TAFE Queensland regularly has vacancies (short and long term) for educators in various qualification delivery areas. Please note this is a talent pool for opportunities as they become available. Positions may be casual or temporary

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Talent Pool Educators – Health, Communities and Education 

Are you looking for a career that is challenging but also rewarding? Do you have a passion for your industry, recent industry experience and industry qualifications? Have you considered sharing your knowledge and skills with future industry experts?

As a TAFE Teacher you will have the opportunity to impart your extensive industry knowledge and experience to students using a variety of delivery methods including in the classroom, online, and workplace. You will also enjoy the satisfaction of giving students from diverse backgrounds the skills they need to succeed at work and in their future.

TAFE Queensland regularly has vacancies (short and long term) for educators in various qualification delivery areas. 

Please note this is a talent pool for opportunities as they become available. Positions may be casual or temporary (part-time or full-time), and based at TAFE Queensland South West Campuses. TAFE Teachers sometimes travel to other locations and travel associated with delivery is generously compensated.

Your Opportunity

The Health, Communities and Education Faculty delivers vocational education and training to students in the following industries: 

• Community Services
• Youth Work
• Child Protection
• Nursing
• Nursing Facilitation
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care
• Health Services
• Aged Care, Home and Community Care
• Disability
• Counselling
• Mental Health
• First Aid
• Training and Assessment (TAE)
• Early Childhood Education & Care

As a TAFE Teacher your responsibility will be to support quality learning for students who are interested in pursuing a career in a Health, Communities or Education industries. This will involve creating and delivering training programs, evaluating student performance and providing effective feedback and guidance to support and improve the student experience.

About TAFE Queensland

TAFE Queensland is proud to be the largest and most experienced Vocational Education and Training provider in the State. For more than 140 years, TAFE Queensland has delivered practical and industry-relevant training to provide students with the skills and experience they need to build lifelong careers. We have recently been named the State Winner of the 2022 Large Training Provider of the Year at the prestigious Queensland Training Awards. Our training is delivered to students and apprentices on-site, online, in the workplace, or on-campus to give people the skills they need to enrich their communities, support their industries, and strengthen their local economies. 

By working at TAFE Queensland, you can be a part of a highly experienced workforce closely connected with their industries and dedicated to delivering best practices and innovative training.

South West Region

TAFE Queensland’s South West Region plays a vital role in the economy and communities of over one-third of regional Queensland, with locations in Bundamba, Inala and Springfield in the east, Toowoomba and other key Darling Downs centres, Stanthorpe, Kingaroy and Cherbourg, to Roma in the west.

We have a strong focus on workplace culture and we value employee collaboration, strong leadership and high performing teams. We believe that every employee has a role to play in “making great happen” through the embodiment of the following core values and behaviours in all that we do:

• We take ownership
• We are brave and contribute
• We invest in each other
• We seek to understand
• We celebrate success

Mandatory Requirements

To become a TAFE Teacher you would need to possess:

• Current industry skills directly relevant to the training and assessment being provided;
• Current knowledge and skills in vocational training and learning that informs the training and assessment provided; and
• Evidence of undertaking professional development in the fields of the knowledge and practice of vocational training, learning and assessment including competency-based training and assessment.

Additionally, to become a TAFE Teacher, you must hold one of the following training and assessment credentials:

• TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment; or
• TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment plus TAELLN411 Address Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Skills (or TAELLN401A) and TAEASS502 Design and Develop Assessment Tools (or TAESS502A or TAEASS502B); or
• TAE50111 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training; or
• TAE50116 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training or its successor; or
• TAE50211 Diploma of Training Design and Development; or
• TAE50216 Diploma of Training Design and Development or its successor; or
• A higher-level qualification in adult education (approved by TAFE Queensland).

Don’t have a training and assessment qualification? We may be able to support you in paid employment through our Foundation Educator program, while you obtain one. You may also be eligible to study the training and assessment qualification through Fee-Free TAFE.  

Some roles in the Health, Communities and Education Faculty also require a Working with Children Check (Blue Card). Confirmation of employment would be conditional upon the preferred applicant being issued with a Blue Card. For further information, please access the website for Blue Card Services: http://www.bluecard.qld.gov.au/.

Salary

The salary range for a TAFE Teacher is $81,867 - $109,586 (gross) per annum, depending on educational qualifications held and teaching experience.

Casual TAFE Teachers are paid $99.95 per hour.

Benefits

• 12.75% Superannuation 
• 4 weeks* Recreation Leave (accrued annually) for temporary engagements
• 5 weeks* Non-Attendance Time programmed annually for preparation for temporary engagements
• Access to paid professional development and support to return to industry for currency and competency purposes for temporary appointments
• Paid overtime arrangements may be available according to operational requirements, with generous compensation for temporary engagements
• Free car parking
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discounts or deals related to work-at-home software, Apple products, Dell products, Lenovo products, fitness passports, and private health insurance.

*Pro rata for part-time employees

How to apply:

If you’re interested in being part of the talent pool for employment opportunities as they become available, 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; and
• Contact details for two referees (one of whom is your current supervisor).

Closing date: 12:00pm, Friday 22 December 2023

Contact:

Aged Care; Home and Community Care; Disability; Health Services:

• Shelley Haynes – Educational Team Leader

Phone: 0447 051 602

Email: Shelley.Haynes@tafeqld.edu.au 

Community Services; Youth Work; Child Protection; Counselling; Mental Health; Early Childhood and Education:

• Melissa Truscott – Educational Team Leader

Phone: 0437 921 257

Email: Melissa.Truscott@tafeqld.edu.au 

Nursing; Nursing Facilitation; Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care; First Aid:

• Lenice Jahnke – Educational Team Leader

Phone: 0481 476 435

Email: Lenice.Jahnke@tafeqld.edu.au 

Training and Assessment (TAE):

• Anita Cubit – Educational Team Leader

Email: Anita.Cubit@tafeqld.edu.au 

Further information

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

Documents

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