Caulfield Grammar staff member no longer employed after posting brothel ads

A Caulfield Grammar staff member has been stood down after brothel advertisements on her social media pages were shared by junior students, parents and past pupils.

A Caulfield Grammar staff member has been stood down after brothel advertisements on her social media pages were shared by the school community.

A staff member has been stood down by a leading Melbourne private school after brothel advertisements on her social media pages were shared by junior students, parents and former students.

The Herald Sun can reveal the woman is no longer employed as a talent acquisition specialist at Caulfield Grammar after the school received complaints about salacious images she posted on Facebook advertising The Duchess on Duke St in Abbotsford brothel.

Parents and former students told the Herald Sun they were “extremely concerned” after the posts were uncovered.

“It’s really not a good look for the school, the images she has been posting to promote the brothel are quite revealing,” one parent said.

Other school community members said pupils in junior year levels had become aware of the woman’s posts and were sharing them among their peers.

Her Facebook page was under a pseudonym.

The social media posts shared by the staff member promoting the brothel. Picture: Supplied

The woman, who is provisionally registered as a teacher, has previously worked at Mount Hira College and as a foundation studies teacher at Box Hill Institute.

Her job at the grammar school, which started in June, involved the hiring of people who had values that “align with Caulfield Grammar School’s Vision and Purpose”.

In a statement, the school said: “This person is not employed by Caulfield Grammar School.”

The Duchess on Duke brothel bills itself as the “hottest new brothel and erotic parlour in Melbourne.

“Experience the unparalleled pleasure of our gorgeous and seductive ladies, who will indulge in your every fantasy at the Duchess on Duke,” their website says.

The Caulfield Grammar website says all staff in both teaching and support roles are subjected to a “rigorous background check” and staff must have a current working with children’s check.

As an employee, the woman was required to “model and live the Caulfield Grammar School values and behaviours”.

Another social media post shared by the staff member promoting the brothel.

Lawyer Paul O’Halloran, a partner at Dentons, said it was not unusual for schools to prohibit staff from “doing anything which might bring the school into disrepute, even if not directly associated with their role”.

“In professions like teaching, police and lawyers, such duties have been held by the Courts to be enforceable,” he said.

Lawyer Nick Duggal, a partner at Moray and Agnew, said employees “have obligations not to engage in conduct that might harm the reputation of their employer”.

“It is now well established that an employee’s personal online activities that are damaging to the reputation of a school or inconsistent with its values can result in disciplinary action against employees,” he said.

“Many employers now specify that an employee’s publishing of inappropriate content online is a breach of a school’s policies and procedures, and may result in disciplinary action or termination.”

Since losing her job, the woman has removed her online and social media presence.

As talent acquisition specialist at Caulfield Grammar, she was responsible for ensuring that people hired by the school have values that. Her job description required her to manage recruitment at the school, including running strategies and campaigns, managing on-boarding and managing stakeholder relations.

Prior to that, she worked as a senior consultant for TES, an education employment consultancy, and in 2021 at Mt Hira College as an English and VCE teacher.

Between 2016 and 2019, she worked as a VIP and club manager for The Emerson.