ages and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia. Applicants must be fully supportive of the objectives and ethos of Catholic education.

In applying for this position you will be providing personal information to the School. This information will be used in order to assess your application for employment.

On appointment successful applicants will require a Working with Children Check. Application forms are available at certain Australia Post Outlets throughout the State. A list of participating Australia Post outlets can be found on the Australia Postwebsite . An application for a WWC must be made in person.

📌 Teacher (Auslan) (Wanneroo)
🏢 Catholic Education Western Australia
📍 Wanneroo