About the Role
Are you passionate about inspiring and educating the next generation of industry professionals? Swinburne is seeking dedicated VET Teachers to join our Trades, Engineering, and Technology Electrical Department, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our students.
As a VET Teacher at Swinburne, you'll bring industry expertise, best practices, and innovative teaching methods to create an engaging learning environment for 21st-century learners. You will design, deliver, and assess high-quality education and training programs, ensuring compliance with industry standards while meeting the diverse needs of our learners and clients. From certificate-level courses to diplomas and associate degrees, youll adapt and customise your teaching to help students achieve their goals.
This role is part of a collaborative team of education professionals where your contributions to planning, evaluation, and program delivery will help foster academic and professional excellence. Teaching responsibilities will focus on units from Swinburne's current Electrical Training Packages, including UEE30811, UEE22011, and Fee-For-Service courses. With the department experiencing exciting growth, now is the perfect time to join a dynamic team dedicated to student success and industry leadership.
If you're ready to inspire, engage, and educate the workforce of tomorrow, Swinburne wants to hear from you.
About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:
- Demonstrated ability to implement high quality innovative teaching and learning programs in a variety of learning modes, reflecting an understanding of successful approaches to Electrical teaching
- Demonstrated ability to foster and promote an inclusive, customised and safe learning environment and provide support and advice to a diverse range of students and clients
- Demonstrated ability to participate effectively in continuous improvement, and develop high quality teaching and assessment materials
- Builds constructive relationships with colleagues and generates ideas for improvements which includes demonstrating high level communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to identify own learning needs and obtain support for professional development to be able to perform as a VET practitioner of the 21st century
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and a strong commitment to excellence in teaching, student mentoring and student experience.
- Possess sound computer skills to email, MS Office and Learning Management Systems
- Current practical experience (currency) in Electrical industry
Qualifications
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment TAE40116 or equivalent (Essential)
- Qualified A Grade Electrician with significant experience (Essential)
- Solar Accreditation or Qualifications and or Experience (Desirable)
- Data Communications Qualifications and or Experience (Desirable)
- Diploma in VET / Adult Education (Desirable)
**This position is open only to applicants who have work rights in Australia
About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:
- Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
- Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
- Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
- Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice
The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.
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 talentacquisition@swin.edu.au
Applications Close: Sunday 12 January 2025, at 11.00pm
Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Swinburne University of Technology is dedicated to creating a varied, welcoming, and open learning and work environment that embraces diversity, promotes inclusion, ensures fair access to opportunities, and actively opposes bullying, discrimination, sexual harm, victimisation, and vilification. We appreciate every individual in our community, regardless of ability/disability, age, cultural and ethnic background, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and family and relationship status. For further details on our efforts, please explore our
Equity & Diversity website.
Disability and Reasonable Adjustments
Swinburne University of Technology actively supports and encourages individuals with disability to apply. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process by ensuring that we cater to the access and participation needs of all candidates.
For a confidential conversation about your accessibility needs or to offer feedback on how we can enhance our recruitment processes to accommodate any adjustments you may require, please contact Swinburnes Disability Confident Recruitment at DCR@swin.edu.au or call +61 3 9214 3550.
Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) at Swinburne
Swinburne is enhancing gender equity and diversity, with a focus on science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM), by participating in the
Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) program.
Swinburne University is actively engaged in improving representation and participation of women in STEMM fields, aiming to address ongoing gender inequity. As an inaugural recipient of the Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award, we have implemented our original SAGE Action Plan (2019-2021) and continue our commitment through the current SAGE Action Plan (2022-2025), focusing on meaningful actions to foster long-lasting change and advance gender equity and diversity in STEMM.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
For any support please contact talentacquisition@swin.edu.au or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our
RAP Reconciliation Action PlanVictorias Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes
As a signatory to
Victorias 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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