EOI - Guidance Officer - Charleville School of Distance Education

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This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.
About the Department of Education
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 Charleville School of Distance Education
Welcome to Charleville School of Distance Education, a Queensland State School offering quality educational services to home based learners from Prep to Year 10 in rural and remote Queensland and beyond.Our students complete their education through daily use of online resources supplied within the Learning Place, telephone and video conferencing ’on-air’ lessons, email and through materials sent via Australia Post. This is enhanced through attendance at Field Events, held each term, when students come together at various locations to meet their classmates and teachers face-to-face.Charleville School of Distance Education has a vibrant school community despite its members being separated by distance, hence our motto ‘Divided by Distance, United by Voice’
Charleville is approximately 680km from Brisbane serviced by Sunday to Friday air flights. It is the largest town in the Murweh shire and provides a range of amenities including Prep to year 12 educational facilities and services.
About the Role
We require a Guidance Officer who is able to work as part of the support team at each of these schools while also being able to work independently to deliver high quality services. The Guidance Officer of a distance education school provides support through online services and requires capacity to develop connections with support services in a range of locations. An applicant with knowledge of Prep to Year 10 diverse learners, inclusive practices, curriculum adjustments, supporting student’s mental health and behavioural needs would be highly favourable.

For further specific details regarding the position, please contact Jenny Swadling, Principal Charleville School of Distance Education on (07) 4656 8999.As a Guidance Officer, you have the opportunity to:

• provide professional expertise, leadership and support to school communities and networks in the development and implementation of plans, programs and procedures to assist students in achieving positive educational, developmental and lifelong learning outcomes; and
• collaboratively negotiate, develop and implement programs for students that have a focus on preventative and early intervention strategies, are responsive to identified personal, social, emotional and educational needs, and aim to foster resilience and personal skills development.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How to Apply

• Please submit - A brief resume, no more than 2 pages, including contact details (Email and Mobile Number) for 3 referees highlighting the experience and skills that you bring to the role; and
• A written response, no more than 2 pages, demonstrating your unique abilities and capabilities against the four key selection criteria , AND
• Evidence of current FULL registration with Queensland College of Teachers (QCT registration number), AND
• Copy of academic transcript of COMPLETED relevant qualification.

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.
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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Please refer the Job description for details