Teacher - Refrigeration, Tafe Queensland

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 has been named the Large Training Provider of the Year at the 2024 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.

Your Opportunity

As a teacher, you will contribute to developing and delivering quality learning, teaching, and assessment to a wide range of clients through:

• Outcome-focused vocational education and training (VET) programs.
• Linking with industry, schools, universities, community, other TAFE, and VET providers.
• Maintaining currency with industry practices, workplace delivery, and contemporary teaching methodologies and philosophies.
• Working in an environment of ongoing change and continuous improvement.

This position reports to the Business Manager.

This is a Permanent, Full-Time position, with part-time options considered.

The position will be based primarily at Cairns; however, you may be required to perform work at other TAFE Queensland campuses.

Key Responsibilities

• Display teaching competence and a commitment to a student-centered approach.
• Lead and manage effective teaching and learning within classroom, workplace, simulated, and online learning environments with a focus on student engagement, progression, and success.
• Utilize flexible, blended, and inclusive learning techniques, options, and products responsive to various student cohorts, including commencing students and those with priority needs.
• Design, develop, and implement assessment tools and processes that meet industry skills standards (endorsed components from National Training Packages).
• Participate in continuous improvement activities to enhance the quality of training and assessment provided to students.
• Develop effective working relationships with students, client groups, and staff by participating in team meetings, industry reference groups, student events, and forums, inviting feedback, and engaging in reflection.
• Ensure students adopt and practice accepted safety procedures and sustainability in the learning and assessment environment.
• Contribute to planning, designing, developing, implementing, and reviewing educational programs.
• Participate in relevant professional learning activities to develop and maintain current industry and educational skills, knowledge, and attitudes.
• Undertake general administration duties including monitoring student attendance and progression, facilitating access to educational support, and providing effective feedback and advice.
• Contribute to the success of transformation and cultural change by promoting and modeling values such as Safety First, Working Together, Customer Focus, Responsibility, and Initiative.
• Contribute to the Faculty's success by embodying TQN behaviors: Ownership, Investment, Understanding, Celebration, and Courage.

How you will be assessed

The ideal applicant will possess the following key capabilities:

• Skills and knowledge of national training packages and accredited courses to support competency development, with a positive response to industry and individual needs.
• Capacity for best practice in managing teaching and learning activities, including developing industry-relevant, flexible, innovative, technology-enhanced learning options, training products, and solutions.
• Initiative, self-management, teamwork, and sustainable practice, with well-developed interpersonal and communication skills to accept, promote, and manage change.
• Commitment to self-development, maintaining skills aligned with current industry and teaching practices, and proficiency in educational technologies and Learning Management Systems.
• Sound knowledge of safe, equitable, and anti-discriminatory work practices, with flexibility, inclusiveness, responsiveness, and a focus on delivering quality student experiences.

Mandatory Qualifications / Requirements

• Vocational competencies at least to the level being delivered and assessed.
• UEE32225 Certificate III in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration or equivalent.
• Possession of one of the following training and assessment credentials:
  • TAE Certificate IV in Training and Assessment;
  • TAE Certificate IV in Training and Assessment plus TAELLN411 and TAEASS502;
  • TAE Diploma of Vocational Education and Training;
  • TAE Diploma of Vocational Education and Training;
  • TAE Diploma of Training Design and Development;
  • TAE Diploma of Training Design and Development, or its successor.
• Higher-level qualification in adult education (approved by TAFE Queensland).
• Current industry skills relevant to the training and assessment provided.
• Current knowledge and skills in vocational training and learning that inform the training and assessment provided.
• Evidence of undertaking professional development in vocational training, learning, and assessment fields.

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