Thank you for your interest in working for TASC. Each year we employ around 1000 sessional staff to assist with senior secondary external assessment.

Our sessional staff include Setting Examiners, Critics, Supervisor Coordinators, Supervisors, Marking Coordinators, Markers and casual staff.

Sessional staff are employed by TASC, and are managed through the Department for Education, Children and Young People’s employment conditions, travel and relief allowances and rates.

Every year TASC welcomes applications from new and experienced applicants, including educators and former educators who have: 

  • a deep and broad knowledge of course content (generally five or more years teaching in that topic area) 
  • demonstrated ability to plan and deliver on time 
  • a creative approach to evaluating learning outcomes 
  • skills and expertise in building effective assessment items 
  • analytical and problem-solving skills 
  • excellent written communication skills 
  • the highest standards of accuracy and an affinity for meticulous work 
  • a commitment to TASC values of Connection, Equity, Integrity and Learning. 

To ensure that there is no perceived conflict of interest, you must not be teaching the Level 3 or 4 course in the same year you write or review the exam for that course. 

Find out more:
Apply:
Setting Examiners

Round 1 Setting Examiner applications:

  • open Friday 17 January 2025
  • close Friday 31 January 2025

If you are successful in Round 1 as a Setting Examiner, this will provide you the opportunity to begin setting over the holiday break.

Round 2 Setting Examiner applications:

  • open Saturday 1 February 2025
  • close Friday 21 February 2025

Round 2 role applications are appointed to suitable applicants on a rolling basis. This is to ensure that exam papers are developed to meet the external assessment timeframes.

Complete the TASC Sessional Employment Register to apply to work for TASC as a Setting Examiner.

Important: The TASC Sessional Employment Register has been updated to include a built-in preferences feature for both new applicants and those with existing applications. This enhancement allows all applicants to nominate their role preferences directly within the register.

Existing applicants should note that they will need to log in to the register this year to select their preferences. Unlike previous years, they will not receive a direct link to a separate preferences form.

For detailed instructions on how to complete or update your application, please refer to the How-to Guide for the TASC Sessional Employment Register.

Exam Critics 

Applications open Friday 17 January 2025 and close on Friday 21 February 2025.

Exam Critic applications are appointed to suitable applicants on a rolling basis. This is to ensure that exam papers are developed to meet the external assessment timeframes.

Complete the TASC Sessional Employment Register to apply to work for TASC as an Exam Critic.

Important: The TASC Sessional Employment Register has been updated to include a built-in preferences feature for both new applicants and those with existing applications. This enhancement allows all applicants to nominate their role preferences directly within the register.

Existing applicants should note that they will need to log in to the register this year to select their preferences. Unlike previous years, they will not receive a direct link to a separate preferences form.

For detailed instructions on how to complete or update your application, please refer to the How-to Guide for the TASC Sessional Employment Register.

 

TASC uses the DECYP PageUp Talent Management Software for the recruitment of sessional staff.  The secure application system allows TASC to efficiently manage the processing of the sessional staff applications.  The PageUp system is used for Department for Education, Children and Young People jobs advertised via the jobs.tas.gov.au website.

The Role:

Each year, we welcome applications from new and experienced applicants for the Marking Coordinator and Marker roles, including educators and former educators who have: 

  • knowledge of Level 3 and 4 course content and criteria 
  • skills and expertise in assessment of folios, orals, practical and written exams 
  • demonstrated organisational and coordination skills 
  • high standards of accuracy 
  • a commitment to TASC values of Connection, Equity, Integrity and Learning. 
 Find out more:
 Apply:
Marking Coordinator
  • open 2025 TBA
  • close 2025 TBA
    1. Complete the TASC Sessional Employment Register to apply to work for TASC as a Marking Coordinator. (Important: if you applied for a TASC sessional role from 2023 onwards, you do not need to complete this register application unless your personal details have changed).
    2. Once you have completed the TASC Sessional Employment Register, fill in the short Marking Coordinator Application Form (closed for 2024) to indicate your course and role preferences.
      (Please note: If you would like to mark a course for which you are not applying as the Marking Coordinator, you must also complete the Marker Application Form).

For your application to proceed, you need to have completed both the TASC Sessional Employment Register and 2024 Marking Coordinator Application Form.

Marker
  • Open – 2025 TBA
  • Close on 2025 TBA – Folio, Practical and Display
  • Close on 2025 TBA – Written and Oral
    1. Complete the TASC Sessional Employment Register to apply to work for TASC as a Marker. (Important: if you applied for a TASC sessional role from 2023 onwards, you do not need to complete this register application unless your personal details have changed).
    2. Once you have completed the TASC Sessional Employment Register, fill in the short 2024 Marker Application Form to indicate your course and role preferences.

For your application to proceed, you need to have completed both the TASC Sessional Employment Register and Marker Application Form (closed for 2024).

Please note:

  • TASC encourages Marker applicants to apply for folio, practical and display courses as soon as possible. Applications for these courses close earlier than the other Marker positions. Applicants are able and welcome to apply for different marking types within the one application.
  • Appointed Marking Coordinators and Markers can refer to the Marking page for meeting schedules and information about conducting their role.
Observers

The observer process is a professional learning opportunity which allows access to the first Written, Folio and/or Practical Marker meeting. This is beneficial for the ongoing comparability of standards and for teachers new to a TASC course and provides valuable insight into the marking process.

  • Open – 2025 TBA
  • Close – 2025 TBA
    1. Complete the Observer Application Form (closed for 2024) to indicate your course and role preferences.

Note:

  • Observers can only attend the first Marker meeting with TASC’s written permission.
  • Observers may attend practical/performance and display assessments with TASC’s written permission.
  • Observers do not receive a marking load.
  • The Observer position is not a paid role and they are not eligible for any travel accommodation, or relief reimbursements.
  • Observers are not permitted to attend any student oral interviews.
Applications are currently closed for exam Supervisor Coordinator and Supervisor roles.
The Roles:

Each year, we welcome applications from new and experienced applicants to administer the end-of-year exams (external assessments) at endorsed Exam Centres around the state in line with TASC’s instructions.

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Please be aware that the Statement of Duties for both roles have been updated in 2024 and should be reviewed prior to applying for either role.

Apply:
  • Supervisor Coordinator applications open 2025 TBA
  • Supervisor applications open 2025 TBA
  1. Complete the TASC Sessional Employment Register to apply to work for TASC as a Supervisor Coordinator or Supervisor. The register is NOT a vacancy and being short-listed for inclusion on the register does not guarantee any offer of employment will be made. (Important: if you applied for a TASC sessional role from 2023 onwards, you do not need to complete this register application unless your personal details have changed, or you intend to apply for a different role than previous years)
    Once registered, fill in the short form to indicate your 2024 Exam Centre and workload preferences:

    1. TASC Supervisor Coordinator Exam Centre and workload preference form (closed for 2024)
    2. TASC Supervisor Exam Centre and workload preference form (closed for 2024)

For your application to proceed, you need to have completed both the TASC Sessional Employment Register and the relevant Exam Centre and workload preference form.

Training meetings:
  • Supervisor Coordinators are required to attend a training meeting in October before the exam period. A half day training payment will be made to attendees. A detailed agenda for the meeting will be sent early in October.
  • Exam Supervisors are required to attend a half day training meeting with their Coordinator before the exam period. A half-day training payment will be made to attendees but travel claims cannot be submitted.
Applications for Clerical Assistants to assist with the External Examinations are taken via the TASC Clerical Assistant employment register.  Inclusion on the register does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made. 

Applications can be submitted at any time during the year. However, applicants will not be notified until September/October ahead of the written external period if they have been shortlisted for a role.

Each year TASC employs casual Clerical Assistants to assist with the handling and processing of Year 11 and 12 external exams and results.

It’s a big job with almost 15,000 written exams completed each year and more than 10,000 students sent a statement of results and the certificates they achieved.

The work:

  • This work is based in the Hobart area
  • 3-4 weeks of operational and administrative work across November and early December to process and distribute completed exam papers, student results and certificates
  • Hands-on, physical, and fast-paced work, where accuracy is pivotal
  • Working in small and dynamic groups
  • Paid at classification General Stream Band 1 ($ rates for 2024 to be updated shortly for relief staff)
  • Looks great on your CV demonstrating your meticulous administrative and organisational skills
  • Applications are welcomed from new and returning candidates. (Current senior secondary students are not eligible for the roles.) We hope to hear from you soon!

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How to Apply:

Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis, due to the volume received you may only be notified if your application is successful.

Please note that this position does not qualify for travel reimbursements or allowances.

In accordance with the State Service Act 2000 all employees working for TASC must carry out duties in accordance with this the State Service Code of Conduct.

Before starting work with TASC, you need to:

Submit a New Employee Starter Pack if you:

    • Have not been employed by the Department for Education, Children and Young People within the last 12 months (or ever), or,
    • If you need to update your banking, tax, or superannuation details.
  • have a current Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP)

A current Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP) card is a mandatory requirement for employment with TASC. All registrations must:

    • Be of the ‘Employee/Volunteer’ class (not ‘Volunteer’ only)
    • Include the child-related activity of ‘child education service (government schools)’, and
    • Include the Department for Education, Children and Young People as an employer (for new additions please select the Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification when choosing the location option).
  • You can check your RWVP has the required class of registration, child-related activity and employer by using the Status Check on the Department of Justice website.

The payment rates for sessional staff participating in external assessments is set in the Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification (Fees) Regulations 2023 (Schedule 2). The rates are updated on 1 July each year.

See the sessional staff payment rates.

TASC sessional staff receive payments for undertaking their TASC role, which is to be completed in addition to any normal duties they may have at a school.  See ‘Relief reimbursements’ below for more information about when relief claims can be made.

Some sessional staff may be eligible to submit claims for travel, transport and accommodation allowances/reimbursements directly related to work for TASC.

READ the TASC Travel and Accommodation Guidelines before making any travel or accommodation plans. The guidelines set out the requirements to have your travel approved by TASC in advance, travel options and allowances.

If you are making a claim, there are steps you need to complete before, during and after your travel.

Details on what can (and cannot) be reimbursed and the steps to make a claim are detailed at Travel and accommodation claims.

NB: The TASC Clerical Assistant and Exam Supervisor roles do not qualify for travel reimbursements or allowances.

What claims will TASC pay?

TASC may pay a claim when a school has employed a relief teacher to allow Sessional Staff to participate in the following meetings:

  • Critic and Setting Examiner meetings at TASC
  • Marking Coordinator meetings
  • Marker meetings
  • Supervisor Coordinator meetings
  • Panel Marking for practical, oral and folio assessments
  • Discrepancy Panel meetings for folio, oral and practical assessments
  • Assessment Panel meetings for written exams
  • External Assessment Specifications Advisory Panel meetings.

TASC will not pay claims when a school or college has employed a relief teacher:

  • to allow Sessional Staff to participate in setting, critiquing or marking written exams or individual folios (whether at an official marking centre or not)
  • for non-timetabled classes or activities, such as recess and lunchtimes
  • for days or times when the Sessional Staff were not normally employed at school.

TASC will not pay claims directly to individual teachers or when Sessional Staff did not attend the scheduled training or meeting.

How much will TASC reimburse?

TASC will pay the hourly rate for a Band I Level 13 Relief Teacher according to the Department for Education, Children and Young People’s Salary Scales on the day of employment, up to the maximum claimable hours for relief of five hours per day per teacher.

How do schools make a claim?

To make a relief claim, schools and colleges must:

  • complete the TASC Relief Claim Form
  • include a copy of each Sessional Staff’s teaching timetable
  • issue a Tax Invoice to TASC or raise a Journal Transfer Request Form (if DECYP employee) for the amount calculated on the Relief Claim Form
  • email all documents to accounts@tasc.tas.gov.au.

Further information is available in the TASC Relief Claim Guidelines for Sessional Staff.