Teacher Employment covers casual/part-time/relief/substitute teaching, full-time teaching and specialist positions such as consultants, itinerant teachers, counsellors and more. Teachers can work in government or several non-government systems, even specialist schools.

Advertised positions are found from state education departments, independent systems and individual schools, in both print and internet media. Some apply to individual schools at a specific site [usually non-government] while others operate across regions or the whole state [usually the government system or one of the systemic groups such as the Catholic School System.

This page covers procedures and programs used in each state & territory.

The Second Page looks at resources & tools and any special programs. It also covers procedures for transferring recognition of registration/accreditation between states/territories, including teachers coming from New Zealand.

States & Territories

Australian Capital Territory

• ACT Teacher Quality Institute
  ‘The Teacher Quality Institute [TQI] is responsible for : professional registration of teachers; accrediting education courses for pre-service teachers and teachers; certifying teachers against national professional standards; developing and applying a code of professional practice for teachers; working closely with employers to promote continuous professional learning by teachers’.
• Association of Independent Schools - Employment
  Vacant positions in all schools.
• Casual Employment
• Catholic Education Office
  ‘The following pages contain information pertinent to Employment Opportunities in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn’. Vacancies can be found here.
• Christian Schools Australia
  Allows you to apply for any state, region, position in Christian schools.
• Employment, Canberra Institute of Technology
  How to apply and employment conditions.
• Job Applications and Vacancies
  The Government employment portal.

Salary Information

• ACT Catholic Teacher Salary Rates
  These, as well as ‘Support/Domestic and Maintenance Staff’ salary rates can be found here.
• Payrates
  Provides pay rates for teaching and other staff in all government schools and centres.

• Teach in Canberra
• Union Enterprise/Collective Agreements
  Covers agreed conditions of service. Check the Professional Teaching Framework for further information.

New South Wales

• Awards & Conditions
• Casual.Direct
  Casual teacher entry point.
• Catholic Education Office, Sydney - Employment
  Details what is required and available vacancies at a number of levels and for specific groups, e.g. Graduate Teacher Initiative. You can link to specific areas, especially in the Southwest of the city, from the home page.
• Graduate Employment
  Information about Graduate Employment intakes by the Department of Education & Training. Some conditions apply - period of service, training, placement. Also check the Graduate Recruitment Program page.
• Jobs@DET
  ‘Welcome to Jobs@DET, the NSW Department of Education and Training’s recruitment site’.
• New South Wales Institute of Teachers
  New applicants must go here to be accredited. To find out what is required, visit the Accreditation Manual page, to either read information or download material.
• Recruitment & Employment
• Registration for Independent School Teachers
  Details are provided on dual options for achieving this.
• Retraining Programs
  ‘Retraining opportunities are available for teachers in a number of curriculum areas including Mathematics, Science [Physics] and Vocational Education. They are also available in specialist teaching areas including special education, School Counselling, Careers advising, Teacher-librarianship, English as a Second Language and Reading Recovery tutoring’.

Salary Information

• Salary Rates
  Includes all positions in government schools and TAFEs.
• Salary Scales for Teachers
  Information covering Sydney and the dioceses of Broken Bay and Parramatta can be downloaded here, while those for School Support Staff are found here.

• Selection Criteria
  Selection Criteria for Principals can be downloaded here, while those for Assistant Principals are found here and those for Religious Education Co-ordinators are found here.
• Staffing Procedures
  Information on staffing procedures and possible impact on employment prospects. Downloadable documents.
• TAFE New South Wales
  Employment is through individual institutes and campuses, which can be found through a link on the home page. Select an institute, go to the website and find the link to staff/jobs [at the top of the Sydney Institute page], or under Employment Opportunities [in the l/h menu on the Illawarra Institute page], or a similar descriptor with the others.
• Teaching in Rural NSW
  Discover information about conditions, incentives and more.
• Teach New South Wales
• Teachers Handbook - Awards and Conditions
  ‘The Handbook will contain the current conditions of employment for teachers in the Education Teaching Service, and list their responsibilities. This information is extracted from primary source documents including acts, regulations, determinations, awards, agreements and arrangements’.

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Northern Territory

• Association of Independent Schools
  Select Employment Opportunities from the main menu.
• Conditions of Service
  On the Teaching in the Northern Territory site.
• Employment in Catholic Education
  Click on Employment for employment information and contacts.
• Northern Territory Government Employment
  Select the areas from the drop down menus for Departments, Categories and locations.

Salary Information

• Current Rates of Pay
  Covers all teachers and other educators in government schools. Click on link to access a PDF presentation.

• Teacher Registration Board
  ‘The Board is charged with registering teachers, or granting authorisation to an employer to employ an unregistered person; liaising with providers of teacher education and professional development in the Northern Territory; supporting the development of appropriate teacher education courses; and developing a code of ethics for Territory teachers’.
• Teaching in the Northern Territory of Australia
  How to Apply, Current Vacancies and Teacher Stories.
• The Territory
  Has other information but also job information.
• Vacancies
  Government Schools.

Queensland

• C&K Careers
  Predominantly in Queensland, though it has limited employment ion some other areas. Covers Preschools, Kindergartens and Long Day Care Centres in the education area.
• Careers & Teaching Positions
  For specific Teaching positions go to the Employing Quality Teachers section.
• Employment in Catholic Education
  The Catholic Education Commission. Direct employment comes through one of twenty three Catholic employing authorities responsible for employing staff in the two hundred and eighty-six [286] Catholic schools in the State. See State Education - Queensland for the major ones of these. Become aware of the Teacher Accreditation requirements for all positions.
• Employment Information [Brisbane]
  Archdiocese of Brisbane. Information for Prospective Staff, including non-teaching staff.
• Employment Information [Townsville]
  Diocese of Townsville. Information for Prospective Staff including advertised vacancies. Similar sites are available for the following diocese - Cairns, Rockhampton and Toowoomba.
• Independent Schools Queensland Teacher Database
  Apply for placement on the database available to all Independent Schools in Queensland. PDF form.
• Jobs & Careers, TAFE Queensland
  ‘TAFE Queensland offers a wide range of vacancies. TAFE jobs are advertised on the Queensland Government Gateway’s Jobs Online’. Check the two major links at the bottom of the page.
• Job Seek
  Vacancies in Queensland independent schools.
• Queensland College of Teachers
  Anyone wishing to teach in Queensland must be registered with the College.
• Queensland College of Teachers - Registration
  Requirements for Registration, Types of Registration, Applying for Registration and more.

Salary Information

• Enterprise Collective Agreements
  Access PDF download covering these for both Religious Institute and Diocesan Schools. Salary information is included in these.
• Salaries
  Click on Salaries in the top menu and select from the relevant options. from the Queensland Teachers’ Union.

• Smart Jobs
  Government jobs portal. Select Education & Training from the category selector on the right, the location desired and see what is available.

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South Australia

• Association of Independent Schools - Employment
  Positions in independent schools across the state. Discover the Teachers.on.net partnership.
• Positions Vacant Search
  All positions, teaching and non-teaching, in the Catholic Education system.
• Recruitment and Selection
  From the Leaders Desktop. Covers Recruitment and Selection at the school level.

Salary Information

• Catholic Education - Entitlements
  Provides some salary information, plus details of other entitlements.
• Wages and Salaries
  ‘Current rates for Education Act employees’. Includes Preschool Teachers.

• Switch Education.Recruitment
  ‘Offers a complete recruitment solution. Services include sourcing the teacher, interviewing, reference checking & completing teacher inductions. We can assist with finding [teachers] more temporary day to day relief work and assist them to access contract and permanent positions that become available’.
• Teacher’s Registration Board
  You must be registered in order to teach.
• Teaching in South Australia
  ‘Information about employment in government schools throughout South Australia and about the lifestyles you can enjoy. Follow the links to explore the benefits of a career in teaching, find out about the lifestyles offered across this great State, investigate what jobs are available, apply for jobs, or to contact us if you need help’.
• Working in DECS
  Click on Employment or one of the related links such as conditions, Leave, Your Pay, etc.. Also covers non-teaching and preschool positions.

Tasmania

• Epool
  Registry access.
• Employment Enquiries
  Tasmanian Independent schools.
• Graduate Recruitment Program
  ‘Each year the Department of Education, Tasmania offers quality teaching graduates from the University of Tasmania the opportunity to gain permanent employment as a teacher in the Tasmanian public education system through the Graduate Recruitment Program’.
• Job Opportunities at Tasmanian Polytechnic
  Teaching positions at the Institute. See Jobs Tasmania [below] for vacancies and further career information.
• Jobs Tasmania
  Permanent & temporary positions. Use Search menu to find Education.
• Positions Vacant
  Catholic Education Office, Hobart. Extra information.

Salary Information

• Salaries and Allowances
  Information for all government school positions.
• Salary Scales
  Download a copy of the salaries for all positions.

• Teacher Recruitment Program
  Details several options for recruitment under special conditions.
• Teacher’s Registration Board
  Information about the Registration Process.
• Teaching in Tasmania
  ‘A Quick Guide to obtaining a Teaching Position with the Department of Education’.

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Victoria

• Careers & Jobs
• Careers and Recruitment
  Home page for teacher recruitment by the Department of Education & Early Childhood Development. It includes the following.

• Career Information
• Casual Relief Teaching Information
• Jobs in Victorian Government Schools
  ‘All Victorian Government school jobs, including principal, assistant principal, teacher and school services officer vacancies advertised here at Recruitment Online’.
• Career Change Program
• Teacher Graduate Recruitment Program

• EdTimes
  Search for job listings.
• Independent Schools Employment
  ‘Operated as a service to independent schools by the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria Incorporated [AISV]’.
  Note this site also covers other states and territories.
• Jobs@tafe
  ‘Online jobs board dedicated to linking people with work opportunities at Victorian Institutes of TAFE. Whether you are looking for full-time, part-time or casual positions in teaching or non-teaching roles, jobs@tafe can assist by making your search quick and easy’.
• Positions Vacant
  Positions within Victoria [and Australia] in the Catholic system. Use the menu on the right and click on Positions Vacant. Find employment information direct from these Victorian Diocesan Education Offices - Ballarat and Sale. The other two operate through the main Positions Vacant site.
• Qualifications for Different Types of Teachers
  Information from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. Especially covers specialist areas such as Language, Science, Mathematics, Technology and Special Education.
• Resource Ed Personnel
  Find employment here and in a range of countries.

Salary Information

• Rates of Pay, Catholic Education Commission
  Select Rates of Pay from the menu on the right. 12 Salary Schedules are provided and there are PDF downloads covering Primary and Secondary Salary Guides.
• Salary Topics
  Includes ‘Salary Rates, Payment of Salary, Taxation, Salary Underpayments and Overpayments, Superannuation and Other’. Within a number there are several sub-topics. Government information.

• Teaching@DEECD - Employment Conditions
  Notes and links.
• Teaching Service Act 1981
  Word or PDF copies.
• Victorian Institute of Teaching
  Registration of teachers.
• Victorian Institute of Teaching Act 2001
  Word or PDF copies.
• Working in Catholic Education
  ‘Within the Archdiocese of Melbourne there are many rewarding employment opportunities’.

Western Australia

• eGuide
  ‘A guide to working in public schools for graduate teachers’.
• Jobs & Careers
  Covers employment and employment procedures with the State Education Department.
• Jobs@Independent Schools
  ‘AISWA has provided a facility to search all vacancies in Independent Schools in Western Australia’.
• Long-Term Projections for The Teaching Workforce
  A media statement from the Minister for Education & Training. Looks at trends till 2017.
  You now have to be able to log-in to access this site.
• Primary and Secondary Education Award
  Document for Public Sector Teachers.
• Employment in Catholic Schools
  This site gives information regarding vacancies. For other information go to this page and select the menu link on the right for ‘Employment’.

Salary Information

• Salary Information
  Catholic Education. Select Workforce Relations from the Employment page. This gives access to Enterprise Bargaining Agreements, Salary Schedules and Salary Packaging. Some sections provide downloads.
• Salaries and Teaching Levels
  Provides figures and descriptors for relevant levels and also covers Superannuation information, Salary Packaging and Deferred Salary Scheme information. Government schools.

• TAFE Positions
  College vacancies are now advertised through jobs.wa.gov.au. However, some colleges, such as South West Institute of Technology provide access to Application Packs [teaching & non-teaching].
• Teaching, Shaping Young Lives
  ‘The Department of Education’s Teaching website, where you can find out almost anything you want to know about a teaching career in Western Australian government schools’.
• Western Australian College of Teaching
  Includes registration, professional development and more.

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