Meet the Team
At KVS, we value life experience, passion and personal sparks as the most enduring and essential qualities in our staff. Our teachers are known as mentors, reflecting the partnership that we consider essential in a holistic approach to academic learning and personal development. Our team is creative, resourceful, collaborative, and fun, and we deeply believe in transforming education.
As a child-safe organisation, we value diversity in our community, expect engagement from families, and ensure we have practices in place to allow all children and young people to be safe and feel safe. Koonwarra Village School is focused on the safety and wellbeing of its students at all times and has a zero tolerance approach to child abuse and harm.
When our school first opened, there was a natural grouping of younger and older children into two key spaces in the school. The younger children (Foundation and Level 1) were inspired by the beautiful natural sunlight that comes into their space, so this became the Sun Room. The older children (Levels 2 - 6) were inspired by the Triskelion school logo and are known as Triskels. These two learning communities continue to function as our two multi-age ‘classrooms’.
Employment OPPORTUNITIES
Koonwarra Village School is seeking a part-time (0.8 FTE) mentor to join our wonderful teaching team.
We are looking for a creative and energetic teacher with a natural affinity for alternative education to oversee the academic, social and emotional development of students from Year 2 to Year 6.
We are looking for educators with the following strengths:
Educators who care passionately about democratic education models and social emotional learning, and
Educators who are self-motivated, adaptive, adventurous, resilient and playful.
Alongside these qualities, you will also need:
Registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (or another State/Territory equivalent body).
A Bachelor Degree or higher in Early Childhood and/or Primary/Secondary Education.
Ability and keen desire to teach in an alternative or holistic school setting.
A deep respect for all children and a clear personal teaching philosophy that matches with the Philosophy and Guiding Principles of Koonwarra Village School.
A passion for life-long learning, a demonstrated growth mindset and well developed executive skills.
We expect people to come to us with a thirst for their own learning, and the ability to be flexible and highly adaptive to new situations and challenges. Working in a non-traditional structure can be challenging and can also stimulate lots of personal growth. If you have varied life experiences and thrive in indoor and outdoor teaching settings, we would love to hear from you!
Koonwarra Village School approaches learning by supporting the development of independence, decision-making and self-regulation. This is a dynamic, student-centred environment, and we are seeking a proactive educator who thrives in a flexible, responsive and collaborative setting.
This is a 12-month Maternity Leave Position, with potential for ongoing employment beyond the initial contract. The position commences in mid-May 2026, allowing for a handover period in preparation for Semester 2.
Applications close Friday, 24th April.
Please read through the Position Description and complete an online application here if you would like to apply.
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Our school follows a different calendar from other schools. You can find our 2026 calendar here.
KVS Board
The KVS Board is guided by a Board Governance Charter and informed by the KVS Constitution. The Board’s main function is to provide guidance for the successful operation of the school via the Schools’ Strategic Plan, budgets and policies.
Our current board members are: Anna Hawkins (Chair), Matt Stamm, Sam Shannon and Taegan Holford. The Board currently meets eight times each year.
