DIRECTOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

TAFE SA
Job reference: 860635
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Full time, 3 year executive contract
• Based at Light Square campus / Kaurna Country
• View: Role Description

Impact starts here, are you in? TAFE SA, proud winner of Training Provider of the Year in 2021, 2022 & 2024 SA State Awards and winner of the Large Training Provider of the Year 2024 National Training Awards, is on the hunt for a Teaching and Learning Director to join our dynamic team shaping South Australia’s future. 

What You’ll Drive

The Industry and Innovation division leads self-assurance, RTO and higher education compliance, strategic industry engagement, teaching and learning standards and educational innovation at TAFE SA. The Director, Teaching and Learning works closely with the Executive Director, Industry and Innovation and the broader team to provide leadership, authoritative advice and coaching across TAFE SA on quality and innovative teaching and learning practice.

The Skills You Bring

• Proven success and significant experience in senior educational leadership
• Demonstrated ability to plan and drive large-scale teaching and learning performance and improvement initiatives
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and political acumen, with an understanding of government priorities, processes and accountabilities
• Extensive experience shaping strategy and developing, implementing and evaluating teaching and learning frameworks and policies aligned with regulatory requirements and research-informed best practice

What You Need to Know

A valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the South Australian Department of Human Services is required before employment.

Please refer to the Role Description for all Special Conditions.

Why Join Us?

TAFE SA offers amazing benefits, including:

• Generous leave entitlements including Recreation, Sick, Long Service, Retention, Paid Parental, Family & Domestic Violence, Special and Cultural leave that supports cultural diversity and First Nations
• Purchase Annual Leave
• Salary Sacrifice / Salary Packaging options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health & Wellbeing Program
• Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance conditions
• Inclusive, diverse and collaborative culture
• Career development and progression
• Ongoing professional development opportunities

Ready to Shape the Future?

Submit your resume + a short selection criteria response (max 2 pages) addressing the criteria outlined in the role description. Let’s do this! Applications must be submitted online.

For enquiries, please contact Emma Tharaldsen – Executive Coordinator, Industry and Innovation via email at emma.tharaldsen@tafesa.edu.au

Inclusion and Flexibility Statement

Be you, be valued, be included. At TAFE SA, we celebrate diversity and encourage all applicants, including First Nations peoples, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, LGBTIQA+ individuals, people with disability, and neurodiverse talent. Need support applying? Let us know!

At TAFE SA, our values shape how we work — We Work As One, We Do What Matters, and We Step Up.

Learn more about our values and what it’s like to work at TAFE SA: TAFESA Values

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Applications close: 15/10/2026 11:45 PM

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.