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Casual Teacher

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  • Closing at: Nov 30 2026 - 23:55 AEDT
  • Archdiocesan Schools Office, Manuka
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Employment type: Casual
Location: ACT & NSW Primary and Secondary Schools and ACT Early Learning Centres
Categories: Teacher Primary, Teacher Secondary, Preschool Teacher
Remuneration Range: ACT $409.67 to $564.99 per day, NSW $421.18 to $582.38 per day (Salary is determined based on years of teaching service.)

About Us

Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited (CACGEL), plays an integral role in education in the ACT and NSW, operating 56 Catholic Systemic Schools and nine Early Learning Centres. 

About Casual Teaching

Casual Teachers play an important role in supporting students when their teacher is unavailable, or a school requires additional staffing. Casual Teachers support a learning environment that stimulates learning, promotes excellence and accepts and acknowledges the needs of students to be both challenged and supported.

Once casual employees are approved to work nominate their schools of preference and availability through our simple-to-use Casual Relief System (CRS). Casual employees may be called upon, on an as-needed basis by Catholic Schools within the Archdiocese of Canberra Goulburn. Casual work can vary from between three hours to several weeks at a single school, college, or early learning centre.

Benefits of Casual Teaching

  • Schedule work around your ongoing study and personal commitments.
  • Experience a diverse range of school environments and classroom settings.
  • Build your profile within a network of schools to advance your opportunity of securing ongoing employment.
  • Nominate the schools, year levels and subjects you wish to teach (as aligned with your qualification).

Who can apply?

  • Qualified teachers.
  • Pre-service teachers who are in the final semester of their accredited Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program and have completed all required professional experience placements.

Selection Criteria

  1. Thorough knowledge of the Australian Curriculum with the ability to organise, select and design content for effective teaching and learning.
  2. Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills to engage positively with colleagues, students, and parents.
  3. Capacity to be a proactive member of a professional learning community complying with the legal, administrative, and professional requirements.
  4. Demonstrated knowledge of classroom practices and organisational skills that create supportive and safe environments for all students, including meeting a variety of learning needs.
  5. Comprehensive understanding of assessment and reporting strategies.

How to apply

Follow the 'Apply now' link. Before commencing this application, please ensure you have the following information at hand:

  • Cover Letter addressing the selection criteria listed above.
  • Current resume.
  • NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) and/or ACT Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP)
  • NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) accreditation and/or Teaching Quality Institute (TQI) registration.
  • Official Academic Transcript. 
  • Contact details of three professional referees. 
  • Proof of identification - either Current Passport or Birth Certificate and Current Drivers Licence.

Other Eligibility Criteria 

  • You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident to be eligible to apply for this position. 
  • Appointment is subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment in accordance with CACGEL policy. 

Information about CACGEL can be accessed here.

For application queries: contact the Recruitment Team on 02 6234 5427 or via email recruitment@cg.catholic.edu.au

If you are a current employee or have worked for Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited (CACGEL), within the last six months, please contact the CECG Recruitment Team before applying.

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