The Team

The Somerset Primary School team is passionate about building strong relationships with students, families, and the wider community. Staff work collaboratively to create a welcoming and inclusive culture where every child feels safe, supported, and connected. Through a shared commitment to learning, wellbeing, and belonging, the team strives to help all students develop confidence, resilience, and a love of learning.

About The Role

The Advanced Skills Teacher provides exemplary classroom teaching while supporting school leadership, curriculum implementation, staff development, and school improvement initiatives. The role involves mentoring teachers, fostering positive learning environments, engaging with families and the community, and contributing to student wellbeing and achievement. The Advanced Skills Teacher (AST) demonstrates strong leadership, collaboration, and qualified expertise while upholding the Department's values and commitment to child safety, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Applicants should be aware that for twelve (12) months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill any subsequent full-time or part-time vacancies in accordance with Employment Direction 1.

We are offering

- Ongoing - Commence on 1 February 2027
- Full-time
- 70 hours per fortnight
- We are a child-safe organisation
- Pathways to grow your career

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Wellbeing Connect is DECYP's pathway to free confidential counselling services. Wellbeing Connect isn't just for when things get tough. It's designed to support your wellbeing every day - helping you to stay on track, build healthy habits, and access expert advice across a range of areas important for your overall wellbeing.

We are looking for

Essential

- Current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP) with a registration Status - Employment
- A registered teacher with full registration within the meaning of the Teachers Registration Act 2000.
- Qualifications as established by the Tasmanian Industrial Commission in the Teaching Service (Tasmanian Public Sector) Award, 2005.

Desirable

- Four years or more training as defined in the Teaching Service (Tasmanian Public Sector) Award 2005.

Statement Of Duties (PDF)

Statement Of Duties (DOCX)

About DECYP

Our goal is to work together to ensure that every child and young person in Tasmania is known, safe, well and learning.

The child is at the centre of everything we do and the way we do it.

Our values of Connection, Courage, Growth, Respect, Responsibility represent the foundation of our department's culture and guide us in all that we do to ensure bright lives positive futures for every child and young person in Tasmania.

We bring our values to life through our everyday behaviours and actions. We want to attract, recruit and retain people who uphold these values and are committed to building a strong values based culture.

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📌 Advanced Skills Teacher - Somerset Primary School - 965524 (Upper Burnie)
🏢 Department For Education, Children And Young People
📍 Upper Burnie