lisaalison72 Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Hi I was wondering if anyone can help me? We are planning to be in perth by late october and i m looking for teaching vacancies I am primary trained and there are lots of early years jobs about in day nurseries are the wages comparable to teaching at a school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martins Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Hi! I too am heading out as a primary teacher. You need to be trained as an early years teacher in oz! So if you are similar to me then you won't be qualified! Job situation for primary teachers is pretty grim so I'm starting to think of something else that I could maybe do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Australia94 Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Unfortunately I'm in the same boat although I currently teach Primary PE. So I'm looking into other areas as I don't think that there are going to be many opportunities for Primary teachers at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 There are a lot of primary teachers looking for work in Perth. This has been exasperated by the school years changing this year - the last year of primary has become the first year of secondary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecass3 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 It has also been made more difficult by a government freeze on ALL posts until July! Hoping for it to be lifted then. Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Also you need to know that to teach in Australia, you have to be 4 year university trained. Which basically means a 4 year Bachelor of Education - whether it is Early Childhood specific or not - or have a PGCE supported by a 3 year Bachelor degree. All teachers in WA have to be registered with the Teachers Registration Board. www.trb.wa.gov.au Australia does not recognise the GTP route to teaching. I have no idea how salary of teachers compare to salary of teachers in child care. What I do know is that you need to have an Early Childhood qualification to be employed in a Child Care facility. But on a good note, you need to also know that the number of Baby Boomer Teachers is huge.... and as we all retire we are leaving vacancies all over the place. I am now retired and so many of my colleagues are beginning to join me.... give WA a couple of years and they are going to be seriously short of teachers right across the board. Stats are showing that the number of students moving into teaching at Uni have dropped noticably.... Guessing that Dept of Ed will be very glad of anyone who has teaching quals very soon!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecass3 Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Ah! Thanks Rossmoyne! That explains why WA are still sponsoring teachers...having teachers in place when they need them sounds like a good tactic. I had noticed quite a few retirements back in the UK too. I like this news as it gives me new hope for the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Ah! Thanks Rossmoyne! That explains why WA are still sponsoring teachers...having teachers in place when they need them sounds like a good tactic. I had noticed quite a few retirements back in the UK too. I like this news as it gives me new hope for the future! WA Ed Dept haven't sponsored teachers since mid 2009, but an educated guess makes me think they will look at that option again in the coming years. Since the teacher shortage in WA 2006 - 2009, the Dept have put in place a few strategies locally to address future demand, such as a scholarship programs funding Grad Dip quals for certain shortage subjects, and Intern programs for the 4th year of a Bachelor of Ed. However with the population of WA still growing at a fast rate, my personal view is that they will also revisit the sponsorship idea in the future. As always, it seems that Secondary Maths and Science teachers will head the shortage list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip1690 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 But on a good note, you need to also know that the number of Baby Boomer Teachers is huge.... and as we all retire we are leaving vacancies all over the place. I am now retired and so many of my colleagues are beginning to join me.... give WA a couple of years and they are going to be seriously short of teachers right across the board. Stats are showing that the number of students moving into teaching at Uni have dropped noticably.... Guessing that Dept of Ed will be very glad of anyone who has teaching quals very soon!!! Hi Rossmoyne, This is quite encouraging news. My wife is a secondary English teacher and we hopefully plan on being out there July 2016. All the threads I've read about teaching recently are quite negative, but it's good to hear from someone from the profession with positive comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecass3 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I was sponsored as a primary teacher by WA & granted only last September so I agree Rossmoyne they must know something we don't for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasully2 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Rossmoyne, can you tell me when schools generally start to advertise vacancies in readiness for the start of the new year? When is the job hunting season? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I was sponsored as a primary teacher by WA & granted only last September so I agree Rossmoyne they must know something we don't for the future. Were you sponsored by a private school or the WA government Dept of Education? Or were you perhaps part of the State Migration process? WA Dept of Ed are not sponsoring teachers at the moment, but I am aware that some people were sponsored through the State Migration scheme, but that didn't guarantee a job though I understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Rossmoyne, can you tell me when schools generally start to advertise vacancies in readiness for the start of the new year? When is the job hunting season? Cheers. No general rule of thumb Sully now since the changes in recruitment happened in 2012. Having said that, all positions are advertised through the jobswa website, and you can set up an email alert to let you know when positions that you would be interested in are advertised. Schools will be looking at their staffing profiles for next year during next term, and as the recruitment process seems to be long and laborious, I understand that positions for should be advertised from August onwards. You can register for fixed term positions at any time by lodging an application with the Fixed Term Pool.... and once again that is through http://www.jobs.wa.gov.au. All schools have to advertise through that website, but I am not sure how the latest government ban on new positions will affect that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebradeb Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I shall be watching this thread with interest! Sully, the jobs do get advertised from mid to late August in readiness for Feb. The part time positions often come up later on, I think after they have worked out their staffing etc. There should be a fair few once the lift happens in July, particularly in secondary due to year 7 becoming part of high school as of next September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aligard Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I'll be watching too. We're due in Perth mid August I hope so could be good timing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skit78 Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Watching this, as finding jobs are hard to come bye for secondary English teacher in WA, been here 6 months' wife had 8 interviews, and all said do you have WA exsperance!! How can she get this if we have just moved here, and trying her upmost to get into a school. Even with relief teaching, dropping in cvs etc, reminding them after a couple of weeks she is still here, no luck so far. Should they have put this on the skilled list if no one will give you a chance ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Watching this, as finding jobs are hard to come bye for secondary English teacher in WA, been here 6 months' wife had 8 interviews, and all said do you have WA exsperance!! How can she get this if we have just moved here, and trying her upmost to get into a school. Even with relief teaching, dropping in cvs etc, reminding them after a couple of weeks she is still here, no luck so far. Should they have put this on the skilled list if no one will give you a chance ?. Hi Skit78..... This is a question I asked many times recently when I worked in the teacher recruitment arena. The reasons I was given were that it can take six or more months to canvass all the educational establishments in Australia to work out what is needed.... then the outcome would have to be processed by Dept of Immigration which could take another 6 months. Then no doubt the shortages would be sorted! My constant question was "but why does it take so long?"..... never ever got an answer to that! Agree that it is so misleading and stressful for migrants recruited through the state migration scheme that promotes various jobs/professions as being in a shortage area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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