Teacher: Junior School Music (ELC – Y6)

The Role

Since 1899, Mentone Girls’ Grammar has been dedicated to nurturing the minds and hearts of young women with purpose and integrity. Our motto, Vero Nihil Verius – Nothing Truer Than Truth – continues to guide our students as they grow into confident, capable, and compassionate young women who shape their own futures.

With a strategic and moral commitment to empowering girls and ensuring every student is known, seen and heard, we seek to appoint an outstanding and relational Music Teacher to join our Junior School team.

The successful applicant will be responsible for delivering a creative, engaging and inspiring Music Program, demonstrating both creativity and rigour in curriculum delivery. They will enjoy working collaboratively within a diverse, dynamic and committed team and bring a demonstrated capacity and passion for teaching Music in a primary school setting (ELC–6).

Mentone Girls’ Grammar has a strong Kodály-based classroom Music Program in the Junior School. The successful candidate will be trained in, or currently undertaking training towards, the Australian Kodály Certificate and will be committed to continuing and developing this established program.

At the heart of this role is a teacher who builds strong, positive relationships with students and colleagues, has a natural rapport with children and inspires students to engage, grow in confidence and achieve their best.

Experience in teaching strings or brass is essential.

This position is being offered as a part-time, ongoing role. The successful candidate will be able to commence in Term 1, 2027.

How to Apply

For a detailed role description and application requirements, please visit our website

https://www.mentonegirls.vic.edu.au/about/employment/

Applications, addressed to the Principal, Ms Lauren Perfect, should include a full Curriculum Vitae and contact details of three professional referees.  Applications will be accepted via the School’s website.

Suitable applicants may be interviewed as they apply.

The closing date for applications is Monday 24 August 2026.

Commitment to Child Safety

* Mentone Girls’ Grammar School is committed to and promotes the safety, wellbeing, inclusion, participation and empowerment of all children, including Aboriginal children, children with a disability and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. 

* Mentone Girls’ Grammar School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and has a zero tolerance of child abuse. To create and maintain a child safe school, Mentone Girls’ Grammar apply Child Safe Standards.

* Mentone Girls' Grammar School has rigorous human resources and recruitment practices for all its staff and volunteers. All of our people, including volunteers and contractors, are required to hold a current Working with Children Check or current VIT Registration as well as undergo an identity check.