Principal Education Officer

About the Department of 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.
- Providing expert advice on the design, development, delivery, training, and adoption of the new digital platform for QRSS.
- Providing high quality advice on representative school sport, managing the prioritisation of requirements and participating in a range of project activities for the digital platform's delivery.
- Identifying and assessing issues impacting on the platform's implementation, developing options and recommending solutions.
- Leading effective communication and collaboration with a range of internal and external stakeholders (such as school principals & district and regional sports officials across private/state schools) to achieve successful implementation of the digital platform.
- Supporting the project team in understanding the QRSS program, providing constructive feedback during platform development and user acceptance testing.
- Assisting with the digital platform's adoption, including developing and delivering training courses as required.

This role is commencing from 28 January 2025 until 27 June 2025 unless otherwise determined.
- Possess high-level integrity.
- Display exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, capable of effectively engaging with diverse stakeholders.
- Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrate strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.

**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.

**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 response to the How you will/may be assessed section of 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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