About this job
This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.
About the Role:
The Education Futures Institute is a key system initiative in the department's education strategy, Equity and Excellence: Realising the potential of every student, to empower departmental staff, educators, school and system leaders to build professional expertise through high quality, targeted capability development across their career. The Education Futures Institute delivers a suite of flagship programs that are comprehensive professional learning experiences targeted to career junctures. Program design is underpinned by professional standards and contemporary research aligned to the Department of Education's current and emerging strategic priorities and workforce needs. Programs aim to empower Queensland state school staff, educators and leaders and will be co-designed and delivered with internal and external partners, including academic, tertiary and industry leaders.
The flagship Middle Leader program provides participants with the opportunity to develop their expertise in leading improvement through contemporary educational research, contextualised leadership experiences and professional networks and mentoring opportunities.
Over the 12-month duration of the program, participants will engage in tailored residential workshops, mentoring and self-paced learning modules. The next cohort will commence the program in Term 1, 2025.
Detailed information about the program can be accessed through the EFI Catalogue (Department of Education staff only) and all applicants are encouraged to access this information before applying.
Applicants must seek principal endorsement to apply and participate in the program before submitting an application.
The Middle Leader Program is differentiated into cohorts that align with levels of experience. Applicants of this cohort of the program must be middle leaders that have been in the job for more than 3 years.
Mandatory Requirements:
- Applicants must be permanent teachers or school leaders with the Queensland Department of Education.
- Applicants must possess full registration with the QLD College of Teachers.
The recruitment process will progress through 4 stages:
- Employment eligibility - all applicants are required to be classified as middle leaders (Stream 2 - Class H01 and H02) within the Queensland Department of Education.
- Your application submission - after obtaining principal endorsement, submit your brief resume, including 2 referees, responses to the questionnaire and principal endorsement form by clicking on the ‘apply online' button.
- Selecting - referee checks and selection panel review
- Notification of outcome - applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome. Please note, the notification process could take up to one month from the date applications close.
Requirements for Submission:
For your application to be considered, you must include the items listed below.
- Resume (maximum two A4 pages, Arial 10 font)
- Principal Endorsement Form- Signed by your current principal
Once you have completed the initial applicant fields, uploaded your resume and your principal endorsement form, please select 'Next' to complete the recruitment questionnaire.
Further information:
It is strongly recommended that prospective applicants read the detailed Flagship Programs Application Handbook available on the Middle Leader Program page
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.
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.
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
dle-leader-program">pageWe welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.
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.
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.