• Highly regarded not-for-profit organisation
• Progressive, enthusiastic and dedicated staff
• Attractive Salary Packaging available
• Sessional position
• Based in Melton

Djerriwarrh Community & Education Services (Djerriwarrh) is a highly regarded not-for-profit charitable organisation which has been delivering high quality education, training, employment and youth programs in the western suburbs of Melbourne since 1989. Djerriwarrh’s Mission Statement is ‘empowering individuals and local communities to learn, connect and grow’. Djerriwarrh has an inclusive, collaborative workplace culture.

Program:

The EAL programs/courses assist participants develop settlement and language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills, with the expectation that such improvements will enable them to participate more effectively in the Australian community, further training or the labour force.

Role:

Objective of the EAL Teacher/Assessor role is to plan, deliver and/or assess quality accredited language, literacy and numeracy training at Djerriwarrh sites. AMEP and SEE deliver the Certificates in English as an Additional Language (EAL) aligned to the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF).

The EAL Teacher is responsible for the teaching, ongoing assessment and program development of the EAL Framework.

Skills/Qualifications:

• TAE40122 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (or its successor)
• TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (or its successor)
• TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, and

• • TAELLN411 Address adult language, literacy, and numeracy skills (or its successor), or
  • TAELLN401A Address adult language literacy and numeracy skills.

And one of the following:

• • TAEASS502 Design and develop assessment tools (or its successor), or
  • TAEASS502A Design and develop assessment tools, or
  • TAEASS502B Design and develop assessment tools.

or

• A diploma or higher-level qualification in adult education.

or

• A credential issued by a higher education provider (as defined in section 16.1 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003) which would enable the individual to satisfy the academic requirements for registration as a secondary school teacher in accordance with the registration requirements in at least one State or Territory in Australia, and one of the following credentials, or the successor to one of the following credentials:
• TAESS00011/TAESS00019 - Assessor Skill Set or
• TAESS00024 - VET Delivered to School Students Teacher Enhancement Skill Set.

And one of the following:

• A four-year Bachelor of Education, with TESOL as a method
• A bachelor’s degree plus a Master of Teaching with TESOL as a method
• A bachelor’s degree plus Graduate Diploma of Education with TESOL as a method
• An undergraduate bachelor’s degree plus a postgraduate TESOL qualification at AQF 8 or above that includes a 22- day supervised teaching practicum in TESOL, such as a:

• • Graduate Certificate in Education (TESOL)
  • Graduate Certificate in TESOL
  • Graduate Diploma in TESOL
  • Graduate Diploma of Education with a TESOL method
  • Master of TESOL/Master of Applied Linguistics/Master of Arts (TESOL)

Position Description:

For a position description and information on how to apply please contact Stacey on (03) 8746 1000, email [email protected] using the subject line: English as an Additional Language (EAL) Teacher and Assessor enquiry via EthicalJobs or click on the following link: english-as-an-additional-language-eal-teacher-assessor/.

Applications must include a cover letter, an address to the Key Selection Criteria and a current resume. Applicants who do not address the Key Selection Criteria will not be contacted.

Applicants who have already applied within the last six months do not need to re-apply.

Djerriwarrh actively encourages applications from Aboriginal peoples, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, gender and sexually diverse people and people with a disability.

Thank you for your interest in the above position.

If, after reading the job description you have any questions, please call reception on 8746 1000 and ask to speak to Harleen Pala, AMEP Manager.

For information about Djerriwarrh please visit our website: www.djerriwarrh.org.au.