Your Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior leader to take up the role of Director, Educational Support Services.

The role is available on a permanent full-time basis, with a base location at TAFE Queensland’s Ipswich or Toowoomba Campus. Travel across the region and State will be required, from time to time.

As the Director, Educational Support Services, you will:

• lead and manage a multi-disciplinary portfolio including a number of functions across student administration and experience, student support and wellbeing, vocational placement management, educational planning, Learning Management System (LMS) administration, Student Management System (SMS) administration, that enables the TAFE Queensland South West Region to meet its business objectives; and
• collaborate as a key member of the TAFE Queensland South West Region’s Executive Leadership Team, contributing to the achievement of the broader TAFE Queensland vision and ensuring the organisation is a market leader in the provision of high-quality education and training in Queensland.

This position reports to the General Manager, South West and has close working relationships with all members of the Executive Leadership Team.

Salary

Appointment to this role is via an Individual Employment Agreement (IEA) which attracts a Total Remuneration Package (TRP) amount of $191,975 (gross) per annum including base salary, superannuation and leave loading.

Benefits

• Four (4) weeks recreation leave (accrued annually)
• 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 and study assistance available
• 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

Mandatory Requirements

Applicants must possess the following:

• Senior leadership experience in relevant/related setting
• Current QLD Driver’s Licence
• Ability to hold Blue Card and Yellow Card: Disability Worker Screening Check

Highly Desirable

Candidates who possess the following will be highly regarded:

• Minimum of 5 years of high-level leadership, planning, project management and leadership of multi-disciplinary teams.

How to apply

If you’re 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, 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, Monday, 28 July 2025

Job Reference Number: TQ2025-628

Contact:

Kate Venables

General Manager

Email: [email protected]

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. We have recently been named Winner of the 2024 Large Training Provider of the Year at the prestigious Queensland Training Awards and the 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 a part of a highly experienced workforce closely connected with their industries and dedicated to delivering best practices and innovative training.

In TAFE Queensland, South West 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 core values and behaviours in all that we do:

• We take ownership
• We invest in each other
• We seek to understand
• We celebrate success