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Lecturer – Sports and Recreation

Charles Darwin University
Palmerston, NT
A$111,253 p/a + 17% Super + 6 weeks leave
Sport & Recreation → Other
Full-time
On-site

Posted 17 days ago


Continuing, full time appointment
Teaching Focused Academic Level A - $74,157 – 111,253 pa
Plus 17% superannuation and 6 weeks annual leave
Palmerston Campus

Apply your passion and experience in Sports and Recreation to share your industry skills and knowledge to teach students at CDU

About the Position

As a Lecturer Sports and Recreation, you will deliver training in accordance with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) standards and VET Quality Framework and to the competency standards of the SIS Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package. You will facilitate competency-based training using a range of delivery modes including face-to-face, mixed-mode, workplace based, external and online delivery in Sports and Recreation.

About You
To be successful, you will require:

  • A Certificate IV in Sports and Recreation or equivalent.
  • A TAE40122 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (or its successor as outlined by the Australian Skills Quality Authority Framework) or the ability to enrol and complete the TAE40122 within 12 months
  • Experience providing training either within a workplace setting or educational institution.
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate in a culturally sensitive manner with internal and external stakeholders to whom English may not be the first language.
  • Contemporary knowledge of the Sports and Recreation Industry and associated organisations.
  • Competency with the Microsoft Office suite and other relevant software packages.

Desirable competencies

  • Experience in the use of 4WD vehicles in remote areas.

Remuneration
Appointment to this role will be at Teaching Focused Level A. The base salary will be in the range of $74,157 – $111,253 per annum. The total remuneration package will be in the range of $86,763 - $130,166 per annum, including 17% superannuation.

What’s in it for you?

  • An employer who values your contribution to building a bigger, better and stronger University
  • Work with a University committed to changing people’s lives for the better through training, education and research
  • Opportunities for professional development, paid study and career progression
  • An enviable lifestyle in the spectacular Northern Territory
  • 17% superannuation
  • Up to six weeks of paid annual leave
  • Up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave (primary care giver), in addition to government payments (eligibility criteria apply)
  • Recognition of prior service with another Australian university / NT Government for Long Service Leave (recognition applied to qualifying period only)
  • Ability to negotiate transfer of leave entitlements under the Public Employment (Mobility) Act 1989
  • Free on-campus parking in designated areas
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Salary Packaging opportunities

How to Apply
All applications must be received online via the ‘apply’ button and should include your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and relevant skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Tim Francis on 08 8946 7946 or email [email protected]

Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process, as well as during employment to support applicants and employees with disability. CDU’s Workplace Adjustment Policy and Procedure can be found at https://policies.cdu.edu.au/view-current.php?id=191&version=1. If you would like to discuss adjustments, please contact the People Services Team on 08 8946 7154 or email [email protected].

Diversity and Inclusion
At CDU we actively celebrate our diversity. We innovate, embrace new ideas, and act with courage and
kindness. We’re abo ut what we can giv e to the wo rld rather than what we take, and w e believe in the transformative power of education. We work hard to make sure every member of our University community feels they truly belong. Understanding that it is through our focus on our people and leveraging our differences that will make CDU the most connected University in Australia, we are striving to ensure that our culture and our community are inclusive of all our staff, students, and visitors. We are committed to maintaining a culture where everyone feels respected, safe, encouraged to speak up and supported in achieving their professional goals. Applications from First Nations people, women at all levels, culturally and racially marginalised people, people with disability, neurotypical and neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ people, people with family and caring responsibilities and people at all stages of their careers are welcomed.

You make CDU. And we want you to be exactly who you are.

Applications Close: Friday, 14 March 2025


About Charles Darwin University

Katherine, NT, Australia

Welcome to the Charles Darwin University (CDU) careers page and thank you for considering our institution as part of your career search.

CDU is headquartered in Australia’s most northern capital city of Darwin – a young, multicultural and cosmopolitan tropical city that sits on the rim of South-East Asia.

As the only university in the Northern Territory, CDU is uniquely placed to provide education, training and research expertise in Australia’s north and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

Whether you are at the start of your career or are already established, CDU is keen for you to explore the many career opportunities offered to both academic and non-academic professionals.

Ranked in the top two per cent of universities in the world, CDU has grown to become an internationally renowned dual sector teaching and learning institution, offering strong education and training opportunities in Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training.

The University has 11 campuses and learning centres throughout Australia delivering training in more than 170 locations to more than 24,000 students, and has strong relationships with other Australian universities in the fields of medicine, languages, marine science and Indigenous knowledges. CDU also enjoys partnerships and Memorandums of Understanding with 18 international institutions and organisations.

Proud of our community origins, CDU is a vibrant institution, constantly evolving, adapting and changing with local, national and international education trends. Higher Education and VET programs prepare students to be creative thinkers and effective contributors in an ever changing world.

CDU courses are closely attuned to the education, employment and research needs of industry; forging close partnerships with the burgeoning oil and gas sector and government and cooperative research centres.

This year is a very exciting time to join the University. Our “Connect, Discover, Grow” strategic plan envisages a positive trajectory for every aspect of the institution out to 2025 and beyond.

In a 2016 international report – by UK higher education consultant Firetail – CDU was identified as a “rising star” amongst an elite group of 20 universities with the potential to become globally influential by 2030.

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