About this job
About the Department of Education
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About Cleveland Education and Training Centre (CETC)
Cleveland Education and Training Centre (CETC) is a Department of Education school operating within the Cleveland Youth Detention Centre in Townsville. The Centre's catchment comprises the area graphically north from Rockhampton, west to the border and includes island communities off the Queensland coastline. Young people incarcerated by the court system are from ten to eighteen years.
CETC is a service provider within the Detention Centre therefore all staff are required to comply with a range of safety and security protocols. From 2022 CETC has delivered education programs within the Detention Centre for 48 weeks of the year. All staff will operate on a roster where leave allocation may fall outside the mainstream school holiday periods. All new staff employed will need to be willing and able to take their allocated leave outside the school holiday periods to accommodate rosters.
Your Role
Reporting to the RTO manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of high quality and compliant training that results in successful outcomes for students. You will support students using a personalised learning approach, maintain records of student progress and contribute to the continuous improvement and strategic direction of the school. The ideal candidate for this role will have demonstrated skills and experience in delivering building and construction qualifications to students with diverse learning needs and from a range of settings, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, speakers of English as an additional language or dialect, young people with learning difficulties and early school leavers.
Specific responsibilities of the role will include:
- Deliver a range of activities for a balanced program of instruction that will provide students with opportunities to learn and engage in activities focusing on training, employment and personal development.
- Maintain individual training plans to meet the individual student's learning ability, ensuring compliance with VET Quality Framework.
- Build relationships and network with employers, stakeholders, training providers and community links.
Experience in delivering vocational training or developing apprentices will be highly valued as will a demonstrated capacity to build relationships and networks with employers and other stakeholders to support young people to gain entry into the building and construction field.
Desirable criteria:
- An understanding of the Australian Governments Core Skills for Work Developmental Framework
- Experience with competency based training in foundation skills and pre-employment training
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2-pg response to the How you will be Assessed section of the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
e considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.