Junior School Teacher - 12-month contract 2027

Teachers at Ormiston College are responsible for the planning, preparation, and delivery of effective teaching and learning programs for every student in their care. They are expected to contribute to the establishment and maintenance of supportive learning environments and the College’s aims, objectives, and ethos, through classroom and co-curricular activities. Enthusiasm, motivation, and an ability to work unsupervised are personal attributes that are highly regarded.

Mandatory Requirements

This position requires you to have registration or eligibility for registration with the Queensland College of Teachers

The accountabilities of the role of Teacher are to:

Plan, prepare, and deliver quality and effective teaching and learning programs.

Support students through interaction with them in a variety of settings and through the active development of supportive learning environments.

Provide for the physical, social, cultural, and emotional well-being and physical safety of students and encourage the formation of the foundations of character, responsibility, initiative, and integrity, social awareness, good citizenship, as well as inspiring within them a thirst for lifelong learning.

Assess students for developmental, feedback, and reporting purposes, maintain student records and samples of work, and report on student performance to students and parents.

Participate in the collaborative development and evaluation of curriculum and regularly monitor, through observation and evaluation, the effectiveness of the learning/teaching program.





Establish and maintain appropriate interpersonal relationships between the College and community.

Maintain teaching competency and currency of knowledge of relevant curriculum programs and participate as appropriate in school decision‑making processes and career development activities.

Uphold the ethos of Ormiston College at all times.

Key duties of this position are to:

Establish and maintain a classroom environment effective for on‑task, quality learning to occur.

Understand each child’s background, monitor academic progress and social development of each student to ensure that he/she work fully to develop his/her own potential, while being cognisant of those with academic, personal, and/or social issues.

Ensure that a regular, varied program of homework is set and maintained, and guide students into a constructive homework and study routine

Ensure that parent‑teacher communication is regular and relevant and that parents are contacted where necessary regarding student progress.

Ensure that all students are aware of the Code of Behaviour and the purpose of the requirements set out; that students are aware of school expectations, philosophy,



its history and motto and reinforce these regularly to foster school pride and positive values and monitor adherence to school rules throughout the school, and encourage courtesy, punctuality, and the correct wearing of the College uniform.

Ensure that all classroom routines are orderly, lessons are well prepared, and the classroom is left neat and tidy at the end of each lesson.

Contribute to the co‑curricular program of the College and attend staff meetings and/or days outside normal school hours.

Encourage students to participate fully in the co‑curricular life of the College.

Effectively utilise the support and intervention practices of College policies, guidelines, and processes, and ensure all State and Commonwealth regulations and legislation (eg, Mandatory Reporting Requirements) are adhered to.

Perform other duties as required by the Heads of School or the Headmaster.

Selection Criteria:

SC1: Ability to devise and implement teaching and learning programs and practices that:

develop students’ language, literacy and numeracy

are intellectually challenging and connect with the world beyond school

incorporate the use of information and communication technologies

are consistent with relevant syllabi, curriculum and education trends

incorporate effective assessment and reporting of student learning.

SC2: Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff, and members of the wider community to:

support the social development and participation of young people

create safe, supporti

📌 Junior School Teacher (Brisbane)
🏢 Ormiston College
📍 Brisbane