Drama Teacher / Educator – Fixed Term Part-Time Mon–Wed

Monday–Wednesday | School terms | Sydney Metro
$43.16 per hour + 12% super | $0.91/km travel reimbursement

Established in 1996, The Drama Toolbox is a leading provider of educational drama incursions across Sydney and Melbourne.

Our experienced team uses drama, imagination, movement, costumes and puppetry to create engaging learning experiences for preschool and primary-aged children. Behind every educator is an established office and teaching team providing the resources, training and support needed to deliver exceptional programs.

And importantly, our programs are designed to leave children and teachers with a smile on their faces and a spring in their step!

We're looking for an experienced educator to join our Sydney team in a fixed-term, part-time maternity leave replacement position from Monday 21 September 2026 to Wednesday 29 September 2027.

The position is 3 days per week – Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday – during school terms, providing a consistent and clearly defined working week.

You'll travel to primary schools, preschools, childcare centres and vacation care programs across metropolitan Sydney, delivering our established drama incursions, with up to five workshop sessions scheduled per day.

A key part of this role is being able to quickly read the room – assessing an unfamiliar group, building rapport and adapting your delivery while maintaining the energy, structure and curriculum outcomes of the program.

You'll bring your experience as an educator together with strong storytelling, group management and facilitation skills to create memorable learning experiences through drama.

If you love teaching but could happily live without the marking, assessments, reports and parent interviews, this role offers a very different way to use your skills.

We offer:

• Monday–Wednesday working days during school terms

• $43.16 per hour + 12% superannuation – equivalent to $48.34 per hour including super

• $0.91/km reimbursement for eligible work-related travel

• Pro-rata paid annual and personal/carer’s leave in accordance with the National Employment Standards

• Paid on-site training

• Paid professional development

• Paid uniforms

• Ongoing mentoring and support

• No classroom assessment, report writing or parent liaison responsibilities

• No classroom duty-of-care responsibilities

• An established library of lesson plans, costumes, puppets and teaching resources

As part of your induction, orientation and training may require up to two weeks based at our Melbourne Head Office.

Team Professional Development is also held twice each year during the April and September school holiday periods. Attendance is required and, on these occasions, there may be a variation to the usual Monday–Wednesday working pattern – for example, working Friday in place of Tuesday. Any variation will be negotiated well in advance.

The April 2027 Professional Development may require attendance at our Melbourne Head Office.

We're looking for someone with strong experience working with preschool and/or primary-aged children who is confident managing classrooms and loves bringing learning to life.

You'll be someone who:

• Has experience working with groups of children in educational settings

• Has strong classroom or group-management skills

• Is an engaging storyteller and confident facilitator

• Can quickly build rapport with children and educators

• Enjoys variety and is comfortable working independently in different educational settings

• Is organised, reliable and an excellent time manager

• Is comfortable travelling throughout metropolitan Sydney

Primary classroom teaching experience is highly regarded, as is a Bachelor of Education specialising in Primary or Early Childhood Education.

You must be available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between approximately 8am and 4pm during school terms.

You'll visit different locations across Sydney each working day using your own reliable vehicle. Our Sydney base is in Kingsgrove, which you'll access regularly to collect and return the resource kits used in our programs, so applicants living within reasonable travelling distance of the St George area are well placed for the role.

If you love working with children and would like to use your teaching skills in a role with variety, creativity and a genuine work-life balance, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications close Monday 7 September 2026.

Please submit your application via the SEEK portal. A detailed Position Description is available on request.

Join The Drama Toolbox and help us continue to educate, inspire and ignite children's imaginations through drama.