Teach For Australia would like to acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of the lands throughout Australia. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Australia's first peoples.

Teach For Australia's vision is an Australia where education gives every child greater choice for their future. The mission is to grow a community of leaders committed to equity for children and young people, by recruiting and developing exceptional people to teach and lead across Australian schools.

Teach For Australia provides:

• Opportunity to work with an engaged community of educators - working to close the education gap
• Flexible work practices, including the option to work from home
• Allowance and time off work for professional development

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• A recognised teaching qualification
• At least two years of relevant teaching experience
• Experience in coaching others to success
• Familiarity with adult learning theory and experience facilitating professional learning workshops for a group
• Full driver’s license and willingness to travel as required to fulfil the duties of the role (which may include overnight and/or extended trips)

Desirable

• Experience in teaching in disadvantaged secondary school settings
• Experience in working or knowledge of Victoria
• Current teacher registration in Victoria
• Current Mental Health First Aid Certificate
• Previous experience and/or exposure to the Teach For Australia program or affiliated Teach For All programs

Skills, Attributes and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of strong commitment to addressing educational inequity
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with a range of diverse stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to coach others and support them to achieve their goals
• Knowledgeable and skilled at delivering professional learning
• Ability to apply knowledge of teaching and learning to prioritise and then address an early career teacher’s needs, in order to improve student learning
• Ability to identify, mitigate and manage risk with a variety of stakeholders
• Ability to motivate and influence change
• Ability to listen deeply and conduct robust conversations
• Ability to manage expenditure and travel arrangements in line with budgets
• Exceptional time management and planning skills

Desirable

• Highly skilled at and/or qualifications in instructional coaching
• Experience using Salesforce or other case management databases
• Experience using Microsoft Teams

For further details please refer to the Job Description attached.