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About Us

TasTAFE is Tasmania's largest provider of vocational education and training. With a focus on practical, real-life learning, we work closely with industry to produce job-ready and highly valued graduates. We stay connected with business and industry in Tasmania and we work hard to ensure the vocational education and training students receive is industry-relevant and provide real industry skills that are highly valued by employers.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexibility. We want our workforce to reflect the diversity in our community. Ask how we can make this role flexible to suit you. 

The Role

Fixed term, working up to 76 hours per fortnight until July 2023

Undertake literacy and numeracy teaching and assessment duties in a variety of contexts within Risdon Prison and in line with relevant standards and compliance requirements. The occupant is required to regularly monitor and evaluate practice to maintain a focus on continuous improvement. The occupant will be required to teach in each level of security from minimum to maximum, in both women's and men's facilities. You will work collaboratively with a small group of teachers and other adult education stakeholders who are based at the prison, to navigate the Tasmanian Prison Service system and provide high quality foundation skills education to inmates.

An existing TasTAFE employee employed under a copied state instrument, or an employee who has been employed at TasTAFE in the past three months, if successful, would be appointed at the relevant classification and salary in the copied state instrument.

About You

To be successful in the role you will need to demonstrate in your resume and short (maximum two-page) statement how you meet the capabilities of the role. See the 'Advice to Applicants' guide for more information on what to include.

Requirements

Evidence of meeting the following essential requirements for the role will need to be provided with your application and/or prior to starting.

• The following requirements as detailed in the Australian Skills Quality Authority Standards For Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015 are essential:

TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or its successor.

OR

TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

AND one of the following:

1. TAELLN411 Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills or its successor, or

2. TAELLN401A Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills

AND one of the following:

1. TAEASS502 Design and develop assessment tools or its successor, or

2. TAEASS502A Design and develop assessment tools, or

3. TAEASS502B Design and develop assessment tools.

OR

A diploma or higher level qualification in adult education.

OR

The equivalent of the above – refer to the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015.

• Current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience in a vocational education training environment.

How to apply

Apply online by clicking the 'Apply' button.

Applications close Sunday the 5th of February at 11.55pm 

Detailed information about the vacancy is available from:

PD.doc

PD.pdf

Advice to Applicants.doc

Advice to Applicants.pdf

Please visit TasTAFE Careers website for our guide to applying and details on the recruitment process.

For more information about this vacancy please contact:

Kirrily Loveday
Education Manager
kirrily.loveday@tastafe.tas.edu.au
Phone: 0428002230