Employment Opportunities

The Department of Education, Training and the Arts needs high achieving and skilled professionals who are dedicated, enthusiastic, flexible and team-orientated to teach in our schools. On average 1,500 new permanent teachers (including graduates) are employed each year and a significant number of other teachers are offered contract positions to accommodate the generous leave conditions offered to permanent employees.

All offers of employment are vacancy driven and aim to match school needs with individual 's expertise.

Considerable future demand is predicted in the following areas:

Industrial Technology and Design (ITD)
Senior Maths
Senior Sciences
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Home Economics
Students with disabilities (special education programs and special schools)

Queensland currently has more qualified primary teachers that it needs for permanent positions.

All teachers can increase their chances of employment by being willing to work in non-metropolitan areas, which can offer opportunities for valuable experience and advancement.

The Department considers casual and relief teachers a vital component of its workforce and encourages teachers to consider this as an employment option.

Career paths

While the diversity of a teaching job makes for a rewarding career, there are many opportunities forcommitted and high performing teachers to progress to leadership positions in our schools, such as:

principal
deputy principal
head of department
head of school
head of campus
head of special education services
head of curriculum
guidance officer
community teacher
instrumental music instructor/teacher

Meet our teachers and get a glimpse of diverse career paths with the Department of Education, Training and the Arts.

If you want to develop your career, there are lots of opportunities for continuing your own learning and professional development.

You're not alone

Teaching is collaborative and collegial and as a teacher with the Department of Education, Training and the Arts, you are part of a multi-disciplinary team focusing on positive learning outcomes of Queensland students.

You'll be assisted in the classroom and work environment with support staff including:

teacher aides
guidance officers
learning support teachers
advisory teachers
behaviour management teachers
technology teachers and
non-teaching professionals such as speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and registered nurses.

The changing face of teaching involves a variety of learning environments, both within and outside the school community. Information Communication and Technology for learning is just the beginning. We expect the classroom to change and we want people to embrace those technological advances.

With Internet access and complex networks available in all Queensland State schools, your virtual teaching tools are there to support your teaching and to connect with a wide network of professional support.

Qualifications and experience in teaching also provides an ideal foundation for a wide range of careers. Communication and presentation skills, the ability to plan and a positive attitude to teamwork are highly valued in many positions within the public and private sectors.

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