Career Structure and Benefits
With over 1600 schools, the Department offers teachers a wide range of different types of teaching opportunities throughout metropolitan, rural and regional Victoria.
More than 38,800 teachers and 2800 principals and assistant principals are currently employed in the Department’s, primary, secondary, special and P-12 government schools in Victoria.
Job prospects for teachers in Victoria are very good and will continue to expand in the future. Teacher demand in Victoria is strong: over the next few years, it is projected that there will be an annual requirement for an average of approximately 2100 new teachers in Victorian government schools.
The Department is a major employer of teacher graduates and experienced teachers each year and is committed to attracting, retraining and developing high-quality, qualified teachers. Principals of Victorian government schools select their own staff by making offers for employment at their school. The standard mode for employment is ongoing and positions offered may be full-time or part-time, or for a specified period.
The teacher class and principal class career structures acknowledge the different phases of development and experience with both teachers and principals in Victorian government schools earning very competitive salaries that recognise the importance of their roles.
All staff employed in the Department have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements that enhance flexibility in the workplace and employee satisfaction.
More information
- Teaching as a career
- Teacher demand
- Employment conditions
- Career structure
- Recruitment in schools - Comprehensive policy and information concerning recruitment in schools
- Blueprint for government schools - Government's Blueprint for continuing improvement and progress in the quality of the Victorian government school system.