Regional Representative School Sport Officer

**About the Role**:
This vacancy will be based at the School Sport office in the grounds of Keebra Park State High School, servicing the South East Region. This area is one of the most culturally diverse areas of Queensland, and fastest growing regions in the country. With more than a quarter of residents from a different cultural or language group, our community has a rich diversity of skills, traditions and customs and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects this diversity.Within this opportunity your responsibilities will include:

- Lead the Regional School Sport committee in the development and implementation of the Regional School Sport strategic plan for the school sport program in the region, with a focus on improvements in student educational outcomes and participation.
- Develop, implement and review an Annual Implementation Plan (AIP) for the school sport region that is consistent with the Regional School Sport strategic plan and aligns to the QSS strategic plan. The RSSO will report annually to the QSS Council on Key Performance Indicator (KPI) achievements contained within the Regional School Sport strategic plan.
- Coordinate the representative school sports program across the three sectors of education within the region (Regional and State Championship events) and perform official duties at state and national championships, while providing leadership for staff and students in the achievement of quality learning outcomes for students within school sport.
- Liaise with individuals and groups associated with schools at the region and State level to collect information required for the development and organisation of school sport as directed by the Queensland School Sport Council through the Queensland School Sport Management Group and Queensland School Sport Unit.
- Build capacity within schools in the region by leading and implementing professional development programs for teachers and Principals on intra and inter school sport programs.
- Lead, advise and professionally influence links between the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) Health and Physical Education Curriculum and school sport at the school and regional level.
- Demonstrate astute financial management and reporting practices and provide advice which is compliant with departmental financial operating procedures and in line with the Queensland School Sport Council financial guidelines.
- Use strategic and analytical skills to contribute to the improvement of educational outcomes for students through the provision of high level policy advice and advocacy with respect to school sport.
- Approve risk assessment documents for all approved regional school sport events as the accountable officer.
- Lead the development and maintenance of partnerships with schools, other government agencies, local and state sporting organisations, industry and business for the promotion, development and delivery of the school sport representative program.
- Lead and supervise both students representing the school sport region and teachers as regional team officials, to ensure compliance to departmental policy and procedures.
- Negotiate with Principals to release teachers appointed as officials for representative sporting teams.

For a full list of mandatory requirements please see the attached role description.

**Interested? To apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor)
- Attach a maximum 2 page written response outlining your suitability for the role referring to the key capabilities identified in the attached role description.

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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.