Teacher of Horticulture

Work as a Permanent Full-time TAFE Teacher in the Primary Industries and Natural Resources teaching section.
- Enjoy an attractive remuneration and multiple employee benefits with a salary package between $96,158 - $114,039.
- Deliver high quality training via connected learning and face-to-face delivery with TAFE Digital.

TAFE NSW has over 500,000 annual enrolments and sets the benchmark for quality education in Australia. Join our innovative, dynamic organisation while we embark on a once in a generation evolution to modernise, upskill and digitally transform into a world-class education provider.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

TAFE NSW is seeking a Permanent Full-time Teacher of Horticultural to deliver a combination of predominately online connected learning with some face-to-face delivery. Working within the Primary Industries and Natural Resources teaching section for TAFE Digital based at Strathfield, we have invested proudly in technology that will allow us to scale up our capacity for training across the state. With dynamic new online learning virtual classroom models, combining teaching excellence with technology to deliver world-class skills to learners across NSW, this role offers you a chance to evolve to meet the changing needs of industry.

The role is responsible for a range of activities, which supports learners, and enhances the student learning experience. As a professional educator you will skill the workforce of tomorrow by constructing and guiding the educative process with a mixture of online workshops and classroom delivery. In the role, you will use your industry experience to deliver educational programs and facilitate practical learning, enabling students to achieve their desired outcomes.

**ABOUT YOU**

Keeping pace with rapidly emerging skill areas with specialist knowledge requires you to be highly flexible and adaptable.

It’s crucially important that we are equipping our learners with the skills that industry needs. You must have strong computer skills, especially with SharePoint document libraries, MS Teams and general systems knowledge to be able to assist with the delivery of course content to students via the various training platforms.

It’s important you understand current and emerging industry skills needs so TAFE NSW can be responsive to industry and customers. Your understanding will ensure the training you deliver aligns with in-demand and priority areas. If you are interested in collaborating with a large team of industry experts in an innovative and dynamic way by sharing your real-world industry knowledge, then this is the right role for you.

To be successful in this role you must:

- Hold the minimum vocational qualification in Certificate III in Horticulture, or equivalent.
- Have a minimum of five (5) years relevant and post-qualification experience in the industry relevant to your qualification. With the ability to understand the content of the learning materials and the processes used in the discipline.
- Hold the TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, or the TAE40110 qualification with the required additional upgrade units, or higher-level qualification in adult education.

**HOW TO APPLY**
- An updated resume, outlining how you meet the specific requirements of the position.
- Certified copies of your teaching and vocational qualifications.
- Your responses to the targeted questions.

**Closing date: Monday 5 September at 11:59pm**

**Role Specific Enquiries**
Wayne Brouwer, Head Teacher PINR TAFE Digital

**Application Specific Enquiries**
Sally Barry, Talent Acquisition Advisor

**Technical Issues**
IT Support Team, I Work for NSW

**OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION**

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**

For permanent positions in the NSW Public Sector, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident.

An eligibility list may be created for this position, and future opportunities with position(s) of the same classification that subsequently become vacant may be filled using this eligibility list.

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. More information can be found at Working with Children Check.

**Key Application Responses**:
**TARGETED QUESTIONS**
- Outline a current trend in the industry and explain how you have maintained your knowledge or currency in the industry? Explain how you will incorporate that knowledge or currency into your teaching?
- As part of the team, your ability to use technology, TAFE systems and have input into the continual improvement of section processes is important. Please give an example that demonstrates your systems knowledge and experience in working in a team in this way.