Shape the future of Queensland education!

The Queensland Department of Education's Education Futures Institute is seeking a driven Senior Education Officer, Capability (EOSD). In this temporary role, you'll operationalise strategic initiatives to boost educational outcomes, providing expert advice to senior management. You'll also play a vital part in leading reform projects, ensuring compliance and effective implementation. If you're ready to make a significant impact, apply now!

Job details

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

About the Role

The Education Futures Institute provides customised and co-designed professional learning programs to meet the needs of staff located in metropolitan, regional, rural and remote locations across the state. The Education Futures Institute empowers staff to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to excel in their role.

The role of Senior Education Officer, Capability (EOSD) is offered on a full-time temporary basis up to two years, with the possibility of extension to a maximum of 3 years.

As a Senior Education Officer, Capability (EOSD) you will:

• Co-ordinate, manage and evaluate a range of capability development activities, aligned to research-based, evidence backed and standards-informed practices, and relevant to the location, context and differentiated model of support.
• Deliver professional learning and capability for educators, aligned to the implementation of the Australian Curriculum and QCAA senior syllabus, with a focus on school leaders, to enact Equity and Excellence, priorities and focus capability areas.
• Strengthen school leadership teams', curriculum leaders' and teachers' knowledge of the Australian Curriculum and related disciplinary knowledge by focusing professional development on what students are to learn evidence-based teaching strategies and how to differentiate learning to achieve improvement.
• Work with your regional team and collaborate with a network of peers around the state in regional campuses and a centrally located team to provide targeted capability development to school teams in the following priority areas:
• Australian Curriculum;
• Reading;
• Effective, evidence-informed whole school approach to pedagogy;
• Junior Secondary pedagogy; and
• Early Years/K-2 ‘Starting Strong'
• Maintain teaching competency and currency of knowledge of pedagogy and current curriculum programs to ensure the delivery of effective professional development.

The Senior Education Officer, Capability (EOSD) reports to the Director, Capability in each relevant regional location.

Please view the Role Description for a full list of Mandatory Requirements.

About You

Within the context of the role described above, the ideal applicant will be someone who has the following key capabilities:

• Demonstrated teaching and learning competence and capacity to provide pedagogical leadership to promote the achievement of effective teachers and quality learning outcomes for students.
• Demonstrated competence to lead strategically, make insightful, courageous and ethical decisions and lead change in complex environments.
• Demonstrated experience in building and sustaining relationships through clarity, engagement and purpose, with a collaborative focus on outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate evidence based, targeted professional learning opportunities that build leader and teacher expertise and improve outcomes for students.

The recruitment process will progress through 5 stages. Refer to the attached document to view the selection stages and access useful resources to prepare.

Interested? To Apply: 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Once you have uploaded your resume, registration evidence and completed the initial applicant field, please select 'Next' to complete the eligibility, location and sector questionnaire.

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.

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.

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  EOSD factsheet (PDF, 282KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Senior Education Officer, Capability - FAQs (PDF, 647KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  CO641890_25T Role Description (PDF, 244KB)
  Role Description
  
  Senior Education Officer Capability Selection Stages (PDF, 60KB)
  Information Package for Applicants