Vacancy Number: #344
Position Title: Learning and Teaching Coach AI Capability
Employment Type: Ongoing
FTE / Hours: Full-Time – 1.0 (38.0 hrs per week)
Department: Professional Teaching Practice
Location: Fairfield
Award / Agreement: Melbourne Polytechnic Academic and Professional Staff Agreement 2025 (PACCT)
Classification Level: PACCT Over Agreement
Salary Range: $128,000 – 132,000 per annum, plus superannuation
Applications Close: Sunday, 12 July 2026
Drive educator capability and innovation by leading the ethical and effective use of AI to enhance learning, teaching and student success across Melbourne Polytechnic.
Melbourne Polytechnic has delivered hands-on, future-focused education for more than 110 years. Our people play a vital role in supporting students, industries and communities across Victoria.
In this role, you’ll enjoy:
- Meaningful work that supports education, training, innovation and student success
- A supportive and collaborative team environment
- Flexible work arrangements, where applicable
- Exposure to diverse programs, systems and continuous improvement initiatives
- A values-driven organisation committed to inclusion, wellbeing and quality
Reporting to the Director, Professional Teaching Practice, this role is responsible for developing educator capability and organisational capacity to deliver excellence in learning and teaching, with a specialist focus on the responsible, ethical and effective use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Working across Vocational Education, Higher Education, Foundation Studies and International programs, you will partner with educators and educational leaders to build capability in contemporary pedagogy, lead professional learning initiatives, facilitate coaching and mentoring programs, and support the adoption of evidence-informed AI practices that enhance teaching quality and student outcomes.
This position suits an experienced educator and learning leader who is passionate about innovation, professional growth and the future of teaching and learning.
What You'll Do
- Design and deliver professional learning programs that strengthen teaching practice across the organisation
- Facilitate coaching and mentoring programs that support educator growth and continuous improvement
- Build educator capability in contemporary pedagogy, High Impact Teaching Strategies and AI-informed teaching practice
- Lead AI capability development aligned to Melbourne Polytechnic frameworks, standards and guidelines
- Support educators in the ethical, safe and responsible use of AI technologies
- Guide educators in evaluating AI-generated outputs and selecting appropriate AI tools for learning and teaching
- Facilitate communities of practice, professional dialogue and cross-department collaboration
- Support curriculum implementation and the adoption of innovative teaching approaches
- Contribute to organisational frameworks, standards and initiatives relating to learning, teaching and AI
- Engage in learning and teaching research activities that inform evidence-based practice and organisational improvement
- Education qualifications at least AQF7 with higher qualifications desirable
- Significant teaching experience across education sectors, with demonstrated expertise in contemporary learning and teaching practices
- Experience in educational leadership, coaching, mentoring or capability development roles
- Strong understanding of AI applications in education and their impact on teaching and learning
- Demonstrated ability to build educator capability in AI-informed teaching practice
- Experience designing and facilitating professional learning and development programs
- Strong coaching and mentoring skills using reflective practice approaches
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
- Ability to influence, collaborate and work effectively across diverse educational contexts
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage complex and competing priorities
- Commitment to ethical practice, inclusion and student-centred learning
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
- Experience using instructional coaching models to support educator capability development
- Experience evaluating emerging educational technologies, including AI
- Engagement in scholarship, research or professional practice relating to digital learning or AI-enabled education
Qualifications & Mandatory Checks
Appointment to this position is subject to meeting the qualification requirements (where applicable) and the successful completion of all mandatory employment checks.
Qualifications
To be considered for this role, applicants must hold relevant qualifications and/or equivalent experience aligned to the requirements of the role, as outlined in the Position Description.
Mandatory Checks
You must hold, or be eligible to obtain:
- A valid Victorian Working with Children Check (Employee)
- A National Police Check
- Any otherrole-specific employment, regulatory or safety checks required for the position
How To Apply
through Melbourne Polytechnic’s careers portal. You will be able to view the full Position Description and upload your documents online.
Please ensure you:
- Complete all pre-screening questions
- Upload your CV and a brief cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how your skills and experience align with the role
- Maximum file size: 2MB per document
- Preferred format: PDF (Word .doc or .docx accepted)
- Avoid special characters in file names (e.g. ! @ # % *)
Our selection process may include:
- An interview (in person or via Microsoft Teams)
- Reference checks
- Employment and qualification verification
We aim to provide a respectful and timely recruitment experience for all applicants.
For further information, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected]
Melbourne Polytechnic is an equal opportunity and child-safe employer. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, and people of all gender identities.
Melbourne Polytechnic manages all recruitment directly. We do not accept unsolicited applications from agencies unless engaged through the State Purchasing Contract and with prior written approval.
