Creative Arts Assistant
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Employment Type: Full-time, Term-Time Only
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Location: Senior School
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Applications Close: Monday 18 August 2025 at 4:00 pm
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Start Date: Term I, 2026
About the School
The Illawarra Grammar School is an independent co-educational P-12 Anglican Grammar School. We are part of a vibrant, diverse and engaged community, providing our students with a holistic education where they are empowered to achieve their best. You will be supported in your role by a highly experienced team of teaching and support staff, with access to state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.
Staff at TIGS are expected to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to both education and the Christian faith, embodying the values upon which our School was founded.
The School is earning a reputation for achieving excellent educational outcomes for its students. This is a reputation that our learning community is determined to enhance.
The TIGS Statement of Mission and Values captures the School’s fundamental commitment to quality teaching and learning that:
• has rigorous student learning as its core business
• is built around the pursuit of academic excellence, and
• cultivates an aspirational ethos that pursues the achievement of outstanding learning outcomes.
The School’s Mission Statement reads: “The achievement of academic excellence in a caring environment that is founded on Christian belief and behaviour, so that students are equipped to act with wisdom, compassion and justice as faithful stewards of our world.”
A demonstrated commitment to, and support of, the School’s Mission and Values Statement are essential.
Position Details:
The Creative Arts Assistant is responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations of Creative Arts subject areas, such as Food Technology, Hospitality and Visual Arts, ensuring the ordering, safe preparation, organisation and maintenance of materials, food supplies, equipment and learning environments.
Experience in working with Food Technology/Hospitality and Visual Arts teachers and/or industry expertise would be advantageous.
If you have any questions about this position, please email Ms Nicole Cheetham, EA to the Principal: ncheetham@tigs.nsw.edu.au.
Why work at TIGS?

Professional Development

Attractive Remuneration

Salary Sacrifice Benefits

Staff Health and Wellbeing
The EAP offers short-term counselling either in face-to-face sessions, over the phone or via video conferencing. The counselling approach is designed to help clarify problems, identify solutions and develop plans for the future that include ways to approach difficult situations positively and constructively.
A fitness room is also accessible outside school hours.
The School Council provides three gift days (in addition to statutory leave) for Professional and Operational staff.
There is an onsite canteen and a Staff Common Room with fruit provided by the School.
Our classrooms are comfortable and air conditioned.

Respectful and Friendly Students

School Fee Concessions
The School offers generous fee reduction and priority enrolment to staff, with access to our before and after school care services. Please note: All staff benefits provided are subject to government regulation, School budgets, policies and the on-going approval of the School Council.
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