St Clare's College Waverley

Commencement Date: Monday, 10 November 2025

Closing Date: Friday, 5 September

Capacity: Full-Time, Temporary

Join us in shaping the future of our students!

Be part of St Clare's College Waverley's dedicated team, shaping the next generation with quality education and unwavering values. Apply now and embrace an exciting journey of teaching and professional growth.

About Our School

St Clare’s College Waverley is a Catholic Systemic School for Girls in the Franciscan and Clarion traditions. St Clare’s is a high performing and 5-Star Innovative School that fosters creativity in teaching and learning. At St Clare's College, each student benefits from personalised learning in an environment that is future focused and centred on growth. Each student develops a strong sense of belonging in an environment that values integrity and inspires excellence.

Position Highlights

The successful applicant will join the school with a focus on providing quality Catholic education, maximising student outcomes by offering a rich, relevant and holistic curriculum that is student centred, flexible and challenging.

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and experienced teacher with a strong academic background to join our highly successful English Faculty. This is a full time temporary (maternity leave position) commencing on Monday, 10 November 2025 until the end of Term 3, 2026. We welcome applications from recent graduates as well.

Why Work for Sydney Catholic Schools

In joining Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS), you will be part of the largest Catholic education community in NSW, with a unified vision and shared resources, encompassing over 145 schools and over 74,000 students. We enable job mobility across the system, diverse career opportunities and an extensive suite of professional development programs.

SCS is renowned for excellence, with six schools in the top 100 and 13 in the top 150 of the 2024 HSC rankings. Over 51% of results were Band 5 or 6, and our students achieved 2,819 Distinguished Achiever mentions.

Be part of a system that fosters academic, creative and vocational success, shaping future leaders every step of the way.

In addition, we offer:

remuneration package valued at up to $140,855. Base salary ranges from $87,550 to $125,763
salary packaging of up to $15,900 annually
up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students
ongoing training and development opportunities
discounts on gym classes and memberships, activewear, healthy meals, and wellbeing products
generous Employee Referral Program.

About You

As an English Teacher, you work to ensure every student reaches their full potential through high-quality, collaborative and engaging pedagogy.

The successful applicant will:

support the mission and ethos of the Catholic School in the Clarion and Franciscan traditions
show highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
use creative and innovative teaching practices to provide a rich environment that caters for diversity and academic rigor
exhibit knowledge of emerging technologies and show the ability to integrate these to enhance contemporary learning experiences
be an innovative educator who is future-focused and has a passion for working collaboratively
demonstrate the ability and qualifications to teach English from stage 4 to stage 6
have knowledge of the new NSW curriculum
support the literacy needs of all students
utilise formative and summative assessments to drive student progress
employ a data-informed approach to setting challenging learning objectives and providing constructive feedback
demonstrate excellent classroom management skills focused on student well-being.

You will have attained:

a tertiary qualification in Education
eligibility according to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
Religious Education qualifications or the willingness to achieve them as per Accreditation Policy to Work, Teach, and Lead.

Application Process

Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the steps to submit your application. To complete the application process, please ensure you attach the following;

current CV which must include the names and contact details of three (3) referees
cover letter
STCC Teacher Application

Any offer of employment with Sydney Catholic Schools is subject to screening completed by the Central Office People & Culture Services team.

If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People & Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri).

Statement of Commitment to Child Safety

Click here to access SCS' Statement of Commitment to Child Safety and join us in creating a culture of child safety and wellbeing.

Working With Children Check (WWCC)

This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.

SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.

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