Employment
Emanuel School – a co-educational Jewish Day School – is a thriving place of learning. Students from Pre-school to Year 12 learn, play and flourish on our beautiful heritage-listed campus in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Our motto, Mind Spirit Being, encapsulates our school. We aim to open the mind, awaken the spirit and engage the whole being within a culture of excellence, respect and the desire to strive for one’s best.
Why work at Emanuel?
Emanuel School has been recognised as a 5-Star Employer of Choice by The Educator magazine. This prestigious award is testament to the fact that, by working at Emanuel you will become part of a community that is supportive, caring and respectful.
We know that you are not just looking for a job, but a place to grow, develop and shine. We also know that while we do offer a salary above the Multi-Enterprise Agreement level, you’re looking for more than just money.
We also know that your worklife balance is important to you. At Emanuel, not only do teachers (0.8FTE and above) have weekly ‘Do Not Disturb’ periods, they also won’t be asked to participate in weekend sport.
When you join our team, you can also expect:
- professional development and leadership opportunities to help develop your mind, spirit and being.
- additional leave for Jewish High Holidays.
- a comprehensive staff wellbeing program, including access to the School’s gym and weekly staff fitness sessions with a qualified trainer and optional annual flu shots.
- access to up to four confidential counselling sessions for yourself and immediate family each year via our EAP provider.
- time to get to know each other, with events and activities planned by our Social Committee.
- where applicable, discounted school fees to staff who have children enrolled at our School.
Emanuel School is a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage people from all religions and backgrounds to join our team.
Children’s wellbeing is everything to us
Emanuel School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. This is the primary focus of our care and decision-making. Emanuel has zero tolerance for child abuse and our culture is built around an environment that enables children to thrive.
Current opportunities
Coordinator of Primary Sport & PDHPE Teacher K-10
We have a rare leadership opportunity available for a PDHPE teacher to lead the Primary Sport program. This includes managing and coordinating the weekly interschool sport competitions, arranging and conducting representative sports carnivals, organising representative sport trials for students to represent Emanuel School at ASISSA and other representative pathways to ensure maximum participation of Emanuel School students at the highest representative level, and liaising with parents and students to coordinate logistics for representative sports.
This is a full time, permanent position starting from the commencement of the 2026 school year. In addition to their face-to-face teaching responsibilities, this role receives a 10-period allocation and Leadership Level 1 allowance.
TAS / Visual Arts Teacher
We have an opportunity for an engaging and innovative TAS / Visual Arts Teacher to join our team. This is a part time, one year position commencing at the start of the 2026 school year (Friday, 23 January 2026) until the end of school year. The approximate load will be 0.7FTE.
Science Teacher
We have an opportunity for an engaging and experienced Science Teacher to join our team.This is a full time, permanent position commencing at the start of the 2026 school year (Friday, 23 January 2026).
Hebrew Teacher K-6
Emanuel School has an exciting opportunity for a Hebrew Teacher to join the Primary School, teaching years K-6.
This is a permanent position at 0.8FTE available from the start of Term 1, 2026. Full time will be considered for the right candidate. You will find a role description here with more information about this position.