Job Board for Teachers
wanting to Exit Teaching

At Exit Stage Teach, we’re committed to supporting teachers who are looking to transition into new careers. To assist with this, we will regularly update this page with job opportunities suitable for those with a teaching degree. While some roles might require additional qualifications, we will focus on options that involve minimal additional study, avoiding the need for a full degree where possible. Be sure to visit this page frequently to explore the latest opportunities.

Teacher-Transferable Jobs (Australia-Wide) — Outside the Classroom

Updated: 11 September 2026 — Brisbane Time

Roles below are suitable for teachers seeking careers outside classroom teaching and include education-adjacent, university, government, community, project and hybrid opportunities.

Education (Not Classroom Teaching)
Assistant Director Team Teach — ACT Education Directorate (Canberra, ACT)
Salary: $127,597–$136,873 + super
Posted: 11 September 2026
Closing: 25 September 2026
Teacher Match: 10/10
Why it suits teachers: Directly aligned to professional learning, behaviour support, school liaison, administration and facilitation across the Education Directorate. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application: View job and apply

Administration Officer — ACT Education Directorate, Campbell Primary School (Canberra, ACT)
Salary: $78,755–$84,284 + super
Posted: 11 September 2026
Closing: 18 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
Why it suits teachers: Uses school-sector knowledge, family communication, events, student support and strong organisational skills without classroom responsibility. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application: View job and apply

Head Start Engagement and Coordination Officer — ACT Education Directorate (Canberra, ACT)
Salary: $78,755–$84,284 + super
Posted: 11 September 2026
Closing: 25 September 2026
Teacher Match: 10/10
Why it suits teachers: Excellent for teachers with careers, VET or senior-secondary experience, working with students, employers, schools and training providers on transition pathways. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application: View job and apply

Director Inclusive Education — ACT Education Directorate (Canberra, ACT)
Salary: $149,172–$167,151 + super
Posted: 10 September 2026
Closing: 24 September 2026
Teacher Match: 10/10
Why it suits teachers: Strong senior pathway for teachers or leaders with disability, inclusion, student engagement and school-support experience. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application: View job and apply

Assistant Director, Schools Staff Expenditure Monitoring System — ACT Education Directorate (Canberra, ACT)
Salary: $127,597–$136,873 + super
Posted: 10 September 2026
Closing: 24 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
Why it suits teachers: Suits experienced school leaders or teachers with systems, resourcing or business experience who understand school operations. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application: View job and apply

Business Manager — ACT Education Directorate (Canberra, ACT)
Salary: $127,597–$136,873 + super
Posted: 10 September 2026
Closing: 24 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
Why it suits teachers: Strong option for experienced teacher leaders with school operations, finance, HR, governance, risk or compliance experience. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application: View job and apply

Learning Design, Training & Professional Development
Casual Instructional Coaching Role – Momentum CoachED Program — La Trobe University
Posted: 9 September 2026
Closing: 22 October 2026
Teacher Match: 10/10
Why it suits teachers: Specifically designed around coaching teachers, curriculum knowledge, reflective practice and evidence-informed professional growth. (PageUp Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

Coordinator, Primary Prevention — Deakin University (Geelong/Melbourne, VIC)
Work arrangement: Hybrid
Salary: $110,171–$121,309 + 17% super, pro-rata for part-time
Posted: 8 September 2026
Closing: 22 September 2026
Teacher Match: 9/10
Why it suits teachers: Uses education-program development, facilitation, stakeholder engagement and project-management skills to deliver prevention and awareness initiatives. (PageUp Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

Coordinator, Foreign Engagement Compliance — Deakin University (Melbourne/Geelong, VIC)
Work arrangement: Hybrid
Salary: $110,171–$121,309 + 17% super
Posted: 4 September 2026
Closing: 20 September 2026
Teacher Match: 7/10
Why it suits teachers: Best for teachers with governance, policy or leadership experience, using analytical writing, training, stakeholder communication and compliance skills. (PageUp Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

Global Learning Lead (Outbound & Funding) — Deakin University (Geelong/Melbourne, VIC)
Work arrangement: Hybrid
Salary: $123,554–$141,459 + 17% super
Posted: 11 September 2026
Closing: 27 September 2026
Teacher Match: 9/10
Why it suits teachers: Uses program leadership, student experience, coaching, stakeholder management and continuous improvement within global learning. (PageUp Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

University & Higher Education
Engagement Delivery Specialist — Deakin University (Flexible/Melbourne, VIC)
Work arrangement: Hybrid
Salary: $123,554–$141,459 + 17% super
Posted: 10 September 2026
Closing: 24 September 2026
Teacher Match: 9/10
Why it suits teachers: Strong fit for educators who enjoy program delivery, communication, stakeholder partnerships and translating complex concepts for diverse audiences. (PageUp Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

Coordinator, International Student Experience — Deakin University (Geelong/Melbourne, VIC)
Work arrangement: Hybrid — generally two days office/three from home
Salary: $110,171–$121,309 + 17% super
Posted: 4 September 2026
Closing: 20 September 2026
Teacher Match: 9/10
Why it suits teachers: Uses program coordination, events, student engagement, partnership-building and communication skills in international education. (PageUp Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

Senior Adviser, Student Success (Progress) — Deakin University (Geelong/Melbourne, VIC)
Work arrangement: Hybrid
Salary: $110,171–$121,309 + 17% super
Posted: 2 September 2026 — 14-day extension
Closing: 15 September 2026
Teacher Match: 10/10
Why it suits teachers: Very closely aligned to student support, academic progress, complex case management, policy interpretation and stakeholder communication. (PageUp Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

Senior Officer, Student Success (Outcomes) — Deakin University (Geelong/Melbourne, VIC)
Work arrangement: Hybrid
Salary: $100,128–$108,130 + 17% super
Posted: 31 August 2026 — 14-day extension
Closing: 13 September 2026
Teacher Match: 10/10
Why it suits teachers: Strong direct transfer into student intervention, progress monitoring, case support, engagement, data analysis and stakeholder liaison. (PageUp Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

Senior Officer, Customer Care (ASK La Trobe) — La Trobe University (Melbourne, VIC)
Work arrangement: Casual, full-time/part-time options during peak period
Salary: $55.67/hour + super
Posted: 2 September 2026 — 14-day extension
Closing: 20 September 2026
Teacher Match: 9/10
Why it suits teachers: Uses communication, student support, problem-solving, policy interpretation, digital systems and high-volume enquiry-management skills. (PageUp Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

Work Integrated Learning Team Lead — UNSW (Sydney, NSW)
Work arrangement: Flexible working options available
Posted: 3 September 2026 — 14-day extension
Closing: 14 September 2026
Teacher Match: 10/10
Why it suits teachers: Excellent for teachers with professional experience, placements or leadership experience, covering student placements, partnerships, compliance and team leadership. (UNSW External Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

Education Manager — UNSW Canberra (Canberra, ACT)
Posted: 1 September 2026 — 14-day extension
Closing: 15 September 2026
Teacher Match: 10/10
Why it suits teachers: A professional, non-academic role leading education-program planning, quality assurance, systems, operations and continuous improvement. (UNSW External Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

Communications and Events Project Coordinator — Adelaide University (Adelaide, SA)
Salary: $103,719–$116,002 + 17% super
Posted: 10 September 2026
Closing: 27 September 2026
Teacher Match: 9/10
Why it suits teachers: Excellent for teachers with outreach, events or communications experience; the role supports Children’s University communications, marketing and engagement. (PageUp Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

Credit and Admissions Officer — Adelaide University (Adelaide, SA)
Salary: $84,498–$93,955 + 17% super
Posted: 10 September 2026
Closing: 24 September 2026
Teacher Match: 9/10
Why it suits teachers: Uses policy interpretation, attention to detail, student support, communication and assessment-style decision making. (PageUp Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

Credit and Admissions Services Officer — Adelaide University (Adelaide, SA)
Salary: $75,366–$82,607 + 17% super
Posted: 10 September 2026
Closing: 24 September 2026
Teacher Match: 9/10
Why it suits teachers: A good entry pathway into university administration using student service, communication, policy interpretation and systems skills. (PageUp Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

Government & Council
Community Education and Engagement Officer – ACTRFS and ACTSES — ACT Justice and Community Safety (Canberra, ACT)
Salary: $102,657–$116,592 + super
Posted: 10 September 2026
Closing: 24 September 2026
Teacher Match: 10/10
Why it suits teachers: A direct match for educators who enjoy community education, facilitation, public engagement and interactive learning. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application: View job and apply

Urban Open Space Volunteer Coordinator — ACT City and Environment (Canberra, ACT)
Salary: $89,760–$100,632 + super
Posted: 10 September 2026
Closing: 24 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
Why it suits teachers: Uses community engagement, volunteer coordination, environmental education, project planning and relationship-building skills. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application: View job and apply

Senior Recruitment & Training Officer — ACT City and Environment (Canberra, ACT)
Salary: $102,657–$116,592 + super
Posted: 9 September 2026
Closing: 23 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
Why it suits teachers: Strong for teachers with leadership or professional-learning experience, combining training, recruitment, coordination and people development. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application: View job and apply

Project, Policy & Engagement
Policy and Project Officer — ACT Health and Community Services (Canberra, ACT)
Salary: $102,657–$116,592 + super
Posted: 10 September 2026
Closing: 24 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
Why it suits teachers: Uses transferable skills in policy, project delivery, stakeholder engagement, research and written communication in mental health and suicide prevention. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application: View job and apply

Digital Content Writer — Deakin University (Geelong/Melbourne, VIC)
Work arrangement: Hybrid
Salary: $100,128–$108,130 + 17% super
Posted: 31 August 2026 — 14-day extension
Closing: 14 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
Why it suits teachers: Particularly relevant to English, Media Arts, Digital Technologies or communications-focused teachers with strong writing and digital-content skills. (PageUp Careers)
Direct application: View job and apply

Assistant Director, Workforce Capability Development — Digital Canberra (Canberra, ACT)
Work arrangement: Hybrid/flexible options available
Salary: $127,597–$136,873 + super
Posted: 7 September 2026
Closing: 21 September 2026
Teacher Match: 10/10
This is a fantastic teacher-transition role. It specifically covers learning and development, workplace learning, learning governance, capability development, stakeholder engagement, evaluation and digital learning. The ad even lists education as a desirable tertiary background and says facilitation, assessment, eLearning or instructional-design qualifications are well regarded. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application:
View Assistant Director, Workforce Capability Development

Learning and Public Engagement Officer — Cultural Facilities Corporation (Canberra, ACT)
Work arrangement: Permanent part-time, 35 hours/week
Salary: $86,750–$93,416 + super, pro rata
Posted: 3 September 2026 — 14-day extension
Closing: 17 September 2026
Teacher Match: 10/10
Another excellent one. The role develops and delivers learning experiences, public programs and events across Canberra Museum and Gallery and heritage venues. It works directly with children, schools, families and community groups, and the employer specifically wants experience delivering education or learning programs. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application:
View Learning and Public Engagement Officer

Project Officer — Canberra Institute of Technology (Canberra, ACT)
Work arrangement: Job-share opportunity
Salary: $102,657–$116,592 + super
Posted: 8 September 2026
Closing: 15 September 2026
Teacher Match: 9/10
This is based within CIT’s Trade Skills College and Renewables area and involves project coordination, industry partnerships, workforce capability and strategic initiatives. Teachers with VET, Technologies, STEM, careers or project experience would be particularly well suited. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application:
View CIT Project Officer

Allied Health Workforce Project Officer — ACT Health and Community Services (Canberra, ACT)
Salary: $102,657–$116,592 + super
Posted: 7 September 2026
Closing: 21 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
This works across workforce development, professional practice, education, innovation and policy. The role collaborates with education providers, government agencies and professional organisations, so project-focused teachers with stakeholder, professional-learning or workforce-development experience could transition well. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application:
View Allied Health Workforce Project Officer

Director, Engagement and Communities — Canberra Health Services (Canberra, ACT)
Salary: $149,172–$167,151 + super
Posted: 10 September 2026
Closing: 21 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
This is more senior, but worth including for principals, HODs, coordinators and experienced teacher leaders. It leads engagement and external communications, working with staff, consumers and the broader community to inform organisational decisions. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application:
View Director, Engagement and Communities

Senior Director, Organisational Capability and Change — ACT City and Environment (Canberra, ACT)
Salary: $172,246 + super
Posted: 2 September 2026 — 14-day extension
Closing: 16 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10 for experienced leaders
This is another senior-career option. It focuses on organisational development, leadership capability, workforce development, contemporary learning approaches and enterprise-wide change. It also specifically mentions knowledge of learning-management systems. (ACT Government Jobs)
Direct application:
View Senior Director, Organisational Capability and Change

Queensland Government
Principal Project Officer — Queensland Health (Herston, Brisbane QLD)
Classification: AO7
Closing: 17 September 2026
Teacher Match: 9/10
This is particularly interesting because the role leads development of education resources and digital solutions, alongside project implementation, stakeholder engagement and patient-safety initiatives. Those are very transferable skills for teachers with learning design, leadership or project experience. (Smart Jobs)
Direct application:
View Principal Project Officer – Queensland Health

Senior Project Officer — Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (Brisbane QLD)
Classification: AO6
Work arrangement: Flexible
Closing: 18 September 2026
Teacher Match: 9/10
A great outside-education option. It involves project management, policy development, grants, stakeholder engagement, communication and conservation programs. Science, Geography and environmental-education teachers would be particularly well placed. (Smart Jobs)
Direct application:
View Senior Project Officer – Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Senior Project Officer — Queensland Health, Digital Health (Fortitude Valley QLD)
Classification: AO6
Work arrangement: Flexible full-time
Closing: 22 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
This one actually includes developing business change and training needs, facilitating workshops, preparing documentation and presentations, mentoring staff and coordinating complex projects. A teacher with digital technologies, training, change or project experience could make a credible case. (Smart Jobs)
Direct application:
View Senior Project Officer – Queensland Health

Project Officer — Queensland Health, Digital Health (Fortitude Valley QLD)
Classification: AO5
Closing: 23 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
Two permanent positions supporting major digital and information-management projects. Teachers bring many of the required coordination, documentation, stakeholder, organisation and communication skills. (Smart Jobs)
Direct application:
View Project Officer – Queensland Health

Project Officer (Technical) — Department of Transport and Main Roads (Deagon, Brisbane QLD)
Classification: AO4
Work arrangement: Flexible full-time
Closing: 15 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
This is a particularly realistic first government role for teachers. Duties include reporting, document management, procurement administration, calendars, agendas, minutes, training records, correspondence and project-team support. (Smart Jobs)
Direct application:
View Project Officer – Transport and Main Roads

Principal Project Officer — Queensland Health (Brisbane QLD)
Classification: AO7
Closing: 20 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
This role covers workforce capability, service improvement, evidence-informed policy, project implementation, stakeholder engagement, change management, briefs and reports. Better suited to experienced teachers, HODs and school leaders. (Smart Jobs)
Direct application:
View Principal Project Officer – Queensland Health

Principal Project Officer — Queensland Health (Fortitude Valley QLD)
Classification: AO7
Work arrangement: Flexible full-time
Closing: 18 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
This is another project/governance pathway involving program documentation, reporting, assurance and complex digital projects. (Smart Jobs)
Direct application:
View Principal Project Officer – Queensland Health Digital

New South Wales Government
Project Officer – Knowledge & Innovation — Liquor & Gaming NSW (Sydney NSW)
Salary: $116,981–$129,492 + super
Closing: 21 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
This is the kind of role I want us finding more often for Exit Stage Teach: not an education job at all, but one where teachers’ project management, research, governance, communication, continuous improvement and stakeholder skills can transfer. (I Work For NSW)
Direct application:
View Project Officer – Knowledge & Innovation

Victorian Government
Project Officer — Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (Melbourne VIC)
Classification: VPS4
Salary: $100,894–$114,476
Posted: 3 September 2026
Closing: 17 September 2026
Teacher Match: 9/10
This one is particularly good. It involves planning and evaluating engagement activities, stakeholder mapping, communications planning, partnerships, meetings, project implementation and working across government and community organisations. (Jobs Vic)
Direct application:
View Project Officer – Victorian DFFH

Western Australian Government
Senior Project Officer — WA Department of Education (Perth WA)
Closing: 17 September 2026
Teacher Match: 9/10
This is within the Department of Education and relates to school facilities and needs assessment, so teachers already understand the operating environment and stakeholder context. (Jobs WA)
Direct application:
View Senior Project Officer – WA Department of Education

CRM Project Officer — Department of Energy and Economic Diversification (Perth WA)
Level: 5
Salary: $108,848–$118,961 + super
Closing: 14 September 2026
Teacher Match: 8/10
A genuinely outside-the-box transition opportunity involving project administration, stakeholder systems, implementation and organisational coordination. (Jobs WA)
Direct application:
View CRM Project Officer – WA Government

Tasmania Government
Project Officer – Preventative Health Policy and Projects — Department of Health (Tasmania)
Salary: $111,754–$126,579
Work arrangement: Permanent full-time
Closing: 27 September 2026
Teacher Match: 9/10
This is another excellent example of getting teachers into a completely different sector. It leads statewide projects supporting Tasmania’s preventative-health strategy and involves policy, project management, communication and cross-government work. Health, HPE and wellbeing teachers would have an especially strong story to tell. (Tasmanian Government Jobs)
Direct application:
View Project Officer – Preventative Health

Northern Territory Government
Project Officer / Project Manager – Civil Delivery — Department of Logistics and Infrastructure (Palmerston NT)
Salary package: $112,402–$137,577 depending on classification
Closing: 20 September 2026
Teacher Match: 6/10
I’d rank this lower because the technical infrastructure component makes it less universally accessible to teachers. It could, however, suit Technologies/STEM teachers or career changers with construction/project experience. (NT Jobs)
Direct application:
View Project Officer / Project Manager – NT Government