Advanced Skills Teacher - Prospect High School - 205597

Department for Education, Children and Young People; Launceston; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Prospect High School in Tasmania invites applications for a full-time teaching role. You will implement learning programs, assess student progress, and support educational leadership with a focus on a core Australian Curriculum subject area.

The school celebrates strong literacy and numeracy intervention programs and a safe, inclusive environment. The position starts 1 February 2027, is full-time, with 70 hours per fortnight.

Qualifications

• Current RWVP registration with Employment status in Tasmania
• Registered teacher with full registration under Teachers Registration Act 2000
• Tasmanian Industrial Commission Teaching Service Award 2005 qualifications

Responsibilities

• Lead one of the core Australian Curriculum subject areas
• Implement and manage learning programs and assess student progress
• Assist the Principal in educational leadership, management and administration of a school sector

Skills

Curriculum leadership

Assessment of student progress

Collaboration with staff

Education

Tasmanian Public Sector Teaching Award 2005

Job description

The Team

Prospect High School teaching and non-teaching staff work collaboratively to develop strong, respectful relationships and a safe, orderly and supportive environment where students are well known. The school has a rich and diverse culture and includes a significant number of International and EAL students.

We pride ourselves on the quality pedagogy and intervention/extension programs for literacy and numeracy. As a result, Prospect High School was acknowledged as one of the top 10 schools in Tasmania for achieving improvement with NAPLAN results continuously over a period of five years.

About The Role

To implement and manage appropriate learning programs for students and to assess individual student progress. To assist the Principal in the general educational leadership, management and administration of a particular sector of a school or college.

Successful applicant will be required to lead one of the core Australian Curriculum subject areas.

We are offering

• Ongoing - Start date 1 February 2027
• Full-time
• 70 hours per fortnight
• We are a child-safe organisation
• Pathways to grow your career

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Applicants should be aware that for twelve (12) months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill any subsequent full-time or part-time vacancies in accordance with Employment Direction 1.

We are looking for

Essential

• Current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP) with a registration Status – Employment
• A registered teacher with full registration within the meaning of the Teachers Registration Act 2000.
• Qualifications as established by the Tasmanian Industrial Commission in the Teaching Service (Tasmanian Public Sector) Award, 2005.

Desirable

• Four years or more training as defined in the Teaching Service (Tasmanian Public Sector) Award 2005.

Please note: The cost associated with obtaining a RWVP is the responsibility of the individual.

Statement of Duties and a reference guide to assist with applying online

Statement Of Duties (PDF)

Statement Of Duties (DOCX)

More information

For further guidance please refer to our Information for Applicants (PDF).

Should you have any difficulties regarding applying for this vacancy online, please contact Department for Education, Children and Young People, HR Recruitment and Employment via phone [phone] or email [e-mail].

Applicants needing more information are encouraged to request specific details of the vacancy from the Contact Person.

Name: Benjamin Frerk

Title: Principal - Prospect High School

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

About DECYP

Our goal is to work together to ensure that every child and young person in Tasmania is known, safe, well and learning.

The child is at the centre of everything we do and the way we do it.

Our values of Connection, Courage, Growth, Respect, Responsibility represent the foundation of our department’s culture and guide us in all that we do to ensure bright lives positive futures for every child and young person in Tasmania.

We bring our values to life through our everyday behaviours and actions. We want to attract, recruit and retain people who uphold these values and are committed to building a strong values based culture.