Coach (Pedagogy) - Tagai State College

10 hours ago

Cairns, Queensland, Australia 1cd84812-2e21-434d-86ed-7060c923f14e Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Tagai State College Teaching & Learning Team in 2026 as a Coach - Pedagogy, to support capability development of teachers, leaders and support staff. This is a 12-month project role. The position is based on Thursday Island at the primary campus.

Tagai State College
, located in the beautiful Torres Strait, comprises 16 Primary and one Secondary campus. These campuses are spread across 48,000 square kilometres of ocean. For most students, English is an additional language.

The key focus of the role of Coach - Pedagogy, is to lead and implement systems that build staff capability in effective teaching practices to enhance student learning outcomes.

The role will have responsiblities for the following focus area:

  • Lead the design and implementation of the Whole School Approach to capability development through differentiation.
  • Lead the implementation of the Whole School Approach to Pedagogy.
  • Lead professional development for staff on effective pedagogies for EAL/D learners.
  • Lead professional development on Explicit Instruction.
  • Support teachers and leaders in the Collegial engagement system for staff performance and capability development.

As the Coach - Pedagogy, this role will support the College's Explicit Improvement Agenda around literacy & language, reading, mathematics and Positive Culture for Learning.

Within the context of the role described above, the ideal applicant will be someone who has demonstrated quality pedagogical practices in their classroom and in developing capability of other team members.

Teaching In Queensland
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Applicants For These Positions Must Possess

  • A relevant teaching qualification. Click here for further information on teaching qualifications.
  • Current full registration or current provisional registration with eligibility for full registration, as a teacher in Queensland. Pre-service/graduate teachers must have been granted provisional registration prior to commencing employment as a teacher. For more information regarding registration requirements, please Click here .
  • In addition to registration, teachers working in Education and Care Services (including State Delivered Kindergarten programs) require an exemption card issued by Blue Card Services. For more information on blue cards and exemption cards, please Click here .

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