Educational Team Leader

Description:

• Your Opportunity
  As an Educational Team Leader in the team, you will have an opportunity to continue your practice as an educator while growing your leadership experience and capability by providing leadership and supervision embedded within teaching teams to achieve efficient and high-quality delivery to students and promote job satisfaction and improved quality of working life for teaching teams.
  You will focus on the delivery of quality educational outcomes and expected student experiences with the best utilisation of educators in a collaborative working environment, to meet the genuine needs of TAFE Queensland, employees, industry, and students. Educational Team Leaders are also responsible for leading and managing a teaching team or teams and performing associated administrative duties.
  This position reports to the Business Manager, Scott Lewis.
  This is a Temporary, Full-time opportunity.
  The position will be based primarily at Bracken Ridge however you may be required to perform work at other TAFE Queensland campuses
  The Role
  • Provide leadership, direction, instruction and guidance to educators and teaching teams to achieve team objectives and contribute collaboratively to the overall success of teaching teams.
  • Oversee and collaboratively contribute to educational delivery programming and planning activities within teaching teams including the development of training and assessment strategies, yearly plans, and delivery timetables.
  • Manage all relevant people processes related to teaching teams including, but not limited to:
  • completing and reviewing performance planning and development plans with team members.
  • actively participating in informal performance management processes and conversations with team members; and
  • actively participating in formal managing unsatisfactory performance processes for team members including the provision of feedback, review and assessment of a team members performance and provision of an outcome recommendation to the appropriate delegate.
  • Monitor training and assessment quality and performance within teaching teams to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, standards, policies, practices and procedures including the Australian Qualifications Training Framework, and ensure coaching and feedback is provided to educators as needed.
  • Provide recommendations and advice to supervisors on issues relating to staff management, student management and programming, and act as a conduit for technical and specific advice relating to the teaching area.
  • Provide advice and generate solutions to facilitate the resolution of student complaints and employee performance matters and escalate matters to the next level of management as required/appropriate.
  • Report on exceptions to budget forecasts and assist with the development and monitoring of budgets and team financial performance.
  • Provide accurate and timely advice to students, staff and stakeholders in relation to TAFE Queensland operational requirements as they relate to education and training.
  • Contribute to the success of transformation and cultural change through promoting and modelling the established values of Safety First, Working Together, Focussing on Our Customer, Showing Initiative and Taking Responsibility.
  Benefits
  • Four (4) weeks recreation leave (accrued annually)
  • Five (5) weeks Preparation and Administration Time programmed annually for preparation
  • Time off in Lieu (TOIL) arrangements may be available, according to operational requirements, with generous compensation
  • Flexible work options (e.g. Purchased leave, compressed hours, telecommuting)
  • 12.75% Superannuation and Salary packaging options available
  • Financial assistance towards relocation expenses may be available
  • Professional development, study assistance and support to return to industry for currency and competency purposes
  • Wellbeing initiatives and social responsibility programs
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program
  • Access to private health corporate plans and corporate discounts (e.g. Fitness Passport, Apple products, Dell products, Lenovo products)
  • Comprehensive Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) support options
  • Work at Home Software (e.g. Adobe and Microsoft software)
  • Employee discounts or deals related to work-at-home software, Apple products, Dell products, Lenovo products, fitness passports, and private health insurance.
  • Annual staff recognition awards and years of service recognition
  • Pride Network for LGBTQIA+ employees and allies
  • White Ribbon Australia Accredited Workplace
  • Free car parking
  Qualifications/Requirements
  Mandatory Requirements
  Possession of relevant formal vocational (Trade) qualifications (Certificate III minimum, Australian equivalent); and
  Ability to demonstrate a broad range of current industry skills and experience within the trade and industry sector.
  Highly Desirable Requirements
  It would be highly desirable, but not essential, that an Educational Team Leader possess:
  • five (5) or more years teaching experience within TAFE Queensland, Vocational Education or another post-compulsory education experience; and
  • an approved teaching qualification.
  Proof of qualifications and industry currency/experience to be provided at interview.
  How you will be assessed
  The ideal applicant will be someone who has the following key capabilities:
  1. Demonstrated ability to lead vocational educational delivery including the capacity to plan and deliver education and training courses.
  2. Apply knowledge, expertise and skills to provide professional development and mentoring to a multi-disciplinary educational team and the ability to positively respond to new directions and demands of the training market.
  3. Demonstrated commitment to professional and self-development with a focus on qualifications/skills update and contemporary industry practices including safe, equitable and anti-discriminatory work practices.
  4. Display highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to effectively liaise, consult and negotiate with internal and external key stakeholders.
  5. Demonstrated ability to encourage creativity and innovation, attitude and ability to thrive within a dynamic, challenging and changing environment.
  How to apply
  If you are interested in this role, please use the 'Apply' button to progress to the TAFE Queensland Recruitment Portal where you can view the full role description. When submitting your application, please ensure you provide the following:
  • a detailed resume including the contact details for two referees (one of whom is your current supervisor); and
  • a cover letter which outlines your known skills, abilities, knowledge and experience in vocational education and training, why you are interested in the role and what you will bring to the role within the context of the “How you will be assessed” criteria detailed in the role description (a maximum of 2 pages).
  Closing date: 5:00pm, Thursday 20 February 2025
  Job Reference Number: TQ2025-141
  Contact:
  Scott Lewis
  Business Manager
  Mobile: 0403 650 995
  Email: Scott.Lewis@tafeqld.edu.au
  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 been named the Large Training Provider of the Year at the prestigious 2023 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.
  In TAFE Queensland, SkillsTech region, we have a strong focus on workplace culture, and we value employee collaboration, strong leadership and high performing teams. We believe that every employee has a role to play in “making great happen” through the embodiment of the following agreed behaviours in all the at we do:
  • Show gratitude
  • Collaborate proactively
  • We do what we say
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