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Nursing Teacher - Vocational Placement Team TAFE QLD Gold Coast

Are you ready to shape future nurses by combining teaching with real-world industry engagement and vocational placement coordination?

Do you want to work in a collaborative, fast-paced VET environment that values innovation, industry currency and continuous improvement?

We are looking for someone who can build strong partnerships with health providers while supporting students from classroom to workplace readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, student-centred teaching and assessment across classroom, simulated, workplace and online environments, supporting student engagement, progression and successful placement outcomes.
• Coordinate, manage and allocate vocational placements in collaboration with hospitals, health services, community organisations and other industry partners.
• Prepare and support students throughout the full placement lifecycle, including pre-placement readiness, compliance requirements, monitoring progression and completion.
• Design, implement and assess learning and assessment activities aligned to National Training Packages, industry standards and workplace practice.
• Liaise proactively with industry stakeholders to establish, maintain and strengthen placement partnerships and respond to placement-related enquiries and issues.
• Monitor and maintain placement documentation, attendance, hours and records in line with organisational, regulatory and training package requirements.
• Apply flexible, blended and inclusive teaching and support strategies to meet the needs of diverse student cohorts, including commencing students and those with priority needs.
• Ensure students practise safe work behaviours, professional conduct and sustainability principles within learning and placement environments.
• Undertake administrative duties including data entry, reporting, tracking student attendance and progression, and providing timely feedback and support.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, professional development and program review activities, while actively modelling TAFE Queensland’s values: Safety First  Working Together | Focusing on our Customer | Taking Responsibility | Showing Initiative.

How you will be assessed

The ideal applicant will be someone who has the following key capabilities:

1. Possess skills and knowledge of national training packages and accredited courses to support competency development and the ability to respond positively to industry and individual needs.
2. Demonstrate capacity for best practice in the management of teaching and learning activities including the development of industry relevant, flexible, innovative, technology enhanced learning options, training products and solutions.
3. Demonstrate capacity for initiative, self-management, teamwork and sustainable practice, with the ability to accept, promote and manage change through the use of well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
4. Demonstrate commitment to self-development with the focus on maintaining skills contemporary industry and teaching practices and the use of educational technologies and Learning Management Systems to support learning.
5. Possess sound knowledge of safe, equitable and anti-discriminatory work practices and demonstrate ability to be flexible, inclusive, responsive and deliver quality student experience.

Mandatory Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor of Nursing

Possession of one of the following training and assessment credentials: 

• TAE40122 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or its successor
• TAE40116 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
• TAE40110 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment 
• TAE50111 - Diploma of Vocational Education and Training.
• TAE50116 - Diploma of Vocational Education and Training; or its successor.
• TAE50211 - Diploma of Training Design and Development.
• TAE50216 - Diploma of Training Design and Development, or its successor.
• Higher level qualification in adult education (approved by TAFE Queensland).

Highly Desirable

• Enrolled Nurse
• Recent Health or Community Services Qualification

Note: Proof of qualifications and industry currency/experience to be provided at interview.

How to apply

If you’re interested in this role, click the ‘Apply’ button to submit your application via the TAFE Queensland Recruitment Portal.  When submitting your application, please ensure you provide the following:

• A detailed resume; 
• A cover letter that outlines your known skills, abilities, knowledge and experience in response to the “How you will be assessed” criteria above (maximum of 2 pages in total); and
• The contact details for two referees 

Closing date: 4pm, Tuesday 21 April 2026.

Job Contact: Karen Hill, Educational Team Leader via karen.hill@tafeqld.edu.au or 0450 187251.

Job Reference Number: TQ2026-290

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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