Saxophone​/Clarinet Teacher

Lauriston Girls’ School
is a forward thinking,independent K-12 School.

We arealways looking for exceptional people who love learning, are inspiring and bring empathy to their work. The school fosters workplace gender equality and ongoing professional development.

Lauriston Girls’ School seeks to employ an experienced and enthusiastic

Teacher of Saxophone/Clarinet for approximately 5 hours per week,for Terms 1 & 2, 2026.

This casual position includes approximately 2.25 hours per week of group saxophone tuition as part of the semester-long Year 5 Band Program and approximately 2.5 hours of private clarinet/saxophone tuition.

The Year 5

Band Program includes 3 x 45-minute weekly sessions for the duration of Semester
1. Availability to teach between 8.30am and
12.30pm on Fridays is essential.

• Be adynamic, innovative, and motivating Saxophone/Clarinet specialist, with demonstrated experience teaching beginner to intermediate level musicians
• Bewilling to work collaboratively with the Acting Year 5 Band Program Coordinator to inspire student engagement in theschool’s woodwind program and support the recruitment of Saxophone students
• Have experience working within a Junior Band Program context and demonstrated ability to manage small groups of students
• Encourage student involvement in the school’s co-curricular bandand orchestral ensemble programs, in order to develop the woodwind culture at Lauriston
• Bewilling to incorporate technology and other elements of contemporary curriculum into their lessons
• Utilisea range of strategies and skills to engage young musicians,supporting them to develop an intrinsic interest in the studyof Saxophone/Clarinet
• Bewilling to work collaboratively with families, utilising appropriate methods of communication to ensure students can be supported to practise successfully at home
• Experience teaching within a Kodály framework is highly desirable

• Acollaborative teaching approach is essential for working as amember of the Lauriston Music Department
• Acurrent VIT registration or Working with Children Check is required

Please refer to the Position Description for full details of the position.

All applicants are encouraged to submit a short Cover Letter along withyour Resume and addressed to Sabine Partington,Principal.

9:00am, Wednesday 28 January 2026

Early applications are strongly encouraged. We will be shortlisting applications as we receive them, so the position may be filled earlier than the closing date.

Lauriston Girls’ School is a child safe organisation which welcomes children, young people and their families. We have no tolerance forchild abuse and take proactive steps to identify and manage anyrisks of harm to students in our school environments. Every person involved in our school has an important role in promoting child safety and wellbeing and promptly raising any issues or concerns about a child’s safety.

All staff are required to follow the School’s Child Safety policies and Child Safety Code of Conduct.