Educational Team Leader (ELME)

Queensland Government; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four weeks recreation leave

12.75% Superannuation

Salary packaging options

Wellbeing initiatives

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

TAFE Queensland is seeking an Educational Team Leader for the English Language and Migrant Education faculty at the Loganlea Campus. The role involves leading teaching teams, ensuring quality delivery to students, and coordinating administrative duties.

The position is temporary full-time until 30 June 2027 and reports to the Operations Manager. Mandatory qualifications include a TESOL postgraduate credential, an undergraduate education degree, and current industry-relevant training and

Qualifications

• Postgraduate TESOL qualification is required.
• Undergraduate qualification in education is required.
• Diploma or higher in adult or vocational education is required.
• Must hold training and assessment credentials (TAE) or equivalents.
• Credential enabling registration as a secondary school teacher is required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and supervision within teaching teams to achieve high quality delivery to students.
• Lead and manage a teaching team or teams and perform associated administrative duties.
• Ensure delivery of quality educational outcomes and superior student experiences through collaborative working practices.

Skills

TESOL

Adult education

Australian context

Education

TESOL postgraduate qualification

Undergraduate education degree

Diploma or higher in adult/vocational education

Training & assessment credentials (TAE)

Higher education teaching qualification / credential for school registration

Job description

About Us

TAFE Queensland is proud to be the largest and most experienced Vocational Education and Training provider in the State, with a history of serving Queensland communities for more than 140 years.

Education

At TAFE Queensland, we hold true to our values and keep our customers at the centre of everything we do. By living these values we continue to strengthen TAFE Queensland’s reputation as a leading provider of high quality education and training. Our people are recognised for demonstrating these values in their everyday work:

• Safety First
• Focusing on our customer
• Taking responsibility
• Showing initiative
• Working together

Your Opportunity

Are you looking for a career that is challenging but also rewarding? Do you have a passion for your industry, recent industry experience and industry qualifications? Have you considered sharing your knowledge and skills with future industry experts?

• continue your practice as an educator while growing your leadership experience and capability by providing leadership and supervision embedded within teaching teams to achieve efficient and high quality delivery to students, and promote job satisfaction and improved quality of working life for teaching teams.
• focus on the delivery of quality educational outcomes and expected student experiences with the best utilisation of educators in a collaborative working environment, to meet the genuine needs of TAFE Queensland, employees, industry, and students. Education Team Leaders are also responsible for leading and managing a teaching team or teams and performing associated administrative duties.

The Role

We have an exciting temporary full-time Educational Team Leader position available until 30 June 2027 (unless otherwise determined) to join our English Language and Migrant Education faculty at TAFE Queensland’s Loganlea Campus.

This position reports to the Operations Manager.

Salary

The salary range for an Educational Team Leader is $116,193.84 - $124,323.28 (gross) per annum plus superannuation contributions of 12.75% of your salary.

Benefits

• Four (4) weeks recreation leave (accrued annually)
• 12.75% Superannuation and Salary packaging options available
• Wellbeing initiatives and social responsibility programs
• Access to Employee Assistance Program

Mandatory Requirements

• A recognised postgraduate qualification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL); and
• A recognised undergraduate qualification (preferably in education); and
• Recent teaching experience in teaching English to speakers of other languages to adult learners in Australia; and
• position of one of the following training and assessment credentials:
  • TAE40122 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or its successor; or
  • TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment; or
  • TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment; plus:
    • TAELLN411 or its successor or TAELLN401A; and
    • TAEASS502 or its successor or TAEASS502A or TAEASS502B; or
• A credential issued by a higher education provider which would enable the individual to satisfy the academic requirements for registration as a secondary school teacher and one (1) of the following credentials:
  • TAESS00024 VET Delivered to School Students Teacher Enhancement Skill Set or its successor, or
  • TAESS00019 Assessor Skill Set or its successor; or
  • TAESS00011 Assessor Skill Set; or
• A diploma or higher-level qualification in adult or vocational education (approved by TAFE Queensland).
• Current industry skills directly relevant to the training and assessment being provided;
• Current knowledge and skills in vocational training and learning that informs the training and assessment provided;
• Evidence of undertaking professional development in the fields of the knowledge and practice of vocational training, learning and assessment including competency-based training and assessment.

Note

Note: Proof of qualifications and industry currency/experience to be provided at interview.

Highly Desirable

• Five or more years teaching experience within TAFE Queensland, Vocational Education or another post-compulsory education experience;
• An approved teaching qualification.

Closing date

4:00pm, Friday 25 September 2026

Job Reference Number

TQ2026-933

Contact

Toni Veillard, Operations Manager

Email

[e-mail]

Occupational group

Education & Training