About this job
About the Department
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About St George State School
“This land is home to many language groups: To the Kamilaroi and Mandandanji people, The Bigambul, Kooma and Yulwaalaraay people.” St George State School's Acknowledgement of Country.
St George State School is one of 42 schools participating in the Partnership Initiative. The school celebrates 150 years of state education in 2024. The school has classes from Prep to Year 6, with the majority being multi-age eg 1/2, 3/4, 5/6. Specialist teachers include The Arts, Science and HPE, and Instrumental Music is offered to students in Year 4-6. Indigenous Languages (Kamilaroi and Mandandanji) are taught to students in Year 5 and 6.
About Living in St George
St George is situated on the banks of the beautiful Balonne river, approximately 525kms south west of Brisbane. Living and working in the rural town, you will have access to the benefits the Department offers for temporary teachers and staff employed in rural and remote locations. These benefits include location allowances and subsidised departmental housing.
About the Role
Reporting to the Principal, you will work closely with the Leadership Team of St George State School. This team includes the School Community Partnership Facilitator, HOD-C, Cluster HOSES and PCL Coach.
Within this role you will have the opportunity to:
- Improve the educational outcomes of students
- Develop the quality of teaching and learning
- Nurture positive relationships between students, teachers, the community and stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge, skills, understanding and attributes:
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and build trusting relationships with parents, community members and service providers to support all students at school to be successful.
- Demonstrated ability to support the effective teaching of reading in the Australian Curriculum using evidence-based practices.
- Understanding of the key pedagogies that support success for I/EALD learners.
- Ability to identify patterns and trends in whole-school, cohort and individual data sets (Educational achievement and Wellbeing and engagement) and determine next steps for improvement.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage student behaviour by supporting implementation of the school's Positive Culture for Learning (PBL) multi-tiered systems of support.
- Ability to communicate effectively and lead teams including teachers and teacher aides to support curriculum delivery and student learning outcomes.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- 2 page written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.
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.
0;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.