Senior Secondary Teacher

About Us

The Australian Industry Trade College (AITC) is unlike any other senior school. We are a school by industry, for industry. We are always seeking innovative educators and entrepreneurial talent to join our team to help us create a new industry educational paradigm in Australia where young people graduate with a senior education, while gaining an apprenticeship. If you are passionate about the future of industry education, this is the place for you.

Our success rate speaks for itself. In 2020, 99% of our graduates completed their Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and 90% had positive career outcomes. The College educates young people in Years 10, 11 and 12 and currently has campuses across south-east Queensland. To learn more about AITC, go to www.aitc.qld.edu.au. 

About the position

We are looking for a Senior Team Leader (Secondary Teacher) to commence with us at the start of Term 1, 2022. This will be a key role for the AITC as you will be part of the founding cohort of teachers at our newest campus, located in Spring Hill, close to public transport and parking. We are seeking to hire a senior teacher, with generalist capability to teach across multiple subject areas, along with strong mentoring and curriculum skills.

The role will focus on delivering generalist Yr. 10 curriculum such as English (ACARA), Maths (ACARA), Digital Technology, History, Science and HPE to our foundational Year 10 cohort.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• Delivering an engaging and industry contextualised senior secondary program that provides successful outcomes for young people, ensuring all assessment and compliance tasks are completed on time and to a high standard.
• Facilitating employability and work readiness workshops, and developing young people’s character and ‘whole ‘self.
• Contributing and collaborating with your campus and wider AITC community to plan design, develop, and deliver a quality and engaging industry education experience.
• Enhancing the wellbeing and holistic growth of young people through the development of supportive learning environments, quality communication, and effective classroom management.
• Creating positive and proactive relationships with young people, parents, and employees that leads to a supportive and positive College community
• Leading the curriculum and mentoring junior Team Leader's

Values and Benefits

Our values play a critical role in cultivating culture. They set the standards for how we behave, interact with others, make decisions and choose to act. They are:

• Think progressively
• Take courageous action
• Achieve inspiring outcomes
• Demonstrate genuine care
• Contribute authentically
• Succeed collectively

We value our people, so along with access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and paid parental leave, we offer the following benefits to our AITC employees*:

• Access to salary packaging
• Superannuation matching
• Generous long service leave entitlements
• Access to corporate rate health insurance
• Flu vaccinations

*Some qualifying periods apply

The AITC is committed to safe and supportive work practices. Candidates will be subject to relevant checks such as teacher registration check, Blue Card, referee checks, identification verification and the requirement to disclose any information relevant to your eligibility to engage in activities including children.

Skills and experience

You are a skilled educator with 8+ years of teaching experience, who has the ability to develop and mentor young people to succeed in an industry-driven environment.  

You will: 

• Enjoy working with goal-oriented young people in late adolescence
• Have a passion for industry and industry-contextualised teaching
• Work well in collaborative planning and teaching teams
• Be a life-long professional learner open to new ways of doing things
• Embrace information technology as a powerful and positive tool for life
• Have a futures driven vision for what education could be like
• Be committed to behaviours which promote highly effective value based teams
• Experience teaching across multiple subject areas or have an interest in doing so
• Strong ability to mentor junior team members 

Required qualifications:

• A Bachelor degree or higher.
• Current QCT Registration or current provisional registration with eligibility for full registration.
• A current driver's licence.
• Ability to embody the AITC values 
• Right to Work in Australia.

To Apply

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume which demonstrates an ability to deliver on the responsibilities of this position. Applications close Monday 25 October at 9am.  The AITC reserves the right to commence screening and interviews as soon as suitable candidates are identified, so please do not delay with your application.

Applications by and through recruitment agencies will not be considered.