Are you an experienced teacher or middle leader with expertise in supporting the professional growth of early career teachers? This is an exciting opportunity to join the Education Futures Institute, Capability branch, in the Queensland Department of Education.
The successful candidate will be employed at the classification listed on the attached role description under EOSD provisions.
About The Department
The Capability branch is located in the Schools and Student Support Division. The Capability branch is committed to a thriving and capable workforce equipped with the skills and confidence to support every student to realise their potential. A key part of the Capability branch is the Education Futures Institute (EFI) that delivers high-quality, evidence-informed and equitable capability development for a diverse workforce across key career stages.
The EFI provides high quality, targeted professional learning for staff located in metropolitan, regional, rural and remote locations across the state. The EFI empowers staff with the skills, knowledge and capability to excel in their role.
The EFI is a key system initiative in the Department of Education's Equity and Excellence: Realising the potential of every student education strategy.
About The Role
The Teaching Expertise Team in Capability Branch is looking for teachers and leaders who are highly skilled in using the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APSTs) to inform and enhance the work of mentoring in schools.
If you would like to be part of a statewide team of expert teachers deployed in regions to work with schools and mentors to support cohesion of school-based mentoring of early career teachers, including teachers with permission to teach (PTT), we want to hear from you!
The Mentoring Support Officer Project Will Contribute To
- The delivery of a consistent mentoring approach at a school, regional and system level, with a focus on providing mentoring support for teachers, and supporting school leaders who are inducting and onboarding early career teachers, including preservice teachers with Permission to Teach (PTT), in their schools
- Assisting schools to further develop the expertise of teachers with mentoring roles to effectively support the professional growth of early career teachers including permission to teach teachers
Areas Of Focus For This Project Include
- Delivering monitoring strategies to assist school leaders and mentors to support early career teachers, including pre-service teachers with PTT
- Delivering targeted capability development and support activities for teachers undertaking mentoring of early career teachers using high level knowledge of the APST, effective delivery of curriculum, teaching and learning and appropriate inclusive practices
- Providing guidance and support to school leaders and mentors, including modelling practice (which may include modelling classroom teaching practice) where required, to support the professional growth and wellbeing of early career teachers
- Supporting school-based processes for the onboarding and induction of early career teachers, including PTTs
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 7.4 of the Department of Education State School Teachers Certified Agreement 2019.
- 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)
- Complete the questionnaire, which includes a 500 word response about your relevant experience
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.
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