Principal Advisor, Education Services
3 days ago
**About Us**:
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
**About the Role**:
A key responsibility of the Principal Advisor Education Services is to provide expert advice and support to regional and school leaders to enable quality decision making in accordance with departmental policies and procedures and relevant legislation. The Principal Advisor Education Services reports to the Director Education Services, North Coast Region.
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- Prepare and provide high level advice and support to senior officers across the region with respect to the implementation of strategic policy initiatives.
- Initiate, lead and manage teams and projects to successfully implement policy, guidelines and service implementation plans to ensure quality education service provision to all schools across the region.
- Monitor, analyse and evaluate activities and work practices within the functional area of the position to ensure alignment with system priorities and to inform future planning.
- Develop, lead and maintain key communication channels as required to facilitate effective communication activities with schools across the region.
- In collaboration with School Supervisors and the Director, facilitate access to required professional development activities, services and support for schools and regional office personnel as required.
- Establish and monitor performance and accountability frameworks including indicators, measures and reporting regimes related to education service delivery utilising key regional and school performance data.
- Implement and evaluate environmental scanning to identify policy gaps and develop appropriate response strategies, including the preparation of major policy papers, briefings, reports, submissions and articles.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
**How to Apply**:
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2 page written response outlining suitability for the role under "How you may be assessed".
- Please nominate your preferred regional office location (Maroochydore, Maryborough or Bundaberg).
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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