Pre-service Teacher Program – Teach in Canberra

Closes: 18 April 2025

Classification: Teacher
Salary: $80,184 plus superannuation
Position No: Pre-service Teacher Program – Teach in Canberra
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 04 December 2024
Contact Officer: EDU Recruitment on teachingincanberra@act.gov.au

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Pre-service Teacher Program – Teach in Canberra

• Kickstart your teaching career with our graduate teacher employment pathway, earning you competitive starting public-school salary of $80,184.
• Three-year New Educator Support Program supports your early teaching career to set you up for success.
• Up to $12K relocation reimbursement is offered for interstate applicants.

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The ACT Education Directorate seeks passionate and aspiring third-year and fourth-year undergraduate, or second year masters students to apply for our Pre-service Teacher Program, securing your future as a new educator before you graduate.  

Our Permit to Teach Program is an employment-based pathway for aspiring students completing an initial teacher education (ITE) course. You’ll receive pay and conditions are among the nation’s leading public school teacher salary packages and gain invaluable experience in an ACT public school.

We believe in the life changing impact of education. We are guided by the Future of Education Strategy, where our students are central to everything we do. The growing ACT public education system educates more than 51,000 students across 92 public schools, from early childhood to college.

All ACT public schools teach the newest version of the Australian Curriculum (V9.0) from kindergarten to year 10. The Strong Foundations initiative strengthens our approach to literacy and numeracy for better student outcomes and workloads for teachers and school leaders.

In ACT public schools, you can teach in a range of school settings, including preschool to year 6 primary schools, years 7 to 10 high schools, larger preschool to year 10 schools and in colleges teaching years 11 and 12.

For more information about ACT public schools and working for the ACT Education Directorate, visit the website.

About you:

• Have a passion for teaching and education and support a student-centred approach to learning.
• Have the drive and enthusiasm to teach across a broad age and ability range.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Australian Curriculum and/or Early Years Learning Framework.
• Have positive classroom management skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Can establish and foster relationships with students, staff and parents/carers.
• Are committed to supporting the wellbeing of students.

We offer:

• Competitive teacher salary packages that rank among the nation’s best public school pay and conditions and a better classification structure that supports new educators and experienced teachers.
• A pathway to permanent employment that allows you to learn and earn while you finish your teacher education course. Successful applicants will secure their future with guaranteed employment via our Permit to Teach Program and permanent employment when fully qualified.*
• A three-year New Educator Support Program to help transition you from graduate to proficient teacher.
• Reduced face-to-face teaching hours for the first three years of teaching.
• Additional 'New Educator Days’ annually to allow you to attend professional learning.
• An Enterprise Agreement that prioritises teacher wellbeing and better workloads for teachers and school leaders.
• Four staff development days a year (student-free) at the beginning of each term.

Eligibility requirements

To be able to apply for an offer of conditional employment:

• Be in the third year or fourth year of an undergraduate OR second year masters of an approved Initial Teacher Education course (https://www.aitsl.edu.au/deliver-ite-programs/apl)
• Be an Australian citizen and/or be permanent resident and/or hold a valid student visa.

How to apply

Apply via our job portal here, noting you will need to provide:

• A statement, up to 2 pages, outlining how your practicum experience strived to meet the seven AITSL Standards (Australian Professional Standards for Teachers). To assist you, refer to the Applicant Pack.
• Your resume/CV
• Evidence of enrolment in an accredited (ITE) course
• Two assessment reports from your most recent placements
• The contact details of at least one referee.

Conditions of offer:

Suitable applicants will need to meet the following conditions prior to commencing their employment as a teacher with the ACT Education Directorate:

• Initial Teacher Education qualification completion within three years of the early offer.
• Pre-service teacher registration with the ACT Teacher Quality Institute (TQI).
• ACT Working with Vulnerable Peopleregistration (WWVP).

*Pre-service teachers from the following universities can commence teaching on a Restricted Permit to Teach once minimum course requirements have been satisfied:

• Australian Catholic University
• Charles Darwin University
• Charles Sturt University
• Swinburne University
• University of Canberra

All pre-service teachers from Australian universities nation-wide can commence teaching on an Unrestricted Permit to Teach once course requirements are met. Ask your tertiary education provider for more information.

We welcome applications from graduate teachers all year round. Please email us at teachingincanberra@act.gov.au to find out about the many opportunities with our ACT public schools.

The ACT Public Service is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability and those who identify as LGBTQIA+ are encouraged to apply.

All offers of employment are made under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 and are made on the basis that you satisfy all relevant pre-employment checks. All new ACTPS employees must complete pre-employment checks before starting employment and hold Mandatory Registration to Teach in the ACT (Active TQI and Working with Vulnerable People Registration).

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