Disability Teacher Consultant

**TAFE NSW - Life Changing Careers**

**Disability Teacher Consultant**

**North Region campuses**

**Permanent Full-time**

**Salary package of up to $135,607 includes a base salary of $115,810 - $120,552 + employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading**

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish.

We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.

**We invest in our people**

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and a 35 hour working week with flexible working options.

**About the role**

The Disability Teacher Consultant is responsible for establishing and coordinating specialist teaching and non-teaching support services for students with a disability together with performing teaching duties to achieve optimal student outcomes.

The role actively promotes access of students with disabilities to TAFE NSW courses maximizing enrolments, participation, and completions in vocational education and training leading to successful achievement of student goals and employment for people with disabilities.

We have a permanent full-time position available within NSW’s North Region. Travel to various campus locations within this region will be required as a part of this role.

This recruitment will also be used to create a talent pool for future Disability Teacher Consultant opportunities across the North Region that may arise within the next 18 months.

**About You**

As one of our Disability Teaching Consultants, you will be responsible for establishing reasonable adjustment education plans and coordinating specialist teaching and non-teaching support services for students with disability. You must possess strong negotiation and collaboration skills and have excellent communication skills to collaborate with other team members. This role will suit a teacher within a disability sector who enjoys working in a busy educational environment and supports advocacy for students.

An eligible applicant will also have the following:

- Degree or Diploma level qualification in an area relevant to the inclusive education and support of people with a disability
- A TAE40122 or TAE40116 Cert IV Training and Assessment (TAE) or equivalent
- Meet the essential requirements for at least one of the disability specialty areas listed on the position description.

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.

**Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion**

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

**Applications close 11.55pm Sunday 26th May**
- Your current resume
- A copy of your Degree or Diploma level qualification in an area relevant to the support of people with a disability and corresponding transcripts
- A copy of your TAE40122 or TAE40116 Cert IV Training and Assessment (TAE) or equivalent

**Targeted question**: Describe a past experience when you have had to advocated for a person with a disability; include liaison with other stakeholders; what processes did you take and what was the outcome? (300 word limit)

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.

For ongoing positions in the NSW Public Sector, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

A talent pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.