Teach For Australia would like to acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of the lands throughout Australia. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Australia's first peoples.

Teach For Australia's vision is an Australia where education gives every child greater choice for their future. The mission is to grow a community of leaders committed to equity for children and young people, by recruiting and developing exceptional people to teach and lead across Australian schools.

Teach For Australia provides:

• Opportunity to work with an engaged community of educators - working to close the education gap
  
• Truly flexible work practices: we are a remote-first workplace, with opportunities to work in-person at our head office as required
  
• Allowance and time off work for professional development
  
• Additional day off for your birthday
  
• 13% superannuation

Please note: FTE is negotiable 0.8 (30.4 hrs) - 1.0 (38 hrs)

Role Purpose

Lead the delivery and implementation of the Programs in South Australia and contribute to the strategic direction and growth of all programs in SA. Coach and develop Associates to be effective teachers and leaders. Working with the national Teaching and Leadership Frameworks, the role also can be expected to design and deliver professional learning that addresses the needs of the Associates’ development. Finally, the Teaching & Leadership Coach is required to build new relationships and strengthen current relationships with diverse constituents, both internally and externally, contributing to a cohesive community that is connected to the greater movement for education equity.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• A recognised teaching qualification

• At least two years of relevant teaching experience

• Experience in coaching others to success

• Familiarity with adult learning theory and experience facilitating professional learning workshops for a group

• Full driver’s license and willingness to travel as required to fulfil the duties of the role (which may include overnight and/or extended trips)

• Strong ability to translate conceptual information into operational plans, policies and procedures, including ability to think laterally and creatively to solve problems

• Strong leadership orientation - proactive, self-starting, takes initiative and is a team player with the ability to independently deliver quality output within set timelines

• Current Working with Children Check

Skills, Attributes and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of strong knowledge and understanding of the South Australian schooling context and the drivers of educational inequity

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with school principals, school-based staff, and other leaders across the education sector including within the state government

• Strategic planning and leadership skills

• Coaching skills and strong desire to develop others, including the provision of positive and constructive feedback

• Presence and influencing ability, exceptional people skills

• Exceptional time management and planning skills

• Ability to track, monitor and regularly report on targets and state level priorities

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with many stakeholders

• Knowledgeable and skilled at delivering professional learning

• Ability to apply knowledge of teaching and learning to prioritize and then address an early career teacher’s needs, to improve student learning

• Ability to manage expenditure and travel arrangements in line with budgets

For further details about this role please view the Job Description here.

At Teach For Australia, we encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.