Could you become an Adult Literacy / Numeracy Teacher?
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What this job is
An Adult Literacy/Numeracy Teacher delivers foundation-level reading, writing, and mathematics instruction to adults in community education, TAFE, or workplace settings across Australia. They design and deliver programmes tailored to learners with low foundational skills, monitor progress against individual learning goals, and adapt teaching methods to diverse adult learning needs and cultural backgrounds.
Pay
A$2,128 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Active Listeningcore
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Continuous Learning and Upskillingcore
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivitycore
- Customer Needs Assessmentcore
- Empathy and Emotional Intelligencecore
- Goal Setting and Planningcore
- Group Facilitationcore
- Inclusive Practicecore
- Trauma-Informed Communicationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Workload Self-Managementcore
- Written Communicationcore
- Conflict Resolution
- Digital Literacy
- Disability Awareness and Inclusion
- Feedback Collection and Actioning
- Interpreter and Accessibility Coordination
- Professional Boundaries Maintenance
- Record Management
- Report Writing
- Service Navigation and Referral