Are you passionate about improving educational access and inclusion for students with physical disability across Queensland?

The Statewide Services team is seeking a dynamic and collaborative leader to undertake the statewide role of Senior AVT Physical Impairment. This position provides strategic leadership, coordination, and capability development to support schools, regions, and statewide teams in the effective implementation and use of assistive technologies for students with disability.

As a statewide leader, you will lead AVT-PI team and work collaboratively across regions to strengthen inclusive education practices, support consistent approaches, and build workforce capability in physical impairment pedagogy and reasonable adjustments.

Commencing 21 January 2027.

Job details

This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.

Your opportunity:

This position is being offered in a Temporary Part-Time capacity (0.60FTE), 30 hours per fortnight.

In this role, you will:

• Lead statewide strategic initiatives relating to students with physical disability. 
• Provide high-level advice and support to schools, regional teams, and central office departmental staff regarding physical disability education, practices, systems, and implementation. 
• Coach and mentor teachers across the state in the AVT-PI role 
• Coordinate and maintain statewide communication and resource platforms, including the management and ongoing development of SharePoint sites and digital collaboration spaces. 
• Develop, implement, and monitor statewide processes, resources, and professional learning opportunities, in physical disability. 
• Build strong collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support equitable access and inclusive educational outcomes. 
• Analyse emerging trends, technologies, and evidence-based practices to inform departmental priorities and decision-making. 
• Support statewide consistency in service delivery, communication pathways, and information sharing. 

About You:

We are seeking a motivated and innovative leader who demonstrates:

• Strong knowledge and understanding of evidence-based pedagogy, curriculum support and inclusive education practices for students with physical disability. 
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration skills. 
• Experience leading projects and team, managing competing priorities, and use of assistive technologies.
• Strong organisational skills and digital capability, including experience managing SharePoint or similar online collaboration platforms. 
• The ability to work autonomously while fostering strong partnerships across geographically dispersed teams. 
• A commitment to improving educational outcomes and access for students with disability. 

Additional Information:

• This is a statewide role and may require travel, including overnight travel, across Queensland. 
• The successful applicant may be required to undertake travel to schools, regional offices, and departmental sites as part of service delivery and stakeholder engagement.

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 be assessed' or 'Competencies' section of the attached role description. 
• Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in the attached role description 

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Further information

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 Applicant Information Package and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Application Information Package (PDF, 285KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  DOE704377_26E - Role Description (PDF, 272KB)
  Role Description