Educational Team Leader – Industry Trade Skills TAFE QUEENSLAND GOLD COAST About TAFE Queensland TAFE Queensland is proud to be the largest and most experienced Vocational Education and Training provider in the State, with a history of serving Queensland communities for more than 140 years. We continue to strengthen TAFE Queensland’s reputation as a leading provider of high-quality education and training.

About The Position This is an exciting opportunity to continue your practice as an educator while developing your leadership capability. As an Educational Team Leader, you will provide day-to-day leadership and supervision within teaching teams, fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment that delivers quality educational outcomes and exceptional student experiences.

The role focuses on optimising educator capability and resources, supporting staff wellbeing and engagement, and ensuring teaching teams effectively meet the evolving needs of TAFE Queensland, industry, students, and the community.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide leadership, direction, instruction and guidance to educators and teaching teams to achieve team objectives and contribute collaboratively to the overall success of teaching teams.
- Oversee and collaboratively contribute to educational delivery programming and planning activities within teaching teams including the development of training and assessment strategies, yearly plans, and delivery timetables.
- Manage all relevant people processes related to teaching teams including, but not limited to:
- completing and reviewing performance planning and development plans with team members.
- actively participating in informal performance management processes and conversations with team members; and
- actively participating in formal managing unsatisfactory performance processes for team members including the provision of feedback, review and assessment of a team members performance and provision of an outcome recommendation to the appropriate delegate.
- Monitor training and assessment quality and performance within teaching teams to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, standards, policies, practices and procedures including the Australian Qualifications Training Framework,



and ensure coaching and feedback is provided to educators as needed.
- Provide recommendations and advice to supervisors on issues relating to staff management, student management and programming, and act as a conduit for technical and specific advice relating to the teaching area.
- Provide advice and generate solutions to facilitate the resolution of student complaints and employee performance matters and escalate matters to the next level of management as required/appropriate.
- Report on exceptions to budget forecasts and assist with the development and monitoring of budgets and team financial performance.
- Provide accurate and timely advice to students, staff and stakeholders in relation to TAFE Queensland operational requirements as they relate to education and training.

How You Will Be Assessed – Key Capabilities

- Demonstrated ability to lead vocational educational delivery including the capacity to plan and deliver education and training courses.
- Apply knowledge, expertise and skills to provide career development and mentoring to a multi-disciplinary educational team and the ability to positively respond to recent directions and demands of the training market.
- Demonstrated commitment to professional and self-development with a focus on qualifications/skills update and contemporary industry practices including safe, equitable and anti-discriminatory work practices.
- Display highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to effectively liaise, consult and negotiate with internal and external key stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to encourage creativity and innovation, attitude and ability to thrive within a dynamic, challenging and changing environment.

About You Mandatory requirements:

- Vocational qualification and competencies at least to the level being delivered and assessed.




- Possession of one of the following training and assessment credentials:
- TAE40122 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
- TAE40116 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
- TAE40110 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
- TAE50111 - Diploma of Vocational Education and Training.
- TAE50116 - Diploma of Vocational Education and Training.
- TAE50211 - Diploma of Training Design and Development.
- TAE50216 - Diploma of Training Design and Development; or
- Higher level qualification in adult education (approved by TAFE Queensland).
- Current industry skills directly relevant to the training and assessment being provided.
- Current knowledge and skills in vocational training and learning that informs the training and assessment provided.
- Evidence of undertaking professional development in the fields of the knowledge and practice of vocational training, learning and assessment including competency-based training and assessment.

Highly Desirable

- A minimum of five (5) years' teaching experience within TAFE Queensland, vocational education and training (VET), or another post-compulsory education environment.
- High-level digital literacy skills, including demonstrated experience using a range of online Learning Management Systems (LMS).
- Proven leadership experience within a vocational education, training, or other post-compulsory education setting.
- Strong knowledge of educational delivery timetabling and resource planning.

Additional Information This is a full-time, fixed-term to 29 January 2027 opportunity within the Faculty of Industry Trade Skills, primarily based at our Ashmore campus. There is possibility for extension and this recruitment process may also be used to fill future Educational Team Leader vacancies across the region. How To Apply

Click the 'Apply' button to submit your application via the TAFE Queensland Recruitment Portal. Include a detailed resume and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining your relevant skills and experience in response to the position's key capabilities.

Closing Date: 4:00pm, 2 October 2026

Job Contact: Deb Fox | Educational Delivery Manager | [email protected]

Job Reference Number: TQ2026-961

Occupational group Education & Training

📌 Educational Team Leader (Gold Coast)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Gold Coast