DIRECTOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

Tafe Sa; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recreation leave

Long service leave

Salary packaging

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Health & wellbeing program

Flexible work arrangements

Career development

Job summary

TAFE SA, based at Light Square campus in Kaurna Country, seeks a Teaching and Learning Director on a full-time executive contract for three years. The role leads teaching and learning practice, policy development and strategic engagement to shape South Australia’s education landscape.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Industry and Innovation, you will provide leadership, authoritative advice and coaching across TAFE SA on quality and innovative teaching and learning, driving large-scale

Qualifications

• Proven success and significant experience in senior educational leadership.
• Ability to plan and drive large-scale teaching and learning performance and improvement initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and political acumen with an understanding of government priorities.
• Extensive experience shaping strategy and developing, implementing and evaluating teaching and learning frameworks and policies aligned with regulatory requirements and research-informed best practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, authoritative advice and coaching on quality and innovative teaching and learning practice across TAFE SA.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director, Industry and Innovation and broader team to guide teaching and learning strategies.
• Drive large-scale performance improvement initiatives in teaching and learning.
• Shape strategy and develop, implement and evaluate frameworks and policies aligned with regulations and best practice.

Skills

Senior educational leadership

Strategic teaching & learning

Stakeholder management

Policy development & evaluation

Job description

• Full time, 3 year executive contract
• Based at Light Square campus / Kaurna Country
• View: Role Description

Impact starts here, are you in? TAFE SA, proud winner of Training Provider of the Year in 2021, 2022 & 2024 SA State Awards and winner of the Large Training Provider of the Year 2024 National Training Awards, is on the hunt for a Teaching and Learning Director to join our dynamic team shaping South Australia’s future.

What You’ll Drive

The Industry and Innovation division leads self-assurance, RTO and higher education compliance, strategic industry engagement, teaching and learning standards and educational innovation at TAFE SA. The Director, Teaching and Learning works closely with the Executive Director, Industry and Innovation and the broader team to provide leadership, authoritative advice and coaching across TAFE SA on quality and innovative teaching and learning practice.

The Skills You Bring

• Proven success and significant experience in senior educational leadership
• Demonstrated ability to plan and drive large-scale teaching and learning performance and improvement initiatives
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and political acumen, with an understanding of government priorities, processes and accountabilities
• Extensive experience shaping strategy and developing, implementing and evaluating teaching and learning frameworks and policies aligned with regulatory requirements and research-informed best practice

What You Need to Know

A valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the South Australian Department of Human Services is required before employment.

Why Join Us?

TAFE SA offers amazing benefits, including:

• Generous leave entitlements including Recreation, Sick, Long Service, Retention, Paid Parental, Family & Domestic Violence, Special and Cultural leave that supports cultural diversity and First Nations
• Purchase Annual Leave
• Salary Sacrifice / Salary Packaging options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health & Wellbeing Program
• Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance conditions
• Inclusive, diverse and collaborative culture
• Career development and progression
• Ongoing professional development opportunities

Ready to Shape the Future?

For enquiries, please contact Emma Tharaldsen – Executive Coordinator, Industry and Innovation via email at [e-mail]

Inclusion and Flexibility Statement

Be you, be valued, be included. At TAFE SA, we celebrate diversity and encourage all applicants, including First Nations peoples, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, LGBTIQA+ individuals, people with disability, and neurodiverse talent. Need support applying? Let us know!

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