Principal Advisor, Indigenous English as an Additional Language or Dialect (IEAL/D)

Queensland Government


Date: 1 week ago
City: Gold Coast, Queensland
Contract type: Full time

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

As the Principal Advisor, Indigenous English as an Additional Language or Dialect (IEAL/D) you will be responsible for providing schools in South East Region with targeted professional development, resources and advice to support the implementation of the (Prep) P-10 Australian Curriculum and the State Schools' EAL/D Statement of the P-12 Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework for IEAL/D learners. The Principal Advisor, (Indigenous EAL/D) reports to the Regional Director or delegate.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Coordinate and conduct professional development, targeted to identified IEAL/D needs for curriculum leaders, designated coaches and teachers using the department's Guidelines for Professional Learning.
  • Strengthen curriculum leaders, designated coaches and teachers knowledge of the IEAL/D frameworks as they relate to the Australian Curriculum by focusing professional development on student learning, effective teaching strategies and how to differentiate learning.
  • Support curriculum leaders, designated coaches and teachers with the teaching of IEAL/D students by identifying the English language demands of tasks, texts and interactions, and identifying targeted language teaching, resources and strategies to help students meet the demands of the curriculum in a whole class context.
  • Build personal relationships and a knowledge base which foster an understanding of factors that influence Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language ecologies in the region, and the linguistic repertoires of families and students, and promote the ethos of the State Schools Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages Statement.

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 statement in response to the 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.

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