SENIOR Role Description TAFELECTURER Queensland Brisbane TAFE QUEENSLAND BRISBANE
Position Title Senior Lecturer
Region TAFE Queensland Brisbane
Location Brisbane
Total Remuneration $95,837- $153,437 per annum Package Employment A variety of employment arrangements are on offer including three year contracts, sessional Status positions and other arrangements as negotiated. Closing Date Open
About TAFE Queensland TAFE Queensland is the largest and most experienced provider of further education and training in Queensland offering practical, industry-relevant training to over 180,000 students annually, across more than 500 program areas. On 1 July 2013, TAFE Queensland was established as an independent statutory body under the TAFE Queensland Act 2013. The TAFE Queensland network comprises six regions delivering training from Thursday Island to the Gold Coast, from Bundaberg to Roma and across the South-east corner. The TAFE Queensland regions are: TAFE Queensland Brisbane TAFE Queensland SkillsTech TAFE Queensland Gold Coast TAFE Queensland East Coast TAFE Queensland South West TAFE Queensland North TAFE Queensland is an organisation that puts our customers – students, employers, communities – at the centre of everything we do. As an employee of TAFE Queensland, you will be part of the state’s leading provider of further education and training committed to quality teaching, a safe working environment and delivering real outcomes for our students. For more information about TAFE Queensland visit www.tafeqld.edu.au
Our Region TAFE Queensland Brisbane is the largest of TAFE Queensland’s regions delivering programs from ten metropolitan locations as well as offering innovative online and workplace learning. Each year TAFE Queensland Brisbane educates over 40,000 local and international students in areas including business, hospitality and tourism, community services and health, civil engineering, architectural studies, interior and landscape design, fashion, visual arts and photography. TAFE Queensland Brisbane has strong connections with universities and industry with programs geared towards higher-level qualifications and real employment opportunities.
1 of 4 Your Opportunity As a Senior Lecturer at TAFE Queensland Brisbane you will be responsible for course and/or unit coordination and teaching, including the development of curriculum materials and/or scholarly activity. You will also be responsible for leading a team of academics in the delivery of an applied learning model of higher education. As an academic at this level you are expected to lead significant debate about your discipline area and educational philosophy and contribute to your discipline at a national level. You will also lead engagement with industry ensuring support for the promotion of TAFE Queensland Brisbane’s applied learning philosophy. The position reports to the Director of Faculty, TAFE Queensland Brisbane.
Key Responsibilities Academic Leadership Design innovative and effective curriculum which reflects developing best practice nationally and internationally utilising various methodologies including online and blended learning. Provide advice to and mentor junior academic staff. Make a leading academic and professional contribution to the teaching program and service delivery of your discipline. Work with other academic staff to ensure that skills’ teaching is integrated into the rest of the curriculum such that the skills are explicitly taught, with increasing complexity, across the units. Work with research staff to facilitate opportunities for student experience and contribution to research projects. Lead the development and implementation of policies and processes to monitor and remediate students who do not progress as expected. Lead the collection of data needed to establish an appropriate budget for teaching and service activities and ensure these activities are as cost effective as possible. Lead and actively contribute to cross-disciplinary activities related to teaching, service delivery and placements. Actively collaborate with other tertiary providers and teachers to develop robust and evidence-based processes, protocols and evaluation to support excellence in teaching. Teaching Performance and Leadership Exercise a significant role in teaching and teaching development within the organisation. Coordinate and teach into discipline units as required. Prepare and deliver lectures, tutorials and workshops. Take academic and professional responsibility for assessment within placement units and advise and support assessment of skills taught within other units. Provide remedial activities for students not progressing as expected. Assist with systematic evaluation of supervisor and student placement experience. Undertake broad administration activities related to areas of teaching, specifically delivery of teaching, services and placements. Professional Leadership and Engagement Maintain active links with professional associations and accreditation bodies. Engage with industry in innovative and collaborative ways. Lead debate with students, industry and the broader community on your discipline and TAFE Queensland Brisbane’s applied learning philosophy through a variety of mediums including online. Provide leadership in broader faculty activities including planning and committee work.
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Research and Scholarship Undertake evaluation and research that will underpin excellence in teaching and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in your discipline. Other Obtain funding from contracts/grants/consultancies to further discipline research and industry engagement. Conduct and participate in the organisation’s performance planning and review processes. Commitment to the implementation of equity and workplace health and safety principles. Undertake other duties commensurate with the scope of the position as required by the Director of Faculty or Academic Dean.
Success Factors for the Role 1. Demonstrated capacity to provide leadership at a course/program level and lead a high performing team of academics. 2. Proven ability to develop innovative approaches to learning and teaching within an applied learning environment and encouraging students to apply that learning in industry settings. 3. The ability to lead high quality course delivery within an applied learning environment, in accordance with Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) standards, with a demonstrated commitment to providing outstanding client service. 4. Demonstrated record of achievement as a leading practitioner with a reputation for skills, knowledge and expertise at a national level. 5. Superior written and oral communication skills, as well as superior negotiation, influencing and listening skills. 6. Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build and sustain productive internal and external stakeholder relationships with people from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Qualifications / Requirements Mandatory requirements: Completion of a doctoral qualification in the relevant discipline area or equivalent accreditation or standing. Highly desirable requirements:
Experience with, or knowledge of, TEQSA standards.
How to Apply To apply for this role, please provide the following: Provide a Curriculum Vitae with two referees. Provide a cover letter outlining your suitability in accordance with the key success factors for the role. TQB is required to comply with the TEQSA. To comply with its legislative requirements and fulfil its commitment to provide quality teaching and research, TQB needs to ensure that Academic staff are appropriately qualified. Therefore, it would be appreciated if copies of your relevant academic qualifications are provided with your application (original or certified copies of all qualifications will need to be sighted if your application is successful).
For further information, please contact: Ms Tully Stewart, Manager, People and Culture, TAFE Queensland Brisbane on (07) 3244 6523.
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Additional Information
The duration of this position will be dependent on work demands and the availability of ongoing funding. You will be required to travel and work across the region. Travel and overnight absences from base may be required of this position. A criminal history check will be initiated on the successful applicant. A non-smoking policy applies in Queensland government buildings, offices and motor vehicles. If the successful applicant has been engaged as a lobbyist, a statement of their employment is required. You may be required to complete a period of probation.
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