Learning Design Officer, SEO1

• Temporary full-time appointment up to 21 July 2024
• Location: Parramatta

For current NSW public school based employees or employees who hold right of return to a NSW public school, please confirm in your application letter that you have discussed this opportunity with your direct supervisor/principal and that they are willing to release you for the required period.

About the Department

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population.

For more information about the Department of Education, please visit NSW Department of Education

About the directorate

The High Performing Students Program sits in the Online Implementation Support unit in the Teaching Quality and Impact directorate. We are responsible for implementing the findings and action items for the Review into Selective Education Access. This includes increasing access for disadvantaged groups (students from low socio-educational backgrounds, Aboriginal students, students from rural and remote locations, and gifted learners with disability).

About the role

The Learning Designer will be responsible for the development of high quality materials to assist students in preparing to take the opportunity class and selective high school placement tests as well as other materials to assist the program.

How to apply

Address the selection criteria in relation to the Statement of Duties for the position in your application. Please note that it is a requirement that all candidates submit their applications online.

No paper based, email based or late applications will be accepted.

To be considered for the role, you must include:

• A resume outlining your experience (no longer than 3 pages)
• A cover letter (no more than 1 page)
• Responses to the selection criteria (as outlined in the Statement of Duties). Your responses for each criteria should be between 250 and 300 words.

Closing date: 28 August 2022 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Rosalind Walsh on M: 0436 488 752 or via E: at Rosalind.Walsh5@det.nsw.edu.au

Please Note: For permanent teachers in a NSW public school taking up a non-school based temporary appointment, the right of return to their substantive position is for up to 3 years.

The 2017 transitional arrangement for the recruitment of Non-School Based Teaching Service positions, for all Senior Education Officer 1 (SEO1) and Senior Education 2 (SEO2) positions across the Department have ceased. Revised eligibility requirements for SEO1 and SEO2 positions are now in place. Applicants should refer to the Definitions for recent school based and recent NSBTS experience for further information.

Existing internal employees are encouraged to refer to the vacation guide for teachers taking up a temporary Non-School Based Teaching Service position.

This is a child-related role. As a condition of employment you will be required to provide a Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number and complete a National Criminal Record Check. For more information visit the website.

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.

Key Application Responses

• Teaching qualifications and recent school based experience within the K-12 range or recent NSBTS experience.
• Demonstrated commitment to participating in accreditation processes
• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively and liaise and negotiate with key stakeholders
• High level written and oral communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain accurate and comprehensive written records
• Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum content and understanding of current trends in teaching, learning and student wellbeing
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proven successful experience in the planning, design, development, budgeting and evaluation of quality programs
• Capacity to innovate, problem solve and develop creative solutions to emerging issues
• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.