About the College and School

The College of Vocational Education aims to empower learners and our industry, community and government partners to succeed in the new world of work. Our five-year strategic roadmap, ALiVE@RMIT, purposefully guides everything we do in vocational education to deliver our vision: to position RMIT as a leading multi-sector provider with global impact and influence.

About the role

The Social Care & Health Cluster in the College of Vocational Education is seeking recruit a Teacher to teach into the Certificate IV and Diploma of Youth work.

As a Youth Work/Community Support Teacher and practitioner, you will be mainly responsible for the delivery of course material, assessing students and the supervision of students enrolled in selected courses in the School. Participation in the School’s continuing reviews of course content and development, delivery, teaching methods (including on-line delivery methods) and methods of students’ assessment will also form part of this role. You will interact with external organisations, industry groups and RMIT teaching and administration staff. Your performance will be underpinned by participation in relevant activities which ensure your vocational competence meets and/or exceeds the education level being delivered and assessed.

About You

You will bring to the role the following skills and experience:

• Teaching experience and currency in youth work, community support, trauma practice, mental health, family violence.

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills relevant to teaching and consultancy environments (including presentation and facilitation skills)
• Skills and experience in competency-based assessment.
• The ability in ensuring current and contemporary vocational competence which meets and/or exceeds the education level being delivered and assessed.
• The experience in relevant industry, and substantial discipline knowledge as it relates to this position.
• Capacity to diagnose learning problems in students, propose and implement effective solutions.

Mandatory

Teaching experience in the Youth Work/ Community Service or related field

VET Teachers appointed to a continuing position are required to meet all the following minimum standards.

1. Vocational Competencies - The appointee must be able to demonstrate vocational competencies at least to the level of those delivered.
2. Assessment and Delivery Competencies

The appointee must hold the TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment from the TAE10 Training and Education Training Package as a minimum qualification. This consists of 10 units (7 core and 3 electives).

Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children check

See attached PD

To Apply 

Please submit your CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the position

To apply, the link below which will direct you to RMIT's careers site

For further information about this position, please see Position Description below or contact Bronwyn Tanti, Program Manager Community Support and Youth Work via email [email protected], using the subject line: VE Teacher - Community Support & Youth Work enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Vaccination Requirements

The COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Directions, made under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 (Vic) and as amended and replaced from time to time (Directions), affect all persons employed or engaged to perform work by RMIT.

As such, offers of employment from RMIT are conditional upon the applicant being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, partially vaccinated with a booking for a further dose by 26 November 2021 or medically exempt and providing satisfactory evidence of the same. You can access the Directions here: www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/victorias-restriction-levels-covid-19.