AddressYour Opportunity
Beat the heat with a ‘cool’ career change that provides you with generous and flexible working conditions!
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.
The Role
We have an exciting permanent full-time position available to join our Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Educational Delivery team at TAFE Queensland’s Bracken Ridge Campus.
As a TAFE Teacher in Air-conditioning and Refrigeration, you have the opportunity to influence the careers of future industry persons by sharing your extensive industry knowledge to students in a classroom or other educational setting.
This position reports to the Business Manager.
Benefits
• Four (4) weeks recreation leave (accrued annually)
• Five (5) weeks Non-Attendance Time programmed annually for preparation
• Paid overtime arrangements may be available, according to operational requirements, with generous compensation
• Flexible work options (e.g. Purchased leave, compressed hours, telecommuting)
• 12.75% Superannuation and Salary packaging options available
• Financial assistance towards relocation expenses may be available
• Professional development, study assistance and support to return to industry for currency and competency purposes
• Wellbeing initiatives and social responsibility programs
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• Access to private health corporate plans and corporate discounts (e.g. Fitness Passport, Apple products, Dell products, Lenovo products)
• Comprehensive Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) support options
• Work at Home Software (e.g. Adobe and Microsoft software)
• Employee discounts or deals related to work-at-home software, Apple products, Dell products, Lenovo products, fitness passports, and private health insurance.
• Annual staff recognition awards and years of service recognition
• Pride Network for LGBTQIA+ employees and allies
• White Ribbon Australia Accredited Workplace
• Free car parking
Mandatory Requirements
Applicants must possess relevant formal qualifications (UEE32211 Certificate III in Air-Conditioning or equivalent minimum, Australian equivalent) and the following:
• possession of current relevant licences (ARC licence type “RAC01 - Refrigerant handling licence” as well as QLD Restricted Electrical Licence or a QLD Electrical Licence)
• 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.
• 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 Queensland teacher you must hold, or be willing to obtain, a qualification in adult education. Primarily this qualification is TAE40122 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, or equivalent.
Please note applicants need not necessarily possess teaching experience, as the right candidate may be trained and developed through coaching, mentoring, and partnering. Importance is placed on possession of the appropriate qualifications, industry experience and the right attitude. For more information about how we could support you in your journey to becoming a TAFE Teacher, please read about our Foundation Educator program on the TAFE Queensland website.
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. Please include a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role, a current resume, and contact details for two (2) referees.
Closing date: 5:00pm, Wednesday 10 July 2024.
Job Reference Number: TQ2024-699
Contact:
Warren Turnbull
Acting Business Manager
Phone: (07) 3244 0***
Email: ***************@tafeqld.edu.au
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. TAFE Queensland been named the Large Training Provider of the Year at the prestigious 2023 Australian 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 part of a highly experienced workforce closely connected with their industries and dedicated to delivering best practices and innovative training.
In TAFE Queensland, SkillsTech region, 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 agreed behaviours in all that we do:
• Show gratitude.
• Collaborate proactively.
• We do what we say.
• Solutions focussed.
