Relief / temporary teaching in Queensland
May 19th 2012, 8:05 am
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Relief / temporary teaching in Queensland
My girlfriend and I are on a 417 working holiday visa. We are currently in Sydney and will be moving to Queensland for 3 - 4 months in June.
My partner is a secondary school teacher and specialises in geography. She has about 3 and a half years of experience.
In the 3 months we have been in NSW she has had precisely no luck in finding anything whatsoever, not even 1 day relief at a school despite having the necessary paperwork sorted before we arrived and applying to 30 schools in Sydney directly.
What is the situation like in Queensland? We are moving to Brisbane as that is where I will find work. Here in NSW she has had to get work in a cafe which isn't the reason we came (we are here to holiday and look at the potential of staying longer).
Any advice on whether the situation is better for relief / temp work or not would be most welcome!
My partner is a secondary school teacher and specialises in geography. She has about 3 and a half years of experience.
In the 3 months we have been in NSW she has had precisely no luck in finding anything whatsoever, not even 1 day relief at a school despite having the necessary paperwork sorted before we arrived and applying to 30 schools in Sydney directly.
What is the situation like in Queensland? We are moving to Brisbane as that is where I will find work. Here in NSW she has had to get work in a cafe which isn't the reason we came (we are here to holiday and look at the potential of staying longer).
Any advice on whether the situation is better for relief / temp work or not would be most welcome!
May 19th 2012, 8:16 am
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Re: Relief / temporary teaching in Queensland
Check out "Tracer" that is how people get relief work at my school in QLD, not sure if there are any visa restrictions tho
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May 22nd 2012, 2:08 am
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Re: Relief / temporary teaching in Queensland
Thanks for that, does anyone have any experience with the availability of relief and temporary work in the Brisbane area?
Jun 14th 2012, 1:22 pm
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Re: Relief / temporary teaching in Queensland
Employers are a bit sceptical of 457ers because they have a reputation for flaking and disappearing at no notice, unfortunately.
Jun 17th 2012, 4:14 am
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Re: Relief / temporary teaching in Queensland
Does anyone have any advice on the best way to find relief work in schools around Brisbane?
Jun 17th 2012, 5:40 am
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Re: Relief / temporary teaching in Queensland
I don't know if you have seen any posts by Jen1977, she is a teacher in QLD and found work by pounding the streets, she went round schools to personally drop off her CV and introduce herself.
Jun 17th 2012, 9:05 am
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Re: Relief / temporary teaching in Queensland
My husband found work by volunteering at the primary school that my daughter attended, recommended by fellow volunteers for a TA position at the senior school, then after working as a TA, got a temp teaching job, then finally permanent. He's science - supposedly in great demand, but had no joy out of QLD Ed - Brisbane is all about who you know (not just for teaching, also in IT where I work). Lots of competition for city teaching positions, much less as you go remote.
