Employment

Employment

Working at Lauriston

We would like to thank you for considering employment at Lauriston Girls’ School. 

Our staff are part of our Lauriston community where they will be supported in their professional work and encouraged to form collaborative and positive relationships with their colleagues, their students, parents and our wider school community. 

Every member of staff at Lauriston is a role model for our students. We have been a proud girls’ school for more than 100 years and we all play a part in supporting our students to become confident and purposeful young people who will make a meaningful contribution in the world.

We are a school that likes to think about what education will look like in the future and how we can best equip our students for the changing world. We are progressive in our thinking and strive to find a balance between our traditions and contemporary thinking about the needs of young people and the changing nature of our workforce. 

We have high expectations for ourselves and our students. We know that education is the foundation for a purposeful and flourishing life. We want every day to be meaningful for our children and young people and we want our teachers and general staff to use their skills and talents to provide an engaging and happy learning environment.

Susan Just
Principal

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The Lauriston Advantage and Benefits

Professional Learning & Development
  • Coaching and mentoring opportunities for both leading and new career educators
  • Staff are encouraged to attend professional development conferences and participate in professional associations and networks
  • Financial support for permanent staff who choose to embark on formal postgraduate study
  • Opportunities to participate in international trips, sport, camps, working groups and committees
  • First Aid training and certification
Health and Wellbeing
  • Supportive leave arrangements to help you care for you and your family
  • Onsite café offering a range of meals and healthy snacks
  • Large onsite staff centre equipped with coffee machine and kitchen facilities
  • Onsite gym and swimming pool access
  • Fitness programs
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which is a professional wellbeing and counselling service that offers confidential, short-term support for issues that may be affecting you professionally or personally
  • Annual flu vaccination
  • Flexible work arrangements considered on a case-by-case basis
  • No weekend sports commitment
Financial Health
  • Teaching staff receive 13 weeks annual leave
  • General staff receive five weeks annual leave
  • Personal leave entitlements are 15 days annually 
  • 16 weeks paid parental leave
  • Full time Early Childhood Educators receive a monthly RDO
  • Permanent staff receive a 25% discount (pro-rata based on working hours) from Tuition Fees for their dependent children between Kindergarten and Year 12
  • An overnight camp allowance is paid to staff, when applicable
  • Salary packaging provision and advice
  • Secure free onsite underground parking for 200 vehicles, EV charging stations and bicycle parking
Community
  • Regular morning teas and after work gatherings
  • Up to eight professional development days each year
Quality Teaching Rounds Model

Amongst the many professional learning programs that our teaching staff undertake is the whole school initiative known as Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR). This program is unique in that all Lauriston staff across Junior School, Senior School and Howqua are involved. Developed in 2003 by Associate Professor James Ludwig and Laureate Professor Jenny Gore from the University of Newcastle, its primary focus is on improving the quality of the classroom teaching. It has been the subject of multiple rigorous research studies over the past 20 years and has been shown to improve the outcomes for students in the classrooms by encouraging teachers to focus on 18 different elements in each of their classes.

Many of our Lauriston teaching staff have completed the extensive training offered by the University of Newcastle to ensure that they understand these elements, and how to effectively focus on them in the classroom. As educators, we find that these concepts tie in with much of the already established classroom practice - the model clearly articulates what we believe to be excellence in classroom teaching and provides us with a rigorous teaching framework.

“I do believe that QTR remains one of the most powerful forms of professional learning. It is impossible to watch a colleague teach and not to learn.”
Lindy Grahn, Assistant Principal - Learning and Innovation

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Recruitment Process

Apply Online
  • After you start your application for a position at Lauriston Girls' School you will be emailed a username and password.
  • This will enable you to update your contact details or resume if required.

Note: login will only activate once you have an application in our system.

  • Applications should contain a current resume and cover letter outlining in detail your experience and ability to meet the position requirements.
  • Applications without cover letters will not be considered.

 

Selection Requirements
  • All applicants must be eligible to work in Australia.
  • Applicants for Teaching positions must hold current registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).
  • All applicants for non-Teaching positions are required to either possess a current Employment Working with Children Check and a National Police Check (or be willing to apply for one should you be successful).
Referees
  • We request you provide details of two referees, one of whom is your most recent/current direct line manager.
  • Referees will not be contacted until your application progresses to preferred candidate stage and we will obtain your permission prior to contacting your referees. 

Explore Working with Us

If you are interested in joining our vibrant community, you can view our current opportunities via the link below.

Applications should contain a current resume and cover letter outlining in detail your experience and ability to meet the position requirements. Applications without cover letters will not be considered.

Lauriston Girls’ School is committed to Child Safety. As such, the successful applicant will be expected to satisfy child protection screening and adhere to the School’s Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy and Child Safety Code of Conduct. View the School’s Policies and Guidelines.

For enquires regarding recruitment at Lauriston,  please email employment@lauriston.vic.edu.au. 

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