Casual Sessional Academics - Primary School Teaching - Albany

UWA Albany

• Casual opportunity - seeking qualified and experienced primary school teachers for casual academic work in The Graduate School of Education at The University of Western Australia
• Casual Academic appointments

• Award rates + 25% casual loading plus 11.5% superannuation

About the team

Albany campus of The University of Western Australia is situated in the picturesque Great Southern region of Western Australia, our campus offers unique learning and research opportunities.

About the opportunity

As the appointee, you will work as part of a team, with academics in both Perth and Albany and teachers and school leaders in Albany to create an inclusive, engaging and productive learning environment where undergraduate students can flourish.

The BEd Primary (Honours) program is a four-year degree, and 2025 will be the first year that this course is offered in Albany.

All tutorial content will be provided and tutors will be expected to mark assessments and participate in moderation. Support and mentoring will be available and provided by UWA academics.

We are seeking sessional academic tutors to deliver face to face tutorials for two units in Semester 1, 2025.

• EDUC1012 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years of School (Tuesday 9-12)
• EDUC1013 Teaching English in the Early Years of School (Thursday 9-12)

About you

• Experience teaching primary school students
• Strong pedagogical knowledge and understanding
• Expert knowledge in either teaching the English curriculum or the Maths curriculum in the early years
• Registration with the Teacher Registration Board of WA is preferable
• A working with children check
• A Masters degree (MEd, or MTeach)or doctoral degree (EdD, PhD)

About your application

The content of your Resume and Cover Letter (no more than one page) should demonstrate your interest and suitability for the role.

Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Saturday, 30 November 2024

Applications will be assessed on submission and interviews scheduled accordingly.

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Martin Swann at [email protected]

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

Application Details: Please apply online via the Apply Now button.

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

UWA is committed to a diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive workplace. We celebrate difference and believe diversity is fundamental to achieving our goals as a globally recognised Top 100 educational and research institution. We are committed to creating a safe work environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQA+ community and people living with disability.

• We have on-campus childcare facilities for children aged 6 weeks to kindy.
• We have an ongoing partnership with Pride in Diversity and were recently awarded a Bronze Employer status for LGBTIQA+ inclusion.
• We have Athena SWAN Bronze accreditation and actively work to improve gender equity.

Should you have any queries relating to your application, please contact the individual named in the advertisement. Alternatively, contact the Talent team at [email protected] with details of your query. To enable a quick response, please include the 6-digit job reference number and a member of the team will respond to your enquiry.