An exciting opportunity exists to join the Digital and Virtual Learning team as a Senior Education Officer.

The successful applicants will develop resources and capability programs that support teachers and school leaders to explore and enhance digital teaching and learning. Applications are encouraged from middle and teacher leaders who have successfully led digital innovation in teaching and learning within, across and beyond their school.

This opportunity is ideal for educators who are skilled in creating high-quality digital resources, facilitating in-person and online professional learning sessions, collaborating with stakeholders, and contributing to an innovative team.

Job details

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

About the Department 

Working for the Queensland Department of Education means joining an organisation that values its people and promotes leadership and innovation. Be part of an environment that respects professionalism and diversity, offers training and development opportunities and embraces flexible careers and work-life balance. Find out more about working with us.  

Responsibilities include:

Exploring and translating contemporary research and practices that support leadership of digital teaching and learning across schools, and the enhancement of teacher capability and confidence in:

• Digitally enabled and enhanced pedagogies
• Digital tools, resources and environments — including emerging technologies such as generative AI
• Digital literacies, decisions and behaviours.

Developing and delivering a suite of professional learning resources and capability programs and activities relating to the above areas.

The Senior Education Officers will:

• Develop resources to expand the Digital Learning Hub
• Develop on-demand learning content as part of the Digital Capability Suite, including materials to build capability in the effective and ethical use of generative AI to support teaching and learning

Produce and facilitate in-person and online workshops, masterclasses, training programs and communities of practice to support:

• • The Queensland Digital Competency Guide
  • Digitally enabled and enhanced pedagogy
  • Emerging technologies and the use of generative AI in education
• Enhance guidance materials and frameworks that support the implementation of digital tools and generative AI in schools, along with other key and emerging priorities
• Identify and enable innovative, future-focused learning solutions to address challenges to teaching and learning practices across a range of teacher, leader and school contexts.

Please refer to the attached role description for the full list of responsibilities and mandatory requirements for this position. 

Interested? To Apply 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history). 
• Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) in response to the attached role description.
• Attach a copy of the mandatory requirements outlined in 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. 

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 Applicant Information Package 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
  
  CO670271_25T - Role Description (PDF, 244KB)
  Role Description