Principal Project Officer - South East Region, Education

Are you passionate about making a tangible difference in the lives of young students and their families?

This position will assist Family Support Coordinators to act as a consistent point of contact for families and students, helping schools to respond more effectively to student learning needs from Prep to Year 2.

If youre ready to contribute to a supportive and engaging learning environment, we encourage you to apply!

About the Department:

The Department of Education are 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 the Role:

We are looking for a skilled and strategic leader with expertise and a passion to be innovative, undertake project planning, implementation and build staff capability.

Responsibilities will include:

• Provide advice to schools on the operation of FSCs with adherence to policy, procedure and legislation
• Provide advice on managing potential issues in consultation with internal stakeholders
• Initiating, developing and maintaining effective communication and collaborative relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Analysing, reviewing and refining regional systems and processes to ensure successful FSC service delivery
• Monitoring data collection to inform and support practice
• Supporting the management of recruitment, workforce planning and training based on school requirements

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 2-page written response addressing your suitability for the role as described above and as per attached role description.

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. ( https://alt-qed.qed.qld.gov.au/working-with-us/induction/department/human-resources/inclusion-and-diversity#:~:text=Pathways%20to%20Parity,participate%20fully%20in%20our%20workplaces. )