This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Education Futures Institute (EFI) in the Queensland Department of Education.
The EFI is a key system initiative to empower staff, education and system leaders to build professional expertise through high quality capability development across their career.
The role of Senior Education Officer Capability - Consent and Respectful Relationship Education (SEOC CRRE) is offered on a full-time temporary basis, until 11 December 2026, unless otherwise determined.

Job details

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

About the Department of Education:  

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.  

The Capability branch is in the State Schools Strategy Division. The Capability branch is committed to investing in professional expertise for a confident and professional workforce to deliver what matters for every student. A key function of the Capability branch is the Education Futures Institute (EFI) that delivers high-quality, targeted and evidence-informed capability development for a multi-disciplinary workforce.

About the role:

Are you passionate about ensuring high quality, consistent consent and respectful relationships education for students in Queensland state schools? Are you experienced with using curriculum to plan and implement capability development for system leaders, school leaders and teachers?

As a SEOC CRRE you will play an important role in leading and coordinating the delivery of high-quality professional learning at the North Queensland Region.

Key functions of this role include:

• Deliver consent and respectful relationship education aligned to school improvement priorities and performance planning.
• Plan and deliver effective and differentiated pedagogical approaches appropriate to consent and respectful relationships education aligned to the Australian Curriculum v9, particularly the health and physical education curriculum.
• Communicate with parents and the wider school community, including building support for schools' chosen approaches to implement consent and respectful relationships education.

The SEOC CRRE reports to the Director Capability, Education Futures Institute North Queensland Region.

The ideal applicants are individuals who demonstrate:

• Designing, delivering and monitoring strategies to help school leaders plan and implement effective consent and respectful relationships education in schools. This includes facilitating change and providing training and support for system and school leaders, teachers and other school staff, both in-person and online, in groups and individually, to ensure effective school-wide implementation of consent and respectful relationships education.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to provide professional development, guidance and support to school leaders and teachers on respectful relationships education delivery aligned to statewide frameworks, procedures and processes, and the required curriculum for all students.
• Supporting school-based processes for ensuring and maintaining psychological safety for school staff and students

Eligibility 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.
• Successfully appointed SEOC-CRRE positions may be deployed to locations around the state in line with their identified preferences. Travel to different locations will be required as part of this role.

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 maximum 2-page written response using minimum 10pt font outlining your suitability for the role in response to the attached role description and within the context of the role as described above.

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.

• NQR690301_26T - Role Description (PDF, 295KB)
  Role Description
  
  EOSD factsheet (PDF, 214KB)
  Information Package for Applicants