Description:
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?
The Teaching Expertise Team in Capability Branch is looking for eight experienced teachers who are highly skilled in using curriculum, national professional standards for principals and/or teachers and a data-informed approach to strengthen capability of school leaders and teachers to lead and implement quality teaching of consent and respectful relationships education. If you would like to be part of a statewide program to strengthen students' knowledge and skills to form healthy, safe relationships we want to hear from you! This vacancy is available from 14th July 2025 to 11th December 2026.
Job details
Position status Fixed Term Temporary Position type Flexible full-time Occupational group Education & Training Classification Stream 2 /HO1 Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City,Brisbane - North,Brisbane - South,Brisbane - East,Brisbane - West,Cairns region,Central West Qld,Darling Downs - Maranoa,Far North Qld,Flexible,Gold Coast,Ipswich region,Logan - Beaudesert,Mackay region,Moreton Bay - North,Moreton Bay - South,North West Qld,Rockhampton region,South West Qld,Sunshine Coast,Toowoomba region,Townsville region,Wide Bay Job ad reference QLD/CO634770/25T Closing date 18-May-2025 Yearly salary $141088 - $150827 Fortnightly salary $5407.90 - $5781.20 Job duration Until 11 December 2026 unless otherwise determined Contact person Kate Drury Contact details 0429 007 198Access the National Relay Service
The successful candidate will be employed at the classification listed on the attached role description under EOSD provisions.
About the Role
The consent and respectful relationships education capability project will contribute to system and school staff capability to:
- 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.
Areas of focus for this project include:
- 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
The Senior Education Officer (EOSD) positions report to the Director of Capability in each region.
Mandatory 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 7.4 of the Department of Education State School Teachers Certified Agreement 2019.
- When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Complete the attached questionnaire, which includes a 500 word response about your relevant experience. The questionnaire will open after you have clicked apply and entered your personal details.
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.
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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 candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.