Employment at Barker

With more than 350 teaching staff and 200 support staff, Barker College is a diverse, vibrant, and dynamic professional environment. We provide a range of benefits to support the ongoing wellbeing of all our staff

Barker is a thriving and busy school with a strong commitment to fostering a supportive, collaborative and forward-thinking work environment.

We also have five satellite campuses:

An Outdoor Education facility at The Grange, Mount Victoria, NSW
An Indigenous Darkinjung Barker Campus in Yarramalong, NSW (established 2016)
An Indigenous Ngarralingayil Barker Campus in Wollembi, NSW (established 2020)
An Indigenous Dhupuma Barker Campus in Gunyangara, NT (established 2021)
Marri Mittigar, NSW, special assistance school for children of refugee experience (established 2024)

Connection, Belonging and Values

Attract

From professional learning to financial and health wellbeing, we continually invest in our staff to help them to achieve their personal best and to realise their full potential.

Barker College is a Mental Health First Aid Australia Gold Badged Skilled Workplace and a Workplace Gender Equality Employer.

Engage

At Barker, we aim to be an engaging place of work where all staff are valued and nurtured through a dynamic professional learning community. We encourage and support all our teaching and support staff to be lifelong learners, to be inspired and be supported to thrive in their roles through ongoing professional learning, research and self-reflection.

Staff are highly aligned to the School values of Commitment, Compassion, Courage, Integrity and Respect and take pride in making a positive contribution to student life within and beyond the classroom.

Inspire

In 2023 and again in 2026, Barker College was delighted to be named as a winner of the 5-Star Employer of Choice Award by The Educator, recognising the excellent experience the School provides for its employees to perform and feel valued.

The School was also recognised as an Employer of Choice in the Australian Business Awards 2023. In line with our Motto, "Honour non Honores", it is not the award, but the intentional striving towards a work environment where all employees are enabled to thrive and in keeping on par or ahead of worker expectations, that supports a values laden culture of excellence.

Successful applicants will be expected to support the Mission, Vision and Values of the School. All successful applicants will be subject to child protection screening in keeping with the legislation and the School's Child Safe Organisation Policy.

Junior School Library Assistant

Applications close: Monday 09 November 2026 at 10:00am

Position Description JS Library Assistant And Technician FINAL (PDF)

Collaborate with and support the Library team and Junior School students with enthusiasm, energy, initiative and flexibility.

This will be a Permanent, Part-Time role (0.2FTE - preferably Friday) commencing 1 January 2027.

Barker College runs an orientation event for new staff on 20 January 2027, prior to the whole staff returning for Professional Development on 22 January 2027.

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Secondary School Teaching Interns

Applications close: Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 10:00am

Position Description - Secondary School Teaching Intern (PDF)

Gain valuable classroom experience, professional mentoring, and experience at a thriving School environment as you undertake your primary or subject specific teaching degree.

As part of our People & Culture Strategy, Barker College aims to attract, engage and inspire high-quality educators in the teaching profession.

We are delighted to be offering Internships for Teacher Education Students at our Secondary School on Sydney’s North Shore in Hornsby. The Internship Program at Barker is designed to provide access to classroom experience, development of subject knowledge and skills, and to assist with the teaching and learning in their subject area.

Internship applications are open to all subject areas, though expressions of interest in the following subjects may be advantageous:

• Design and Technology
• Science
• English
• Mathematics
• Engineering Studies and Computer Science

Barker Interns will be offered paid casual employment of up to 1 – 2 days per week, nominating their availability to fit around their university studies and will have access to professional development, internal teacher coaching and onsite facilities (Health Centre, World Class Fitness and Gym Facilities, Complimentary Lunch).

Barker Interns will receive ongoing and close supervision by experienced classroom teachers who will provide guidance, be role models and the delivery of informal and formal feedback. Interns will be expected to participate in self-reflection on their performance and compile a portfolio of professional experiences, demonstrating capacity against the AITSL Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

Please send your Cover Letter and Resume to [email protected] to register your interest in the Barker Internship Program and a member of our team will be in contact with you in due course.

Director of Executive Operations and Company Secretary

Applications close: Thursday 12 November 2026 at 10:00am

PD Director Executive Operations Final (PDF)

Barker College is seeking an experienced and commercially astute Director of Executive Operations & Company Secretary to join our team at our Hornsby campus.

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Director of Volleyball