A career at The Friends’ School offers the opportunity to learn, teach and grow in a supportive and engaging environment. The School’s Purpose & Concerns and Quaker Testimonies of Integrity, Simplicity, Equality and Peace are a part of the everyday workings of the School which guide our staff in supporting each other and our students in their education and life journey.
The use of silence before and after meetings and in Meetings for Worship allows us all to be present in the moment and clear our thoughts to be open to the task at hand. For further reading on Quakerism visit Quakers Australia. Further information on Quakerism in the School can be found here.
Interested persons are invited to review the School’s Staff Equal Opportunity Recruitment Policy.
An Employment Application Form should be downloaded to accompany each application.
See more under Expectations of Teachers.
Direct Enquiries to
Human Resources & Professional Learning Officer
by email at employment@friends.tas.edu.au
or telephone (03) 6238 2324
Do you want to be part of a dynamic team of committed staff in a supportive and fun environment?
Do you have a passion for quality customer experiences, continuous improvement in service delivery and experience developing operational efficiency in businesses and teams?
Friends Health & Fitness is looking for an operations leader with demonstrated experience in operations management including developing and implementing business operational plans and strategies to engage stakeholders.
The successful candidate will have mentored and supported teams to achieve operational goals as well as having experience in project management and the ability to maintain an overview of day to day operations of the business.
You will have a passion for collaborating with colleagues, supporting the Centres Systems and processes and providing dynamic, proactive and innovative ideas to strengthen and build the business.
If leading people to deliver top quality services excites you, then this is the role for you. A strong business acumen and a commitment to developing business practices are critical to this role.
A detailed position description for this role can be found here.
Applications must include:
and should be received by 9.00am on Monday 12 May 2025. Please address your application to Esther Hill – Principal and email to employment@friends.tas.edu.au
We are seeking to appoint caring and highly motivated people to work with our early learning children.
Our Centre provides early learning programs for children from 12 weeks through to a Kindergarten program for three-to-four-year-olds, as well as an Outside School Hours Care Program.
Applicants must possess a minimum of a Certificate III in Children’s Services. Knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia and National Quality Standard is central to this role.
Our Early Childhood program embraces the IB PYP, the EYLF and the Reggio Emilia Approach. Knowledge of these would be desirable but is not essential.
Further details can be found in these position descriptions:
Please send through an Expression of Interest in this role to employment@friends.tas.edu.au including:
and addressing it to Esther Hill – Principal. You may then be contacted if we would like to meet you for an interview.
We are seeking to appoint caring and highly motivated people to work with our early learning children on a casual basis.
Our Centre provides early learning programs for children from 12 weeks through to a Kindergarten program for three-to-four-year-olds, as well as an Outside School Hours Care Program.
Applicants must possess a minimum of a Certificate III in Children’s Services. Knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia and National Quality Standard is central to this role.
Our Early Childhood program embraces the IB PYP, the EYLF and the Reggio Emilia Approach. Knowledge of these would be desirable but is not essential.
A comprehensive position description cn be found here.
Applications must include:
We will review applications as they are submitted. Please address your application to Esther Hill – Principal, and email to employment@friends.tas.edu.au.
We are seeking to appoint a qualified, passionate and innovative Food & Fibre Teacher to join our Technology Faculty team. Our Food & Fibre curriculum at The Friends’ School is based on the Purpose and Concerns, the 9/10 Australian Curriculum and includes the provision of courses to our 11/12 students completing the TCE/VET and IBDP.
We encourage both early career and established teachers who are qualified to teach and passionate about teaching Food & Fibre to apply. The capacity and willingness to teach a wide range of Food and Fibre courses, across a range of year levels is preferred, including TCE Level 3 Food and Nutrition. An understanding of VET training courses would be advantageous.
This is a maximum-term, full-time contract commencing on Monday 28 July 2025 and finishing on 31 December 2026. There will be a temporary leadership opportunity within the Technology Faculty in Semester 2, 2025, for which the successful applicant can apply.
A comprehensive position description, along with details required for applying for this position, is provided here.
Applications must include:
Please address your application to Esther Hill – Principal, and email to employment@friends.tas.edu.au.
We are seeking a dynamic and proactive HR Advisor to play a key role in the delivery of effective Human Resources across Friends’.
Reporting to the Human Resources Manager, the Human Resources Advisor will coordinate recruitment, onboarding and employee lifecycle activities, ensuring exceptional service delivery and compliance with employment legislation and school policies . The role offers a diverse portfolio, supporting both strategic initiatives and day-to-day operations.
The successful applicant will show experience and understanding of the following areas:
This is a maximum-term, full-time role commencing on Monday 1 July 2025 until Monday 22 December 2025.
A comprehensive position description can be found here.
Applications must include:
and should be received by 9.00 am, Wednesday 21 May 2025. Please address your application to Esther Hill – Principal, and email to employment@friends.tas.edu.au.
We are seeking to appoint an innovative, motivated professional to join our ICT team on a permanent basis.
The System & Configuration role assists with the administration, implementation, development and support of various information services through excellent communication and exercising initiative in the application of professional practices. This role works in partnership with all areas of the School and the successful candidate will supply Level 2 and 3 systems support administration to those areas.
The successful applicant will bring the following experience and attributes to the role:
This is a permanent full-time role and would ideally commence as soon as possible however the start date is negotiable.
A comprehensive position description can be found here.
Applications must include:
and should be received by 9.00 am, Monday 26 May 2025. Please address your application to Esther Hill – Principal, and email to employment@friends.tas.edu.au.
We are seeking to appoint an innovative, motivated professional to join our ICT team on a permanent basis.
Our ICT Service Desk team works across two campuses, supporting each other to run the day to day needs of the staff and students in the School. This role requires expertise to provide Level 2 support for service desk requests escalated from Level 1. You will provide exemplary customer service to the School community and be able to use your initiative when required.
The Service Desk Analyst will bring the following experience and attributes to the role:
This is a permanent role with candidates wanting part time or full time work to be considered. The role will ideally commence as soon as possible however the start date is negotiable.
A comprehensive position description can be found here.
Applications must include:
and should be received by 9.00 am, Monday 26 May 2025. Please address your application to Esther Hill – Principal, and email to employment@friends.tas.edu.au.
We are seeking to appoint a qualified, supportive and caring Psychologist to join our Access & Inclusion team. This short term contract is in place to cover staff leave for Term 3, 2025.
The primary responsibility of the School Psychologist – Senior School is to look after students in a role of support, prevention and intervention. This role will work primarily with Years 9 to 12 and other students as required.
The School Psychologist will be responsible to the Director of Access & Inclusion, the Head of Senior School and, through the Head of School, to the Principal.
This is maximum-term, full-time contract commencing on Monday 21 July 2025 and finishing on Friday 26 September 2025.
A comprehensive position description can be found here.
Applications must include:
and should be received by 9.00 am, Monday 26 May 2025. Please address your application to Esther Hill – Principal, and email to employment@friends.tas.edu.au.
We are looking to build a core group of casual Learning Assistants who are passionate about supporting and engaging students to achieve the best learning outcomes possibl e.
The Access & Inclusion Learning Assistants work with classroom and A & I teachers to support students diverse learning needs in the day to day delivery of our Teaching and Learning programs. They engage with students who have a diverse range of learning needs including those with an identified disability or learning difficulties, EAL/D and high ability students.
This role provides a varied work day where no two days are alike, but each day has the potential to be very rewarding.
A comprehensive position description can be found here.
Applications must include:
The application period will close at 9.00am, Monday 2 June 2025. We will review applications as they are submitted and may interview candidates before the application period closes.
Please address your application to Esther Hill – Principal, and email to employment@friends.tas.edu.au.
The Friends’ School is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all our students and staff. We are proud of our strong culture around safety and we proactively follow a continuous improvement program to take Work Health & Safety outcomes beyond compliance.
The School is also in the process of seeking accreditation as a Child Safe Institution and is a registered organisation under the National Redress Scheme.
Applicants for all positions at The Friends’ School will be asked to provide a current Working with Vulnerable People registration as well as an up to date National Police Check.
The School is committed to offering Professional Learning to staff across all areas of the School and through many different career paths. Our generous professional learning program is designed to support the personal and professional growth of our staff, the strategic aims of the School and to positively impact our students’ outcomes.
The School Professional learning program is varied and includes both internal and external (to attend or facilitate), the Teacher Immersion in Quaker School Program and the Innovation in Teaching and/or Leadership Grants. Staff also have access to professional learning presented by leaders in their field, both locally and globally and in consultation with their supervisor will proactively map their career path for the future.
The Friends’ School is a co-educational Quaker school based on fundamental values such as the intrinsic worth of each person, the recognition of “that of God” in everyone, the desirability of simplicity and the need to establish peace and justice.
Gender equality has been central to Quakerism since its founding. As such the School strives to ensure that equality, including gender equality, is a fundamental experience for staff and students alike.
Read The Friends’ School’s Gender Pay Gap Employer Statement here.
The Friends’ School is committed to the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of our staff.
We have developed a Staff Wellbeing Program which runs throughout the year. This program is designed to give all staff access to information and activities relating to their physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. The program brings staff together from all over our school, fostering engagement in our community.
Eligible staff have the opportunity to access no-cost membership at Friends Health & Fitness, which provides access to the pool and gym facilities. A morning community Yoga class is also hosted once a week for staff and students. Members of The Friends’ School community are also welcome to attend a short Meeting for Worship held each Thursday morning during term time.
An Employee Assistance Program is supported by the School giving staff access to free confidential counselling and has developed a return to work program and health care plans for non-work related injuries.
The School offers a range of programs to encourage balance in our staff’s working life including Renewal Leave and Paid Parental Leave, which includes paid partner leave and in addition to the federally funded paid parental leave scheme. Long Services Leave is also available after 10 years of continuous service.
Corporate Health Fund memberships (currently with BUPA and St Luke’s) and free onsite flu vaccinations are also organised and provided to staff.
Staff at The Friends’ School have an opportunity to become involved in community projects both within the School and externally through School supported committees and projects. Staff are welcome to participate in a range of committees and groups such as the Staff and Student Environment Committee, the Wellbeing Committee and the Professional Learning Reference Group. Externally the school is involved with community projects such as Loui’s Van and Relay for Life.
