Principal Education Officer

**About the Maximising Learning Team**:
The Metropolitan South Region's Maximising Learning Team is a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to enhancing student engagement and learning, with a primary focus on Prep-Year 2 (Starting Strong) and Year 7-9 (On Track for Success).
Comprising Deputy Principals, Senior Guidance Officers, Senior Education Officers, Senior Speech Language Pathologists, Senior Occupational Therapist and Senior Physiotherapist, this team takes a holistic, wrap-around approach that addresses both individual student needs and the broader school context.
The team provides intensive, targeted and individualised support at a student and whole-school level, working closely with school leaders and teachers to strengthen capability. By collaborating and supporting schools to develop sustainable practices, the team enhances engagement and learning outcomes across the region.
About the Role
**You will**:

- Lead and manage the 'On Track for Success' team (Yr 7 - 9) to develop and implement strategies and initiatives to maximise learning for students.
- Provide high-level advice to principals and school leadership teams to maximise learning opportunities for all students.
- Liaise with school supervisors to prioritise, coordinate and deliver direct-to-school support through the deployment of key members of the multi-disciplinary team.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Foster high quality collaboration, communication and information sharing to enable an understanding of the complexities and challenges that exist in the targeted area.
- Engage effectively and collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders to enable an integrated approach to deliver the vision of the department.
- Lead and/or participate in projects for the delivery of services and plan and manage resources within project governance operating framework requirements.
- Prepare high quality advice including briefing materials, correspondence, reports and project plans for a range of audiences.
- Identify and assess issues impacting on the implementation of projects, strategies and initiatives, develop options and recommend solutions.

**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 5.12 of the Department of Education State School Teachers' Certified Agreement 2022
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
How to Apply
- A maximum 3-pg resume documenting your relevant professional experience including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2-pg 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).
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