Principal Advisor, Education Services

2 weeks ago


Gold Coast, Australia Queensland Government Full time

About the Departmentof Education

The Department of Education is 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 with 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.

Your Role

The successful applicant will join an experienced and collaborative PAES team, who work together to support South East Region schools.
As the PAES you will:
assess strategic issues and provide expert advice and support to senior officers, regional and school leaders to enable quality decision-making in accordance with departmental policies and procedures and relevant legislation.
work closely with the School Supervisor for the nominated schools to support them in their school improvement priorities.
foster high quality collaboration, communication and information sharing to inform local service delivery and system-wide improvement.
act as a 'first port of call' for principals seeking advice and regional responses.

A strong understanding of departmental policies and procedures, and the operating context of Queensland state schools, is highly desirable. The role also includes line management responsibility for the Business Services Officer supporting the School Supervisor.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

Interested? To Apply:
Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

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).

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
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