The Victoria University (VU) Community Health team are looking for passionate educators with current industry experience in Aged Care (with experience in Disability Support highly desirable) to deliver and support our students across our Community Health Courses and provide them with essential skills and direct industry experience.

• Make a positive impact on the lives of our students
• Located between our Sunshine, Footscray Nicholson, and Werribee campuses
• 38 hours per week (full time/1FTE)
  

About Us:

Victoria University (VU) is proud to deliver TAFE courses that meet the needs of both students and industry.

Our proud 100-year history of excellence in the delivery of vocational education, providing you with tailored, work-based and flexible courses. Today, VU is one of the largest and most culturally diverse education institutions in Australia.

About the Role:

Reporting to the Manager of Community Health, this pivotal role will be ensuring that VU continues to deliver high quality training in our VET Community Health area. This will help enable VU to achieve the objectives of its Strategic Plan, 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly.

This role will form an integral part of the Community Health team and the duties include:

• Facilitate learning by establishing educational and assessment strategies to suit a range of student, client needs and industry contexts. This includes delivery F2F, and on-line, blended and in diverse settings including within enterprises and the community.
• Work in and with current and prospective industry partners and enterprises.
• Establish and maintain a positive learning environment and undertake assessment of student performance in accordance with the requirements of the relevant curriculum/training package in a competency-based framework including within the workplace.
• Maintain accurate records of student progress and assessment in accordance with the National VET Regulator including the requirements of moderation and validation of assessment.
  

Salary and Conditions of Employment:

• 12 Month contract, Full Time 38 hours per week

This position is offered at Teacher Level 3 – Level 5 classification, and the salary range is $88,582 to $112,324 per annum, dependent on experience and qualifications, plus 11.5% employer superannuation.

Conditions of employment will be covered by VU’s Vocational Teacher Enterprise Agreement 2019.

About You:

VU’s collaborative working environment will help you thrive and achieve the best outcomes for yourself, the solutions you provide and inspiring team you work with. You will have:

• A Training and Assessment qualification: Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116); or Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110) with Address Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Skills (TAELLN411 or TAELLN401); and Design and Develop Assessment Tools (TAEASS502, TAEASS502A or TAEASS502B)
• At least 2 years with Industry Experience in Aged Care.
• Minimum of a Certificate IV qualification in Aged Care with a Diploma of Nursing or additional qualifications is Disability Support being highly desirable.
• Passion in sharing your knowledge with the next generation of healthcare workers.
• Willingness to continually learn and develop as a TAFE Teacher.
• Hold a current Employee Working with Children Check.
• Experience in other areas of health and community care such as health administration or allied health is highly desirable.
  

What We Offer:

For information on our employee benefits, flexible working, discounts in private health insurance and gym memberships and salary packaging please visit https://www.vu.edu.au/staff/benefits-services-for-staff

How to Apply:

To view a copy of the position description and to submit your application click on the Apply button or click here Careers at VU. Your Application Must Include:

Applications must include:

• A cover letter
• Your current curriculum vitae/resume
• Evidence of applicable qualifications and Employee Working with Children Check
• Responses to the key selection criteria
  

Application Closing Date: 11:59pm Friday 7 March 2025

Who to Contact:

For further information relating to the position, please contact Rebecca Scorgie, Manager, Community Health via email at [email protected].

Our Commitment to Protecting Country:

Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion at VU

The University encourages applications from women, gender diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from under-represented backgrounds in this field. The University believes that diversity of the workforce adds value to the University and creates a stronger, richer working environment for everyone. The University is committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process for candidates with particular access needs. Candidates who require adjustments are encouraged to contact the designated person in this advert to discuss their needs.