Senior Education Officer (EOSD) - Capability, Education

Job Description

Senior Education Officer (EOSD) - Capability Schools and Student Support Division This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the new Education Futures Institute in the Queensland Department of Education. The Education Futures Institute is a key system initiative in the Department's education strategy, Equity and Excellence: Realising the potential of every student, to empower departmental staff, educators, school and system leaders to build professional expertise through high quality, targeted capability development across their career. This is a temporary full-time position until 4 April 2025, unless otherwise determined. Job details Position status: Fixed Term Temporary Position type: Flexible full-time Occupational group: Education & Training Classification: Stream 2 /HO1 Workplace Location: Darling Downs - Maranoa, Toowoomba region Job ad reference: QLD/CO609692/24T Closing date: 07-Feb-2025 Job duration: Until 04 April 2025, unless otherwise determined The successful candidate will be employed at the classification listed on the attached role description under EOSD provisions. About the Department 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. About the Role As the Senior Education Officer - Capability (SEOC), you will: Work with regional teams and collaborate with a network of peers around the state to provide targeted capability development in priority areas. Deliver professional learning and capability for educators in primary and secondary schools aligned to the implementation of the Australian Curriculum and QCAA senior syllabus, focusing on school leaders to enact Equity and Excellence. Strengthen school leaderships', curriculum leaders' and teachers' knowledge of the Australian Curriculum and related disciplinary knowledge by focusing professional development on what students are to learn, evidence-based teaching strategies, and how to differentiate learning to achieve improvement. The SEOC will provide support across the region and report to the Director Capability in Darling Downs South West Region. The physical location for positions can be negotiated to be Toowoomba, Roma, Kingaroy or Warwick. About You Within the context of the role described above, the ideal applicant will be someone who has the following key capabilities: Demonstrated teaching and learning competence and capacity to provide pedagogical leadership to promote effective teachers and quality learning outcomes for students. Demonstrated competence to lead strategically, make insightful, courageous and ethical decisions and lead change in complex environments. Demonstrated experience in building and sustaining relationships through clarity, engagement and purpose, with a collaborative focus on outcomes. Demonstrated ability to facilitate evidence-based, targeted professional learning opportunities that build leader and teacher expertise and improve outcomes for students. 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 maximum 2-page written response outlining your suitability for the role in response to the attached role description and within the context of the role as described above. 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). We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity. For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions. #J-18808-Ljbffr