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Disability Teacher Consultant

Port Macquarie Campus

Permanent full-time opportunity (35 hours per week)

$140,857 package includes salary ($124,657 - $129,762), employer's superannuation and annual leave loading

A statewide talent pool will also be established to fill permanent and temporary roles across all campuses over the next 18 months.

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish.

We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.

We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and a 35 hour working week with flexible working options.

About the role

The Disability Teacher Consultant is responsible for establishing and coordinating specialist teaching and non-teaching support services for students with disability together with performing teaching duties to achieve optimal student outcomes. 

The role actively promotes access of students with disability to TAFE NSW courses maximizing enrolments, participation, and completions in vocational education and training leading to successful achievement of student goals and employment for people with disability. 

This recruitment will also be used to create a statewide talent pool for future Disability Teacher Consultant opportunities that may arise within the next 18 months.

About You

As one of our Disability Teacher Consultants, you will be responsible for establishing reasonable adjustment education plans and coordinating specialist teaching and non-teaching support services for students with disability. You must possess strong negotiation and collaboration skills and have excellent communication skills to collaborate with other team members. This role will suit a teacher within a disability sector who enjoys working in a busy educational environment and supports advocacy for students.

An eligible applicant will also have the following:  

• Degree or Diploma level qualification in an area relevant to the inclusive education and support of people with a disability
• A TAE40122 or TAE40116 Cert IV Training and Assessment (TAE) or equivalent or commitment to obtain relevant TAE within 12 months of commencing in the role
• Meet the essential requirements for at least one of the disability specialty areas listed on the position description.  

To find out more about the role, click to view the  Role Description.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

Together we can change lives! Apply now!

Applications close 11.55pm (AEST) Wednesday 6th May 2026

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume (PDF)
• Certified copies of your qualifications (upload as one PDF file)
• Response to the targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)

Targeted Question: Please provide an example describing how you have collaboratively developed and implemented reasonable adjustments for a student with disability in an education setting. This may include a senior secondary or post-school context. Outline the processes you followed and your role in the collaboration.

Don’t have a TAE qualification but are interested in becoming a TAFE NSW Teacher and inspiring the next generation of students? Ask your Talent Acquisition Advisor how you can become a TAFE Teacher or register your interest here.

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Kayla Smith, Talent Acquisition Advisor on via email at kayla.smith64@tafensw.edu.au

Role-specific enquiries: contact Nicole Linnegar, Manager Disability and Access Services via email at Nicole.Linnegar1@tafensw.edu.au.

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.  

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. 

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

A talent pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.