Teacher - Marine (PMTS)

TAFE Queensland (Organisation site)

Cairns region

Do you have a passion for and expertise in Maritime? We have an opportunity for an Educator to join our Team.

Job details

• Position status: Permanent
• Position type: Full-time
• Occupational group: Fishery & Marine
• Classification: Teacher
• Workplace Location: Cairns region
• Job ad reference: TQ2026-108
• Closing date: 08-Mar-2026
• Yearly salary: $92930.03 - $116332.13
• Fortnightly salary:
• Total remuneration:
• Salary Other:
• Job duration: Permanent ~ Full-time
• Contact person: gabi.newman@tafeqld.edu.au
• Contact details: Access the National Relay Service

About TAFE Queensland

TAFE Queensland is proud to be the largest and most experienced Vocational Education and Training (VET) provider in the State. For more than 140 years, TAFE Queensland has delivered practical and industry-relevant training to provide students with the skills and experience they need to build lifelong careers. Our award-winning training is delivered on campus, online, and in the workplace to give people the skills they need to enrich their communities, support their industries, and strengthen their local economies. 

By working at TAFE Queensland, you can be part of a highly experienced workforce that is closely connected with their industries and dedicated to delivering best practices and innovative training.

Your Opportunity

As a teacher with the Maritime Faculty, you will contribute to developing and delivering quality learning, teaching and assessment to a wide range of learners across the Maritime industry. This includes both commercial clients and participants engaged through our Pacific Maritime Training Services contract. 

You will achieve this through:

• Delivering outcome focused vocational education and training (VET) programs.
• Maintaining currency with industry practices, workplace delivery and contemporary teaching methodologies and philosophies.
• Working in an environment of ongoing change and continuous improvement.

This position reports to the Business Manager

This is a Permanent, Full-Time opportunity

The position will be based primarily at Cairns however you may be required to perform work at other TAFE Queensland campuses.  

Key Responsibilities

• Display teaching competence and a commitment to a student-centred approach.
• Lead and manage effective teaching and learning within classroom, workplace, simulated and online learning environments with a focus on student engagement, progression and success.
• Utilise flexible, blended and inclusive learning techniques, options and products which are responsive to various student cohorts, including commencing students and those with priority needs.
• Design, develop and implement assessment tools and processes that meet industry skills standards (i.e. endorsed components from National Training Packages).
• Participate in continuous improvement activities to enhance the quality of training and assessment provided to students.
• Develop effective working relationships with students, client groups and staff by participating in team meetings, industry reference groups, student events and forums, inviting feedback and engaging in reflection.
• Ensure that students adopt and practise accepted safety procedures and sustainability in the learning and assessment environment.
• Contribute to planning, design, development, implementation and review of educational programs.
• Participate in relevant professional learning activities to develop and maintain currency of personal and professional skills, knowledge and attitudes for both industry and learning, teaching and assessment.
• Undertake general administration duties including monitoring of student attendance and progression, facilitating access to educational support and providing effective feedback and advice.
• Contribute to the success of transformation and cultural change through promoting and modelling the values of Safety First, Working Together, Focusing on our Customer, Taking Responsibility and Showing Initiative.
• Contribute to the Faculty success through acknowledgement and daily implementation of TQN agreed behaviours: We take ownership, invest in each other, seek to understand, celebrate success and are brave enough to contribute.

How you will be assessed

The ideal applicant will be someone who has the following key capabilities:

• Possess skills and knowledge of national training packages and accredited courses to support competency development and the ability to respond positively to industry and individual needs.
• Demonstrate capacity for best practice in the management of teaching and learning activities including the development of industry relevant, flexible, innovative, technology enhanced learning options, training products and solutions.
• Demonstrate capacity for initiative, self-management, teamwork and sustainable practice, with the ability to accept, promote and manage change through the use of well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrate commitment to self-development with the focus on maintaining skills contemporary industry and teaching practices and the use of educational technologies and Learning Management Systems to support learning.
• Possess sound knowledge of safe, equitable and anti-discriminatory work practices and demonstrate ability to be flexible, inclusive, responsive and deliver quality student experience.

About you

We are ideally looking for an ex-Maritime Warfare Officer (MWO) from the Royal Australian Navy or the Royal New Zealand Navy. Equivalent commercial maritime qualifications and experience will also be considered. Key attributes include:

• Demonstrated experience in Maritime Navigation and Vessel Operations, including direct safe passage and manoeuvring form the ships bridge
• Skilled in applying COLREGS, navigation planning and watch keeping procedures, maintaining situational awareness across dynamic maritime environments
• Experience overseeing bridge routines, managing lookouts and bridge personnel and ensuring compliance with maritime safety protocols
• Proven leadership and mentoring ability, including developing junior officers and bridge teams in navigation, watch keeping and operational procedures
• Significant operational sea experience with the ability to draw on real world maritime operational scenarios to enhance teaching quality, realism and student engagement.
• Operational use of ECDIS and GMDSS consistent with modern naval navigation and communications systems

Mandatory Qualifications/Requirements

a. Possession of one of the following training and assessment credentials: 

• TAE40122 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment; or
• TAE40116 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment; or
• TAE40110 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment; or
• TAE50122 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training or its successor; or
• TAE50111 TAE50116 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training; or
• TAE50211 or TAE50216 - Diploma of Training Design and Development; or
• A secondary teaching qualification and one of the following credentials:
  • i. TAESS00024 VET Delivered to School Students Teacher Enhancement Skill Set or its successor; or
  • ii. TAESS00011 or TAESS00019 Assessor Skills Set or its successor; or
• Higher level qualification in adult or vocational education (approved by TAFE Queensland); and

b.  Current industry skills directly relevant to the training and assessment being provided;

c. Current knowledge and skills in vocational training and learning that informs the training and assessment provided;

d. Evidence of undertaking professional development in the fields of the knowledge and practice of vocational training, learning and assessment including competency-based training and assessment.

Working with Children Check (Blue Card) 

Confirmation of employment is conditional upon the preferred applicant being issued with a Blue Card.  For further information, please access the Public Safety Business Agency’s Blue Card Services: http://www.bluecard.qld.gov.au/. 

Note: Proof of qualifications and industry currency/experience to be provided at interview.

Highly Desirable Requirements

• High level of digital literacy skills across various platforms (online Learning Management Systems)

How to apply

If you’re interested in this role, click the ‘Apply’ button to submit your application via the TAFE Queensland Recruitment Portal.  When submitting your application, please ensure you provide the following:

• A detailed resume;
• A cover letter that outlines your known skills, abilities, knowledge and experience in response to the “How you will be assessed” criteria above (maximum of 2 pages in total); and
• The contact details for two referees (one of whom is your current supervisor)

Closing date: 8 March 2026

Job Reference Number: TQ2026-108

For further information, please contact:

Gabi Newman, Business Manager - Maritime

0401 423 647