This is an exciting leadership professional learning opportunity offered by the Education Futures Institute (EFI) for Queensland Department of Education staff. This 12-month program supports and empowers middle leaders with targeted professional learning to build expertise in leading teaching and learning in their schools.

The program develops and strengthens the knowledge, skills and dispositions of middle leaders to excel in their role and positively impact student achievement, engagement and wellbeing. The flagship Middle Leader Program is organised into cohorts based on participants' levels of experience in middle leadership. Successful applicants will be offered a position in a cohort alongside participants with similar levels of experience.

Apply now for the flagship Middle Leader Program!

Job details

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

The Education Futures Institute is a key system initiative in the department's education strategy, Equity and Excellence: Realising the potential of every student, to empower departmental staff, educators, school and system leaders to build professional expertise through high quality, targeted capability development across their career. The Education Futures Institute delivers a suite of flagship programs that are comprehensive professional learning experiences targeted to career junctures. Program design is underpinned by professional standards and contemporary research aligned to the Department of Education's current and emerging strategic priorities and workforce needs. Programs aim to empower Queensland state school staff, educators and leaders and will be co-designed and delivered with internal and external partners, including academic, tertiary and industry leaders.

The flagship Middle Leader Program provides participants with the opportunity to develop their expertise in leading improvement through contemporary educational research, contextualised leadership experiences and professional networks and mentoring opportunities.

Over the 12-month duration of the program, participants will engage in face-to-face intensive phases, mentoring (including site visits), network learning opportunities and self-paced learning modules. Future cohorts will commence the program in Term 3, 2025 (Cohort 3) and Term 1, 2026 (Cohort 4). This application is for middle leaders with less than 4 years of experience wishing to participate in Cohort 3. Applications for Cohort 4 will open in Semester 2, 2025.

Detailed information about the program can be accessed through the EFI Catalogue (Department of Education staff only) and all applicants are encouraged to access this information before applying.

Applicants must seek principal endorsement before submitting an application.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Applicants must be permanent teachers or school-based middle leaders with the Queensland Department of Education.
• Applicants must possess full registration with the QLD College of Teachers.

Requirements for Submission:

• For your application to be considered, you must include the items listed below.
• Resume (maximum two A4 pages, Arial 10 font)
• Principal Endorsement Form- Signed by your current principal
• Once you have completed the initial applicant fields, uploaded your resume and your principal endorsement form, please select 'Next' to complete the recruitment questionnaire which will require some extended responses.

Further information:

It is strongly recommended that prospective applicants read the detailed Flagship Programs Application Handbook available on the Middle Leader Program page on the EFI Catalogue (Department of Education staff only).

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. 

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). 

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.

• APPROVED MLP C3 Principal Endorsement (PDF, 336KB)
  Approvals
  
  APPROVED Middle Leader Recruitment Stages infographic (PDF, 361KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Candidate Information Fact Sheet (PDF, 728KB)
  Information Package for Applicants