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Specialising in quality education staffing solutions since.

Contact us today and start your teaching adventure! Welcome to HARKE Recruitment, your go-to recruitment agency that's as approachable as we are professional in the Australian education sector. 🍎📚

📍 Based in Sydney, we're proud to service schools all over the country, whether it's in the bustling cities, regional communities or the outback.

👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 Tailoring opportunities for Primary and Secondary teachers as well as Teaching Aides, we're all about finding the perfect fit for both candidates and schools.

💬 Our ethos centre on open and transparent communication, prioritising meaningful, long-term relationships with both our candidates and client schools.

🌏 Local or international, we’ve got you covered! We work with candidates based in Australia and beyond to bring the best talent into Aussie classrooms.

🤝 Join us in making a difference in education. We’re not just filling roles; we’re helping build futures.

There's a worry we hear from experienced teachers more often than you'd think, usually phrased as a joke: am I too expen...
22/10/2026

There's a worry we hear from experienced teachers more often than you'd think, usually phrased as a joke: am I too expensive now?

Underneath it is something real. A sense that twenty years of experience reads to a school as cost and inflexibility rather than capability.

The hiring pattern doesn't support that.

Most of the teachers we place are well into their careers, and schools filling Term 1 2027 roles are looking for people who can step in and teach properly from week one.

That's not something a graduate can offer, however good they are.

What does help is how you present it.

Years on their own are abstract.

What you've actually done with them isn't.

Programs you've set up, a cohort that shifted under you, the colleagues you've brought along.

That's the part a panel remembers.

If you're weighing up a move for Term 1 2027, get in touch.

The checks you never see are the ones that make a placement safe.Documents, registrations, references, all followed up b...
21/10/2026

The checks you never see are the ones that make a placement safe.

Documents, registrations, references, all followed up before a teacher ever reaches a school.

Nicole from our team on the compliance work that gives schools real confidence in who's walking through the door.

Today's Job Drop is a rare one: a Principal role at a Catholic primary school in regional NSW.This is a fully non-teachi...
20/10/2026

Today's Job Drop is a rare one: a Principal role at a Catholic primary school in regional NSW.

This is a fully non-teaching position on a five-year contract from Term 1, 2027, leading strategy, staff development and school culture across Kindergarten to Year 6, with the space to focus entirely on leadership.

It suits an experienced school leader ready to step into a principalship, or an established leader after a long-term opportunity in a close-knit regional community.

💰 $176,964 to $186,280 + super, depending on level
✈️ Up to $5,000 relocation assistance, plus help sourcing accommodation
📍 Regional NSW
🗓️ Term 1, 2027 start

📩 [email protected]
🔗 harke.com.au/jobseekers

Register your interest and we'll set up a confidential conversation.

20/10/2026

What separates schools that fill roles quickly? They stop waiting for a better option.

A lot of schools lose their strongest candidates not because they picked wrong, but because they waited too long to decide at all.

Here's what the fast-moving schools do differently

→ They don't assume there's a 2-3 week process ahead of them. They move as soon as they're ready to.
→ When they like a candidate, they act on that read instead of second-guessing it.
→ They trust their own judgement on fit, rather than holding out to see if someone "better" turns up.

The schools that fill roles fastest aren't the ones with more candidates to choose from. They're the ones who back their decision once they've found the right one.

Want to move as fast as the market does? Send us your brief.

📧 [email protected]

Relocating countries is stressful enough without job hunting hanging over your head at the same time.Cecilia was making ...
19/10/2026

Relocating countries is stressful enough without job hunting hanging over your head at the same time.

Cecilia was making the move from New Zealand to Australia, and wanted a genuine teaching role sorted before she got there.

She came to the HARKE Teacher Network on the 17th of July.

Two job matches and two interviews later, Cecilia had an offer for a permanent Maths role at a Catholic secondary school in Cairns.

She starts her new classroom in January 2027, with one less thing to worry about on the way.

Today's Job Drop heads to Far North Queensland: a Primary Teacher role in Cairns, teaching either a Prep or Year 6 class...
18/10/2026

Today's Job Drop heads to Far North Queensland: a Primary Teacher role in Cairns, teaching either a Prep or Year 6 class from Term 1, 2027.

It's a full-time, 12-month contract with the potential to become permanent, at a welcoming Catholic school built around strong relationships and student wellbeing.

You'll plan and deliver engaging lessons aligned with the Australian Curriculum and work closely with a supportive team of colleagues.

💰 $86,600 to $124,724 + 12.75% super (up to $147,048 for Lead Teachers)
✈️ Relocation support of $2,000 to $5,000, depending on where you're moving from
📍 Cairns, QLD
🗓️ Term 1, 2027 start

📩 [email protected]
🔗 harke.com.au/jobseekers

Apply now to register your interest.

Ten minutes, same order, every single day, right before you leave the building.Pack tomorrow's bag. One line for tomorro...
18/10/2026

Ten minutes, same order, every single day, right before you leave the building.

Pack tomorrow's bag. One line for tomorrow-you. Clear the desk. Close the laptop properly. Nothing complicated, just the same ten minutes in the same order, until your brain learns what it means: the day is actually done.

It won't fix a genuinely heavy day. But most days aren't that, and most days, this works.

What would your ten minutes look like?

17/10/2026

A worry Amy hears a lot: "are you going to send my resume out everywhere, and contact my references without me knowing?"

It makes complete sense. Nobody wants their current school finding out they're exploring other options before they're ready to share that themselves.

So to be clear: it's a fully confidential process, every step of the way.

This week's Jobs Drop heads to Melbourne's western suburbs: a Digital Technology Teacher role at a growing Catholic seco...
16/10/2026

This week's Jobs Drop heads to Melbourne's western suburbs: a Digital Technology Teacher role at a growing Catholic secondary school.

You'll teach Digital Technologies across Years 7 to 10, with potential to pick up VCE Digital Technologies depending on your experience and the final timetable - genuine room to grow the role around your strengths.

It's a supportive, collaborative teaching environment in a school that's actively expanding its senior secondary offering.

💰 $80,000–$118,000 + super
📍 Melbourne's West, VIC
🗓️ Term 1, 2027 start

📩 [email protected]
🔗 harke.com.au/jobseekers

Find out more, and see if this one's for you.

After accommodation, this is the question we get asked most about the Northern Territory. What does a week actually look...
15/10/2026

After accommodation, this is the question we get asked most about the Northern Territory. What does a week actually look like?

The teaching part is more familiar than people expect. Staff meetings, planning, parent contact, professional learning. The rhythm of a school is a rhythm you already know.

What changes is everything around it. You probably live minutes from work rather than an hour. Your weekend plans and your colleagues overlap more than they used to. Groceries get ordered ahead rather than grabbed on the way home. In the wet, travel needs more thought.

One thing experienced remote teachers consistently say: take your breaks and book them early. Flights out of isolated areas are usually part of the package, and the people who plan them properly tend to be the ones who stay.

DM us NT and we'll tell you what a week looks like in the roles we're filling.

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