Are you are interested in supporting strategic initiatives that contribute to departmental commitments, shaping the future for our children and young people?

The Metropolitan North Region are looking for someone who is dynamic and passionate about Languages and Culture. We are looking for leadership to push the envelope when it comes to achieving results and delivering educational outcomes for our First Nations students, families and communities.

Job details

The successful candidate will be employed at the classification listed on the attached role description under EOSD provisions.

About Us:

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. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About the Role

As the Principal Advisor, (IEAL/D) you will be responsible for:

• providing schools in the region with targeted professional development, resources and advice to support the implementation of the (Prep) P-10 Australian Curriculum and the State Schools' EAL/D Statement of the P-12 Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework for IEAL/D learners.
• Provide leadership, information and culturally secure approaches to support and embed First Nations languages in schools.
• Strengthen relationships and partnerships with First Nations families, communities and stakeholders to support language engagement and practices.

Responsibilities include:

• Have knowledge and understanding of the historical impacts of laws and legislation on Queensland's First Nations peoples and the evolution of Aboriginal English, by genuine engagement and participation in opportuniites to embed languages across teaching and learning.
• Build personal relationships and a knowledge base to foster an understanding of factors that influence Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language ecologies in the region, and the linguistic repertoires of families and students, and promote the ethos of the State Schools Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages Statement.
• Increase the skills and uptake of our workforce to value and recognise students home languages.

About You:

• The Principal Advisor will bring demonstrated leadership, a strong communicator skillset and demonstrated facilitation skills.
• The Principal Advisor will possess the abilty to effectively manage timeframes and outcomes relating to the position. A significant proportion of the duties of this position involve policy and program development, direct communication with support services for Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islander persons and positive engagement within State Schools.

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.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

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 1-page written statement in response to the attached role description. 

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.

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.

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 candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

Documents

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

• EOSD factsheet (PDF, 282KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MNR604003_24T - Role Description (PDF, 315KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants