Principal Education Officer, Student Engagement And Wellbeing (Autism) - South East Region

About the Department: The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to ensuring Queenslanders have the education and skills they need to contribute to the economic and social development of Queensland. The department delivers world class education services for people at every stage of their personal and professional development.
About the Role: As the Principal Education Officer, Student Engagement and Wellbeing you will have responsibility for the following;

• Provide advise to senior officers and the Regional Director on the distribution of resources and the development of monitoring mechanisms to ensure adherence to allocation methods.
• Provide strategic advice to senior officers to assist in the strategic planning of regional facilities and resources to facilitate the equitable delivery of services to students with additional educational needs across the region.
• Lead the development and implementation of inclusive schooling practices within schools, including the enhancement of capacity building.
• Contribute to the development of a whole of government and whole of community strategic partnership framework that integrates Government initiatives.
• Contribute to planning and goal setting for the region, providing high level and timely advice to senior officers on complex and diverse emerging issues and priorities to meet the diverse needs of school communities.
• Develop and implement capacity building methods for delivery of specialist services which assist in the development of inclusive schooling practices for students which lead to improved student engagement and wellbeing.

Please refer to the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

How 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 statement in response to the attached role description.

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.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).

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