(5/10/2025) LECTURER, EARLY CHILDHOOD

Overview

Full-time contracts until 30 June, 2026

Salary $86,239 - $104,720 p.a. + Super

Based at TAFE SA Adelaide Campus

About TAFE SA

Awarded the Training Provider of the Year at the 2021, 2022 and 2024 SA Training Awards, TAFE SA ensures all South Australian students have access to quality education and skills training across a number of regional and metropolitan locations.

By working with TAFE SA, you’ll have the opportunity to advance your career in a diverse and inclusive organisation, while helping to deliver job-ready skills and meaningful outcomes for students across our state.

About the Role

The primary role of a TAFE SA Lecturer is to provide a quality educational service of training, assessment, and guidance to students in accordance with relevant training package objectives.

TAFE SA is seeking experienced, motivated professionals to join our Centre of Excellence team. The ideal candidates will be passionate about education and understand the commitment required to the care and education sector.

You will have extensive industry experience that provides an understanding of and commitment to the early childhood care and education sector, birth to eight years, within a variety of contexts including childcare, pre-school, children’s centres and early learning centres.

There are multiple positions available.

Qualifications

To be considered for this role, you must have:

Academic qualifications

- Certificate IV Training and Assessment TAE40116 or later
- Qualifications and experience that represents the early childhood care and education sector, birth to eight years including diploma, bachelor’s and master’s degree levels, as approved by ACECQA

Why Join Us?

At TAFE SA, we don’t just shape futures - we empower them. Join a values-driven organisation where your contribution to education and leadership is amplified by a culture of collaboration, integrity, and shared purpose. We offer:

- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
- A supportive and inclusive workplace culture

Special Conditions

The successful applicant is required to demonstrate having a valid DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) prior to being employed. Applicants who do not hold a WWCC will need to apply at Department of Human Services (DHS).

Please refer to the Role Description for all Special Conditions.

Ready to Shape the Future?

If this opportunity excites you, we’d love to hear from you Just click the Apply button, and you’ll be redirected to the TAFE SA Careers site, where you can view the full advertisement and submit your application directly.

Your application must address the key selection criteria outlined in the Role Descriptor and refer to the Industry Addendum. You should also identify any relevant skills not explicitly listed that you believe would support your success in the role.

For any enquiries about the role, applicants are encouraged to contact Marisa Unerkov, Educational Manager on +618 7210 3706 or via email at marisa.unerkov@tafesa.edu.au.

Inclusion and Flexibility Statement

At TAFE SA, we ensure our workplaces are safe, inclusive, supportive and respectful. We do not accept discrimination, harassment, or violence of any kind. As an Equal Opportunity employer, we strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ and people living with disability.

TAFE SA offers a range of work options to attract and retain great staff, including part-time. We support employees to manage their work-life balance at all stages of their lives. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Applications close: 13th October 2025

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