Tamborine Mountain State School has an exciting Part Time (0.8FTE) Coaching opportunity.
Tamborine Mountain State School is a safe, happy and friendly school focussed on developing creative learners, achieving personal excellence, respect and responsibility.
'Strive for the Highest' has been the school motto for over 100 years, and inspires learners to aim high for their endeavours.
Your Opportunity
As the Coach, you will have a passion for leading an evidence-informed approach to reading which includes systematic synthetic phonics and word study to strengthen students' word reading skills.
You will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:
* Lead and coordinate the coaching and mentoring of staff members, developing collegiality, building a learning and development culture, modelling innovative reading teaching styles and encouraging appropriate professional development
* Lead the implementation and review of high impact teaching and learning strategies in Reading Across the Curriculum, Engagement Norms and Explicit Teaching approaches
* Assume a lead role within the school leadership team with the development and implementation of strategies relating to the school's AIP, LOA and Literacy diagnostic targets
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. 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.
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
* Click the Green 'Apply online' button below
* Enter your personal details
* Attach your current CV including contact details of two professional referees (one of whom is your current supervisor) and a 2-pg response to the below questions:
o How have you previously supported teachers / colleagues to implement changes in reading instruction aligned with the strengthening reading implementation priorities?
o Please describe how you have built teacher (collegial) capacity and supported sustainable improvement in reading outcomes
o Provide some strategies that you have developed/utilised to build trust and credibility so that staff are intrinsically motivated to engage in change and remain committed to continue the school improvement agenda?
o How do/would you coach teachers to develop and consistently apply explicit instructional routines in lessons so that students clearly understand learning intentions, success criteria and expectations?
*Applicants are encouraged to commence and submit their application as early as possible as the Department of Education reserves the right to reduce the application period and/or remove the job advertisement early should a suitable applicant be found*