AddressBenefits
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance program
- Parental leave
- Relocation assistance
- Salary packaging
Full job description
- Full time, continuing appointment
- Teaching Focused Academic Level A Salary – $72,702 to $109,071 p.a.
- Plus 17% superannuation and 6 weeks annual leave
- Alice Springs Campus / Alice Springs Correctional Centre
Apply your passion and experience for conservation and horticulture to teach inmates and help them reintegrate into the community.
About the Position
As a Lecturer Conservation Ecosystem Management/Horticulture, you will have a unique and rewarding role that will see at least 50% of your teaching delivery be at the grounds of the Alice Springs Correctional Centre, equipping inmates with valuable skillsets and experience as they prepare to reintegrate into the community. You will also work with the CDU TAFE Environmental Studies and Agriculture & Rural Operations teams supporting other teaching, training, and assessment programs in campus classrooms, workshops, remote areas, and other workplaces outside of NT Corrections facilities.
About You
To be successful, you will require:
- Current qualification equivalent to a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116 or its successor) and the ability to obtain competencies in additional core units as required
- Possess a Certificate III or above level qualification in Horticulture or Conservation related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience providing training either within a workplace setting or educational institution and understanding of competency-based training and workplace assessment
- Experience in researching and developing training tools to meet needs of students and/or industry clients
- Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team, the ability and flexibility to manage workloads to meet conflicting deadlines, adapt to a changing work environment, while maintaining initiative, teamwork, and professionalism.
- Demonstrated ability and experience in working and travelling safely in remote areas, including camping out and operating without connectivity in remote and isolated situations.
- Demonstrated competency with the Microsoft Office suite and other relevant software packages
- Demonstrated high level interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills including the ability to communicate in a culturally sensitive manner with internal and external stakeholders to whom English may not be the first language.
- Extensive practical work experience in relevant areas
To view the responsibilities of the role, please click on the: Position Profile.
This position is subject to Charles Darwin University Affirmative Action Priority Recruitment measures, in accordance with s57 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 (NT) 1992.
First Nations applicants are strongly encouraged to apply & will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.
For information on Affirmative Action Priority Recruitment at CDU and how to apply, please visit https://www.cdu.edu.au/careers-cdu/affirmative-action-priority-recruitment
Remuneration
Appointment to this role will be at Teaching Focused Academic Level A. The base salary will be in the range of $72,702 - $109,071 per annum. The total remuneration package will be in the range of $85,061 - $127,613 per annum, including 17% superannuation.
What’s in it for you?
- An employer who values your contribution to building a bigger, better and stronger university
- Work with a university committed to changing people’s lives for the better through training, education and research
- Opportunities for professional development, paid study and career progression
- An enviable lifestyle in the spectacular Northern Territory
- Generous relocation assistance
- 17% superannuation
- Six weeks of paid annual leave
- Up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave (primary care giver), in addition to government payments (eligibility criteria apply)
- Recognition of prior service with another Australian University / NT Government for Long Service Leave
- Free on-campus parking in designated areas
- Employee Assistance Program
- Salary Packaging opportunities
How to Apply
All applications must be received online via the ‘apply’ button and should include your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the position.
For a confidential discussion please contact Kelly McCarthy on 08 8959 53***or email **************@cdu.edu.au
Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process, as well as during employment to support applicants and employees with disability. CDU’s Workplace Adjustment Policy and Procedure can be found at https://policies.cdu.edu.au/view-current.php?id=191&version=1. If you would like to discuss adjustments, please contact the People Services Team on 08 8946 71***or email **************@cdu.edu.au.
Diversity and Inclusion
At CDU we actively celebrate our diversity. We innovate, embrace new ideas, and act with courage and kindness. We’re about what we can give to the world rather than what we take, and we believe in the transformative power of education. We work hard to make sure every member of our University community feels they truly belong. Understanding that it is through our focus on our people and leveraging our differences that will make CDU the most connected University in Australia, we are striving to ensure that our culture and our community are inclusive of all our staff, students, and visitors. We are committed to maintaining a culture where everyone feels respected, safe, encouraged to speak up and supported in achieving their professional goals. Applications from First Nations people, women at all levels, culturally and racially marginalised people, people with disability, neurotypical and neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ people, people with family and caring responsibilities and people at all stages of their careers are welcomed.
You make CDU. And we want you to be exactly who you are.
Applications Close: Tuesday 25th June 2024
