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Position status Permanent,Temporary Position type Full-time,Part-time Occupational group Education & Training Classification Teacher Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City,Brisbane - North,Brisbane - South,Brisbane - East,Brisbane - West,Ipswich region,Moreton Bay - South Job ad reference QLD/MNR545404/24 Closing date 05-Mar-2024 Yearly salary Fortnightly salary Total remuneration Salary Other Job duration Please discuss with Music Coordinator Contact person Dr Damian Hoey Contact details 0733540234
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The Department of Education Instrumental Music Program was established by the Department of Education in Queensland state schools in 1971. The program now boasts more than 500 Instrumental Music teachers teaching in excess of 60,000 students across the State.
Educators and music industry professionals regard the Instrumental Music Program in Queensland as the finest and most extensive in the country. It is internationally recognised as a leader in the field of Instrumental Music education.
The program and its dedicated teaching staff are highly valued by the Department of Education and enjoy enormous support from the wider community.
The Queensland Instrumental Music Program is an ensemble program in which students learn orchestral or band instruments. Students have two lessons per week, one in a large ensemble and one in a small group.
Teachers implement the department's Instrumental Music curriculum (PDF, 481KB). Students in Years 11 and 12 may gain QCE credits for successful progress through the Curriculum. A description of our program, with links to the Instrumental Music curriculum, is available on the Instrumental Music Program policy page.
Instrumental Teachers are usually itinerant, and work across a cluster of schools, directing ensembles and teaching mixed instrument groups.
For permanent appointment an applicant needs appropriate degrees in music and in teaching.
Teaching in Queensland:
The department is responsible for the delivery of quality education services to all Queensland students in state schools and recognises teachers and their commitment to teaching through a range of rewards and benefits. To find out more click here.
Applicants for these positions must possess:
- A relevant teaching qualification. Click here for further information on teaching qualifications
- Current full registration or current provisional registration with eligibility for full registration, as a teacher in Queensland. Pre-service/graduate teachers must have been granted provisional registration prior to commencing employment as a teacher. For more information regarding registration requirements, please CLICK HERE
- In addition to registration, teachers working in Education and Care Services (including State Delivered Kindergarten programs) require an exemption card issued by Blue Card Services. For more information on blue cards and exemption cards, please CLICK HERE.
- Employment for pre-service/graduate teachers will be subject to the successful completion of a relevant teaching qualification and meeting the minimum requirements as a teacher with the department
How to apply:
Please note: If you are Permanent Teacher with the Department of Education, you must have your current Principal's endorsement to apply for this position.
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