Early Career Incentives

DOBCEL is proud to offer Early Career Incentives bonus payments for graduate teachers commencing their careers in DOBCEL schools.

What’s on offer?

  • $5,000* graduate sign-on bonus
  • $10,000* graduate sign-on bonus in identified remote or small schools
    *Pro-Rata payment for part-time

Additional for remote and small schools:

  • $5,000 relocation support
  • $9,629 annual remote allowance (paid fortnightly for 3 years)
    – Equivalent to POL 3 (CEMEA)
    – Indexed annually

Limited funding available.

Application Link: ECIP2026

Applications open 17 October – 14 December 2025.

For more information, kindly contact James Murphy or Vicki Dekker.