Writing and publishing a job ad shouldn’t be the hardest part of hiring. But if you’ve ever tried posting an education role on a generalist platform, you’ll know the drill: templates built for corporate roles, drop-down categories that don’t fit a classroom, and an applicant pool that’s never heard of an NCCD adjustment or an OOSH ratio.
ClassCover Jobs is built specifically for education employers: schools, early learning centres, OOSH providers, tutoring companies and education businesses of all kinds. That means the posting process is shorter, the categories actually match your roles, and the audience is already looking for education work.
Here’s exactly how to get your first listing live, from account setup through to receiving your first applications.
Before you start: Log in or create your employer account
If you’re already a ClassCover school user, you can post jobs from your existing account for no extra cost. If you’re a new employer—a tutoring company, resource provider or independent education business—you’ll need to register as an employer first.
To do this, head to ClassCover Jobs for employers and start the sign-up process. You’ll be asked for basic organisation details (business name, ABN where relevant, and location) so your listings display correctly to candidates browsing by area.
Once your account is set up, log in to reach your employer dashboard, where new listings are created and managed.
Step 1: Start a new listing
From your dashboard, start a new job listing. You’ll be prompted to work through a short series of fields—role title, employment type, category, location and description—rather than a blank text box. This structure is what makes ClassCover Jobs listings easier for candidates to scan and compare than a generic ad pasted from a Word document.
Give your role a clear, plain-English title
Skip internal titles or acronyms your candidates won’t search for. “Primary Classroom Teacher” or “OOSH Educator” will surface in searches and skims far better than an internal title like “Learning Facilitator Tier 2.”
Step 2: Choose the right category and employment type
ClassCover Jobs groups roles by category (for example, classroom teaching, education support, leadership, or allied roles like tutoring and curriculum design) and by employment type: full-time, part-time, contract or casual.
Take a moment here rather than defaulting to the closest option. Choosing the correct category is what puts your listing in front of the right slice of the ClassCover Jobs audience, and choosing the correct employment type sets the right expectations before a candidate even opens your ad. If you’re weighing up how to list a part-time versus full-time or casual role, our guide on structuring part-time vs full-time listings walks through this in more detail.
Step 3: Set your job location
Add your school, centre or workplace location. Candidates on ClassCover Jobs commonly filter or search by area, so an accurate suburb and region matters more than it might seem, a role that’s technically remote-friendly but listed under the wrong region can be missed entirely by nearby candidates.
If you’re hiring across multiple sites or for a mobile/travelling role, say so explicitly in the description rather than relying on the location field alone.
Step 4: Write a description candidates will actually read
This is the part employers most often rush, and it’s the part that decides whether good candidates apply at all. Job ads that show a salary or salary range tend to see a meaningfully higher rate of applications than those that don’t.
Tips for effective job descriptions
- Lead with the essentials. Role, hours, start date and location in the first two sentences, don’t bury them under a paragraph about your organisation’s history.
- Include a pay range where you can. Even a band gives candidates enough to decide whether to apply, and it filters out mismatched expectations early.
- Describe the actual day-to-day. “Supporting a Year 3 classroom four days a week” tells candidates far more than “dynamic, fast-paced environment.”
- List genuine requirements only. If a qualification is preferred rather than essential, say so. Over-specifying requirements discourages good candidates from applying.
- Keep it scannable. Short paragraphs and bullet points outperform dense text blocks, especially for candidates browsing on mobile.
Step 5: Choose to boost your job post
ClassCover Jobs gives you the option to boost your job post before you publish it. When boosted, your job will sit at the very top of the search results for 30-days, and will be sent in a dedicated email to the candidates most likely to be a good fit.Â
Step 6: Publish and manage applications
Once you’re happy with your listing, publish it. From here, applications flow into your employer dashboard as they come in, rather than through a shared inbox or a stack of PDFs.
You can review applications, message candidates and update the status of your listing as you shortlist and hire. For a closer look at working through applications once they start arriving, see our guide on screening and shortlisting candidates on ClassCover Jobs.
Why getting this right matters more in education hiring
Education hiring in Australia is a genuinely tight market right now. AITSL’s national teacher workforce data shows a meaningful share of the profession weighing up their career plans, and Jobs and Skills Australia’s occupation shortage data continues to list multiple teaching and education roles as being in national shortage. A clear, well-structured listing isn’t just good practice, it’s what helps your role stand out to candidates who have other options.
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