Experienced Primary Teacher

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Primary Teacher to join our team in in 2026. This is a full-time team teaching role with a full-time teacher-aide and small class sizes (typically 12-25 students). You will collaborate across classrooms and engage deeply with families and the community. The role involves:

• Daily classroom teaching and collaborative planning

• Non-contact team planning during holiday periods before each term (4 days before Terms 1 & 3, 2 days before Terms 2 & 4)

• Daily family engagement and parent meetings

• Report cards, student observations and records management

• Curriculum planning and delivery using project, inquiry and play-based models

• Attendance at community events: end-of-term concerts, Whole Community Meetings, Working Bees and annual events

• Active participation in our pedagogical approach and staff mentoring program

• Bringing your own passions and interests into the community
  

Start date: Term 4 or sooner.

We are seeking a teacher with:

• Relationship-based behaviour management using consistent boundaries

• Experience with students in multi-age settings (Prep–Year 6 range)

• Confidence and warmth in daily family communication

• Passion for working with both gifted and neurodiverse students

• Enthusiasm for experimentation, observation and reflective practice

• Awareness of their own growth and self-perception as a teacher

• Familiarity with the Australian Curriculum (not just C2C)
  

Bonus skills:

• Experience in play/project/inquiry learning models

• Confidence in multi-age classrooms or team teaching

• Competence with Google Workspace for Education
  

Brisbane Independent School (BiS) is Queensland’s oldest progressive school (est. 1967), known for its visionary, child-centred approach and leafy Pullenvale campus. Our pedagogy is grounded in Integral Theory and Compassionate Communication. We serve 60 students across three developmental Basecamps and focus on play, inquiry and project learning woven with social and emotional development.

In 2025, BIS participated in the State of the Independent School Workforce Project (ISQ x PeopleBench), alongside 88 other Queensland independent schools and 3,000 educators. Our results stood out:

• 100% staff positivity when describing our culture and workforce (vs 72–77% benchmark)

• Net Promoter Score of 60 as a workplace (vs 29 benchmark) and learning site (vs 39 benchmark)

• Top-tier alignment between school culture and both staff values (9.6/10) and school goals (8.6/10)

• Described by staff as supportive, collaborative, dedicated and safe

Put simply, our staff love working here. And that joy translates directly into meaningful relationships and vibrant learning.

• Leafy Pullenvale campus with open classrooms and fresh air

• Low student numbers with full-time aide support in every class

• A warm, emotionally literate school culture

• Extensive induction and mentoring in your first year

• Significant planning time (non-contact weeks + generous PCT)

• Deep professional growth encouraged and supported

• A true community: parents, children and teachers collaborate as a village
  

Teaching at BIS is a vocation, not a 9–5 job. If you thrive on shared purpose, connection, and educational integrity, we’d love to meet you!

Submit your resume and cover letter via SEEK.

Onsite interviews are preferred, but Zoom can be arranged for interstate applicants.

Shortlisted applicants must be available for a paid classroom trial of up to 2 days.