Applications are invited for the position of Boarding Student Support Teacher at Torres Strait Kaziw Meta Inc. on Thursday Island.

Job details

Torres Strait Kaziw Meta Inc. provides quality residential care and well-being support to around 65 students from the outer island communities of the Torres Strait who leave their home communities to attend secondary school at Tagai State College on Thursday Island. The students who live at Kaziw Meta are in Years 7-12 and the facility houses both boys and girls.

The successful applicant will work alongside residential staff from Kaziw Meta and teaching staff from Tagai State College to provide a range of quality education supports which will facilitate residential students participating successfully in their education at Tagai.

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, resilient and resourceful teacher who has a passion for working with Indigenous students in a diverse and challenging environment.

The successful applicant will be required to work outside of the normal 8.30 am to 3.30 pm hours.

Please see attached document for full deatils of position and application requirements.

What You'll Need

• Relevant teaching qualification
• Full or provisional QCT registration
• Australian working rights or valid visa

How to apply

• Click the Green 'Apply online' button below
• Enter your personal details
• Attach your resume including two professional referees, one of which is a current or recent supervisor.
• In two typed pages maximum and using the statements 1-5 above under How You Will Be Assessed please outline the skills, knowledge and experience you would bring to the position.

🔗 Explore the school: Visit Tagai State College website here
📄 Read about departmental incentives: Download PDF (PDF) 

All applicants are encouraged to apply to the Department of Education Teacher Application Portal to be considered for current and future roles.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to commence and submit their application as early as possible as the Department of Education reserves the right to reduce the application period and/or remove the job advertisement early should a suitable applicant be found.

Documents

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

• teach-s1-teacher-rd (PDF, 767KB)
  Role Description
  
  Boarding Student Support Teacher at Torres Strait Kaziw Meta Inc (Word, 16KB)
  Skills and Attributes Document