Casual Teacher, Environment and Society

• Casual teaching opportunity at Swinburne College
• Located at our Hawthorn campus
• Attractive casual rates dependent of experience and qualifications

About the Role 
Swinburne College is seeking suitability experienced and qualified teachers to help support the college with teaching activities of the college from 2024 and beyond. 

Courses and programs offered by Swinburne College include Foundation Year, UniLink Diplomas, ELICOS, Postgraduate Qualifying Program which assist students to reach the entry requirements for a university degree, transition from post-secondary to higher education or improve English language skills. 

As a Pathway program teacher, you will be responsible for inspiring, engaging and educating our students for the 21st century, implementing industry best practice and applying current learning technologies and contemporary learning pedagogies. You will work collaboratively within a team of education professionals to plan, deliver, assess, evaluate and ensure compliance of high-quality education and training programs. You will need to be able to customise and adapt our programs to meet our learners and clients’ needs that vary from Foundation level through to diploma levels.

About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities: 

• Comprehensive discipline specific knowledge related to societal impacts on the environment and climate. 
• Demonstrated teaching and learning experience, including an ability to supervise and mentor students, ensuring academic expectations are met.
• Proven ability to maintain required student success 
• and satisfaction standards.
• Demonstrated experience improving student outcomes utilising contemporary teaching and learning practices.

Qualifications

AQF Level 5 or above qualification directly related to Arts, Humanities and/or Social Sciences.

About Swinburne College 
Swinburne College was established in 2020 as a joint venture partnership between Swinburne University and UP Education to deliver a range of pathway programs for both international and domestic students. These programs (Foundation Year, UniLink Diplomas, ELICOS, Postgraduate Qualifying Program) assist students to reach the entry requirements for a university degree, transition from post-secondary to higher education or improve English language skills. 

To Apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.  

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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on [email protected]. 

Applications Close: Wednesday 31 January 2024, at 11.00pm (AEDT)

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.

Equity and Diversity 
Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.  For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact [email protected]

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  

For any support please contact [email protected] or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan

Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes 
As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action , Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.  

We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant
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