Visual Arts Assistant

Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School is an Anglican day school strongly committed to single sex education for girls. Catering for students from Early Learning Centre (Three Year Old) to Year 12, Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School seeks to provide excellence in education within a caring Christian community and to prepare young women for a personally and professionally fulfilling life.

About the role

The Visual Arts program at Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School offers students a broad and enriching range of creative experiences across diverse media, fostering imagination, creativity, and artistic appreciation.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Visual Arts Assistant to join our team on a full-time basis, term time only.

The Visual Arts Assistant supports the effective operation of the Visual Arts Department by ordering materials for students and staff, maintaining storerooms, managing the equipment borrowing register, and preparing class sets of resources. The role includes providing technical assistance during lessons, responding to telephone enquiries, taking minutes at faculty meetings, and displaying student artwork. Responsibilities also involve loading, firing, and unloading both electric and gas kilns, as well as ensuring that stock, equipment, and learning spaces are well maintained. This is a hands-on, physically active position that contributes to a collaborative, high-performing team culture, working closely with colleagues within the Faculty and across the School.

In addition, all staff are required to participate in the wellbeing program of the School, to take rostered grounds duty and to participate actively in the wider co-curricular program of the School.

What you bring

• Strong customer service skills, with the ability to establish and maintain constructive, respectful relationships with people at all levels across both educational and operational areas.
• Demonstrated ability to assess tasks and processes, and to prioritise work based on the criticality and urgency of activities.
• A sound understanding of occupational health and safety requirements and safe work practices, including manual handling and the safe use of equipment.
• A current Working with Children Check for Employment

Additional Information

Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School has a zero tolerance policy for child abuse and is committed to promoting child safety, children's wellbeing and protecting children from abuse. Ministerial Order 1359 requires Ivanhoe Girls’ to implement child safety standards and to accommodate and take the needs of all children (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, children with disabilities, and children who are vulnerable) into account when creating a child safe environment.

The incumbent of this role must comply with Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School’s child safety policies and related policies and procedures (including the Code of Conduct), upholding the overarching principles and values set out and conducting themselves in accordance with the commitment to take all reasonable steps to promote the safety of children.

How to Apply

Please submit your cover letter and resume via the School’s website and address applications to:

Deryck Greenwood
Head of Creative Arts
Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School
123 Marshall Street
Ivanhoe VIC 3079

Applications close: 9.00am, Friday 13 February 2026

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply