Teacher of Horticulture

TAFE NSW is dedicated to life-changing impact, offering 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.

We invest in our people at TAFE NSW, providing a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work. We offer tools, ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and a variety of flexible working options.

About the role:

We are seeking exceptional educators to inspire and shape the next generation of sports turf management professionals. This is an opportunity to bring your industry expertise to life, guiding students as they build practical skills, achieve nationally recognised qualifications, and progress toward rewarding careers across sports turf management, golf course maintenance, stadium and sporting field operations, turf production, groundskeeping, irrigation management, and related sectors.

You will apply current, industry-aligned knowledge to design and deliver engaging, high-quality learning experiences that reflect contemporary turfgrass management practices, sustainable turf maintenance techniques, and industry best practice. You will deliver training across a range of environments, including face-to-face classroom settings, practical training facilities, sporting venues, golf courses, industry worksites, and online learning environments, ensuring students develop the practical skills and technical knowledge required to succeed in a highly specialised and evolving industry.

In this dynamic field, you will play a critical role in developing the practical, technical, and problem-solving capabilities of your learners while fostering a strong understanding of turfgrass identification and selection, soil and turf nutrition, irrigation systems, integrated pest and disease management, sports field renovation and maintenance, environmental sustainability, and workplace safety.

We are looking for educators who combine extensive sports turf industry experience with a passion for teaching excellence. In return, you'll be supported to thrive in a collaborative environment that values industry currency, innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement.

About You:

• Hold appropriate subject knowledge and skills, and at minimum hold a Certificate III in Sports Turf Management (AHC31310) or higher.
• Have a minimum of three years post-qualification industry experience relevant to your qualifications, gained no longer than five years previously.
• Hold evidence of the required teaching qualification to deliver Vocational Education and Training (VET).
• Be prepared to develop and maintain your VET knowledge and skills as well as your industry currency, and trainer/assessor competence.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion:

TAFE NSW is committed to building a culturally safe and inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply.

This is a child-related position. Successful candidates must hold a valid NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) prior to commencing. TAFE NSW will also conduct an Australian National Criminal Record Check on the preferred applicant as part of the pre-employment process.

To be eligible for a position at TAFE NSW, you must be an Australian citizen, a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.