EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT AT ARDEN

Arden is a Christian community centred on the good news of Jesus Christ committed to maintaining a reflective, school-wide evaluation and ongoing development program that nurtures skilled, passionate practitioners who are a part of a collaborative team.

The Principal is committed to the employment of staff who support the School’s mission and vision and who are passionate about the delivery of innovative academic, cocurricular and pastoral programs that challenge and inspire our students.  Our staff are united in their committment to improving the quality of teaching and learning, directly and indirectly, and are active partners in their professional learning and performance development.

All levels of governance are committed to embodying the Christian values of the School and a culture of servant minded leadership is fostered at all levels.

Employment Requirements

Child Safety

In support of Arden’s committment to embedding child safety (Standard 1) we ensure that our staff are suitable for working with children and young people and that they are supported (Standard 5).  Staff are required to maintain a child safe culture, act in every child’s best interest and to keep them safe from harm, in accordance with the School’s policies and procedures (Standard 10) which reflect the Child Safe Standards.

Working with Children Check

Arden staff must maintain Working with Children Clearance. For more information, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian.

Teacher Registration and Accreditation

To teach at Arden, all primary, secondary and early childhood teachers are required to be registered with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and be accredited as Conditional/Provisional, Proficient or Highly Accomplished/Lead. For more information, please visit NESA.

How to Apply

If you are interested in joining our Arden community, please click the below link to complete the School’s Employment Application.

Teaching Staff

Support Staff

Enquiries

For more information about employment at Arden, please contact the HR team at hr@arden.nsw.edu.au or call (02) 9484 1146.

POSITIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

TEMPORARY ACCOUNTANT (1.0 FTE)

If you’re an experienced Accountant looking to join a welcoming team of finance professionals we’d love to hear from you. The team are passionate about achieving and delivering best practice approaches to the daily operational business functions of the school.

Become part of a unique, vibrant, supportive school community centred on the Christian faith where everyday matters and students are encouraged to experience the joy that is found in a relationship with Jesus Christ – in God my Joy!

Criteria: The successful applicant will have

  • Tertiary accounting qualifications
  • 5 years management and statutory accounting experience
  • Payroll experience in the education sector (highly desirable)
  • Professional association membership (CPA, ICA desirable)
  • a current Working with Children Check clearance (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement)
  • an active Christian faith with current church involvement (desirable)

Please click here to view the role description.

All applications must be addressed to Human Resources, submitted via email to hr@arden.nsw.edu.au and contain your

  • completed Support Staff Employment Application form
  • Cover letter addressing the role’s criteria and requirements (no more than 2 pages)
  • Resume
  • Tertiary Qualifications
  • Evidence of Professional Memberships (if applicable)

Incomplete Applications submitted via Seek will not be considered.

Applications close 4:00pm Friday, 2 August 2024.

The School may conduct interviews on receipt of applications of interest and appoint a suitable candidate prior to the closing date.

CASUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES | JUNIOR TEACHING STAFF

Arden is seeking reliable and enthusiastic qualified teachers to join our Casual Relief Teacher (CRT) pool.

Casual teachers are expected to deliver the curriculum content as prepared for them, supervise classes/duty areas as rostered, and ensure the safety and wellbeing of students at all times. 

If you are looking for the certainty of consistent pre-booked and/or adhoc employment that offers flexibility to suit individual availability, please complete our Teaching Staff Employment Application.

KEY CONTACTS

JUNIOR CAMPUS HEADS OF DEPARTMENT

LINDA BIALOUS

PRE-SCHOOL DIRECTOR

JO GRAHAM

HEAD OF LOWER PRIMARY

GREG STOCKEN

HEAD OF UPPER PRIMARY

SECONDARY CAMPUS HEADS OF DEPARTMENT

Samantha Allen

HEAD OF MUSIC

Laura Andrews

HEAD OF MATHEMATICS

ELIZABETH DUNN

HEAD OF PDHPE

Rodney Henderson

Head of HSIE

Sam Hwang

HEAD OF CHRISTIAN STUDIES

CAROLYN IMRE

HEAD OF SCIENCE

Janet Lawrence

HEAD OF SPORT

Nicole Morris

HEAD OF ENGLISH

KAREN MOSS

HEAD OF GEOGRAPHY

LYN PELLIZZON

HEAD OF INFORMATION SERVICES

ROB RILEY

HEAD OF VISUAL ARTS

CARLENE RYDER

HEAD OF COUNSELLING SERVICES

MATTHEW STEPHENS

HEAD OF TAS

Jo Webb

Learning Support Coordinator

PHILIPPA WOOD

HEAD OF CO-CURRICULAR MUSIC K-12