Primary Teacher

Ready to Shape the Future of Education? Are you a passionate educator with a spark for creativity and a heart for inclusion?

This is your chance to make a lasting impact.

Join Australia's groundbreaking neurodiverse school, where innovation meets compassion. We're on the hunt for a specialist upper primary teacher who's ready to lay the foundation for lifelong learning, re-engage young minds, and help every student thrive, especially those who've been overlooked by traditional systems.

Be part of a team that's rewriting the rules of education through meaningful learning experiences, purposeful relationships, and a bold commitment to student success.

• Full-time
• ASAP start
• Salary from $82,000 – $120,000, based on experience.
• Additional duty allowances
• As a registered charity, we offer attractive salary packaging benefits
• Lead/Senior Teaching roles also available

About Tombolo Academy

Tombolo Academy is a unique specialist setting that caters for highly capable neurodiverse students aged 8-16 who have previously found it challenging to learn and engage in a mainstream setting.

We provide a calm, safe and stimulating learning environment where students feel comfortable to fail and face their challenges with the support of caring and understanding staff members.

The school is located in Hampton, 5 minutes from the beach and 25 minutes from Melbourne CBD.

About the role

We are looking for adaptable and creative team members who are passionate and determined to improve student outcomes. You will need to be a patient and resilient educator with a good sense of humour.

The ideal applicant will:

• Demonstrate a high level of collaboration in a flexible classroom setting.
• Be willing to teach more than one subject.
• Have effective interpersonal skills and be prepared to work independently as well as a member of a team.
• Be able to form strong and meaningful relationships with students and parents.
• Have an interest in using new age technology to enhance learning.
• Demonstrate creative and innovative teaching practices to provide rich learning opportunities for all students.
• Have experience with positive behaviour support models.
• Have experience in teaching children with social, emotional, and behavioural issues.
• Be a confident classroom manager both in terms of student behaviour and liaising with a range of other professionals.
• Be able to differentiate teaching and learning for students with various needs and abilities such as ASD and ADHD.

Additionally, we have Lead/Senior Teaching roles also available. Additional opportunities/responsibilities include:

• Lead curriculum design & development for the Primary department.
• Organise and conduct professional development sessions for teachers, focusing on innovative teaching strategies, assessment methods, and content knowledge.

Tombolo Academy can offer you

• Competitive salary and a range of benefits including NFP salary packaging.
• Over 13 weeks of holiday per year.
• Small class sizes with a high staff ratio.
• Modern, flexible, and designed-for-purpose learning spaces.
• A focus on work-life balance, with team building and wellbeing days scheduled in.
• A highly experienced team of educators to offer assistance and guidance.
• Ongoing coaching and mentoring with behaviour strategies and learning design.
• Flexibility to create engaging and innovative lessons.
• A friendly, supportive, and welcoming team.
• Professional development opportunities and role diversity.

Essential requirements

• Victorian Institute of Teaching registration.
• First aid certificate or be willing to obtain one.
• Be legally entitled to work in Australia.

Desirable

• Understanding and experience of teaching highly-capable neurodiverse students.

Key Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated ability to tailor lesson plans and teaching strategies to meet the needs of neurodiverse students, considering their strengths, weaknesses, and sensory sensitivities.
• Demonstrated understanding of engaging students who have often had a negative experience in a mainstream setting and are not always in a place to learn.
• Demonstrated ability to design engaging, creative lessons to improve student outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a small team and develop strong relationships with students, staff, and the Tombolo community.
• Demonstrated patience, understanding, and empathy when working with students who may require additional time, support, and encouragement to grasp concepts and complete tasks.
• Demonstrated proficiency in integrating technology to enhance learning for neurodiverse students.

All staff are expected to abide by the child safety requirements for recruitment, employment and professional learning as specified in the Child Safe Standards as set out in Ministerial Order No Tombolo Academy is committed to ensuring child safety and has a zero tolerance for child abuse. Tombolo Academy undertakes several screening processes to ensure the appropriate protection of children in its care. This includes reference checks, qualification checks and professional registration checks.

Please apply by submitting a current CV and cover letter addressing the 6 Key Selection Criteria above.

If you are interested in learning more about neurodiverse students or Tombolo Academy, please explore our website at