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.

Job details

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:

The department is responsible for the delivery of quality education services to all Queensland students in state schools and recognises teachers and their commitment to teaching through a range of rewards and benefits. To find out more click here.  

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.

How to apply:

• Click the Green 'Apply online' button below
• Enter your personal details
• Attach your current CV including contact details of two professional referees (one of whom is your current supervisor)

Further information

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

Suitable Applications will remain on file for 12 months and may be considered for other teaching vacancies in any school location.

Documents

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

• 20 331811 teach-s1-coach-rd (PDF, 188KB)
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