Marsden State School is seeking an experienced and motivated educational leader to join our team in the role of Pedagogical Coach, working across Prep to Year 6. This position is central to building teacher capability, strengthening consistent pedagogical practices, and supporting our commitment to delivering high-quality Tier 1 teaching and learning across the school. As a large, diverse, and proudly inclusive school community, Marsden State School is dedicated to ensuring every student succeeds. The Pedagogical Coach plays a vital role in driving this work by modelling effective practice, leading targeted improvement initiatives, and working side-by-side with teachers and school leaders to enhance student outcomes.

Job details

Responsibilites include:

• Strong instructional leadership - ability to lead pedagogical reform and model high-quality teaching practice.
• Collaborative mindset - able to build strong relationships, collegiality, and productive partnerships with staff.
• High-level communication skills
• Data-informed decision making - confident using and interpreting student and systemic data to guide improvement.

Key Requirements:

• Proven ability to lead and model pedagogical improvement across year levels and/or sectors.
• Experience coaching, mentoring or developing teacher capability.
• Strong knowledge of literacy, numeracy, or the specific programs in focus at the school.
• Ability to analyse and apply data to improve student outcomes.
• Experience working collaboratively with school leaders and teachers to deliver school priorities.
• Capacity to design, implement and evaluate teaching and learning strategies.

Highly Regarded:

• Experience in leading whole-school or cluster-based initiatives.
• Expertise in Professional Learning Communities/Teams
• Additional qualifications or training in leadership, coaching or curriculum.
• Knowledge of Structured Literacy across Prep-Year 6.

For further information about the school, please click here to visit the school's website.

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)
• Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

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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