Principal Education Officer

**About the Department**:
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 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.
About the Role
**The key work of the role involves**:
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- Supporting the strategic vision of the department through knowledge of the Education strategy, Equity and Excellence: realising the potential of every student, Ready for the Future phase;
- A proven ability to liaise and work effectively with a wide range of key stakeholders; including school senior schooling key leaders (HODs, Deputy Principals, Heads of School and Principals), Department of Small Business and Training (DESBT) VETiS personnel, regional stakeholders who support senior secondary outcomes including Regional School Industry Partnership Manager (RSIP), School Supervisors, First Nations and Youth Engagement regional teams as appropriate.
- Recent or current knowledge of senior schooling practices and priorities of Queensland state schools regarding monitoring retention, attainment and post-school destinations for every student in senior secondary through a shared case management approach; and
- Recent or current knowledge of Curriculum/syllabus requirements of senior schooling set out by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA), Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) requirements set out by Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) and recent or current knowledge of the VET/training system and requirements set out by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).

**Mandatory Requirements**:

- You must be a permanent employee of the department with a substantive teaching or classified officer role employed under Teaching in State Education Award - State 2016, have current full registration as a teacher and should be aware that temporary internal moves for the purposes of the department's payroll processes are referred to as internal secondments.
- Employees' engaged temporarily as Education Officer - Special Duties have a requirement of 36¼ hours per week attendance and arrangements as outlined in clause 7.4 of the Department of Education State School Teachers Certified Agreement 2019.
- When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

**Interested? To Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one referee must be current supervisor)
- Attach a 2-page response to the responsibilities outlined above in the job advertisement

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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