Exceptional Staff Benefits

Our dedicated staff are integral to the outstanding educational experience we offer our students and families. We show our appreciation for our staff in many ways.  Pymble’s staff benefits are innovative, market-leading, and most importantly, designed around the needs and interests of our dedicated staff.

Professional Learning and Career Development

We support your professional growth and career aspirations

Pymble offers extensive professional learning opportunities, including our exceptional Welcome Program for new starters, mentoring and leadership programs, support for further studies, a post-graduate studies network group and professional learning grants.

Exceptional professional development provided every term

Our goal is to develop the skills and expertise of every teacher to ensure they are equipped to provide the very best student learning outcomes.

Our focus is to nurture the careers of each member of staff as a key to job satisfaction, growth and wellbeing.

Our professional development aligns to our Teaching and Learning Framework and four strategic pillars of learning:

Academic Intelligence
Social Intelligence
Digital Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence

Each term, staff can elect which workshops they attend according to their needs and interests. The learning programs are highly interactive and evidence based, often using expert external speakers.

External conferences and seminars to expand your horizons and networks

Pymble encourages teachers to look beyond the College gates to learn more about innovative teaching methods and current thinking in girls’ education through participating in national and international seminars and conferences. Our staff attend as both participants or speakers throughout Australia, the USA and the UK.

Opportunities to progress your career and flourish

Pymble’s size means that we can provide a wide range of opportunities to match your aspirations. These include:

Financial support for post-graduate study, plus paid study leave
Learning grants provided for specific academic development programs
Comprehensive Early Career Teachers’ Program
Mentoring Circles programs for teachers and leaders
A focus on supporting middle leader career pathways and development
Exposure to College-wide projects and initiatives to build leadership skills
AISNSW Flagship program and in-house leadership development programs
Pymble Institute provide opportunities for staff to pursue research in a variety of interest areas

Financial Benefits

We provide highly competitive remuneration and innovative benefits

Above-enterprise agreement salaries
Discounts on school fees
Discounts on places in our Early Years School for 0-5s (opening mid-2026)
Pymble SmartSpending app (provides discounts to 300+ retailers)
Options for salary packaging
Financial support for further study
Laptops for all staff to meet the requirements of their role

Just for teachers

Market-leading teacher loads: 68% face-to-face teaching, 32% planning and preparation time.

Freedom from co-curricular requirements: we leave this to our specialist team of 300+ full-time and casual co-curricular staff. Teachers are not required to coach sports after school or on weekends.

Allowances are paid to teaching staff for co-ordination and leadership responsibilities.

Our cover system for Secondary classes gives teachers greater flexibility around start and finish times.

Teachers’ aides in the Junior School provide flexibility around working hours and managing classroom loads.

Health and wellbeing

We provide a variety of onsite benefits to support your wellbeing

Convenient and accessible facilities and programs

Pymble Stride – twice weekly walk/run staff group
Pilates and Yoga classes
Access to our world-class indoor heated pool and fitness centre facilities
Access to onsite parking and on street parking on campus perimeter
Daily morning tea during term time
Two convenient onsite cafes and lunch ordering service
A beautiful and relaxing staff lounge
Annual preventative health checks – skin cancer checks and heart health checks
Free annual flu vaccinations
Use of the College libraries for your family
Air-conditioned classrooms
Easy walking distance to Pymble railway station and access to local bus routes

Understanding the needs of working parents

Our above-MEA Parental Leave Policy provides generous and flexible benefits for primary and secondary carers
Parental Leave Policy provides paid leave for fertility treatments, fostering and adoption
Pymble’s Parental Leave Resource Kit – supports your transition to/from parental leave
Comfortable onsite breast-feeding facilities
Keeping in Touch Morning Teas to connect with colleagues
Pymble’s flexible work arrangements policy includes options for part-time, job-share, late start and early finish times, with Secondary teachers not required on campus for free periods
Onsite OSHC Centre
Early Years School opening in mid-2026

Recognising and celebrating our unsung heroes and quiet achievers

Staff member of the week awards
L.O.V.E. Awards (Living Our Values Every Day) – bi-annual awards nominated by staff
Recognition of significant service
Staff Appreciation Cards

Providing social connections with colleagues

Delicious all-staff morning teas each term
Our popular Staff Book Club
Celebrating milestone birthdays
Staff Wellbeing Committee – providing a variety of social events to connect with colleagues
Whole-school Christmas party – a highlight of the school year
Chapel services led by our two wonderful Chaplains
Opportunity to participate in a workplace giving program to support women in need in our community

Supporting your mental health and wellbeing

An inclusive culture which values diversity and welcomes staff from all cultures, faiths, backgrounds and identities.
Staff Health and Wellbeing Microsite – a resource hub available to all staff
Wrap-around support for staff experiencing personal difficulties
Employee Assistance Program – free, confidential counselling available to staff and immediate family 24/7
Expansive grounds with outdoor seating areas for staff gatherings