Children’s Services SectorPreschool Teacher Recruitment &

Selection Policy

Information Session2015 – 2016

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

We acknowledge and respect the traditional custodians whose ancestral lands we are meeting upon today.

We acknowledge the deep feelings of attachment and relationship of Aboriginal peoples to country.

We also pay respects to the cultural authority of Aboriginal people visiting from other areas of South Australia or Australia present here.

THE JARGON

• PTR- Permanent Teacher Register

• ETR- Employable Teacher Register

• PAT- Permanent Against Temporary

• TPT- Temporarily Placed Teacher

• LSP- Local Selection Panel

• Country Zones- Zones 1 - 5

• ONGOING VACANCY- Vacancy with no end date

• TEMPORARY VACANCY

- Vacancy from 4 weeks to 2 years

OUTLINE OF THE PROCESS

STEP 1: ‘Must place’ placement exercise- Permanent preschool teachers in temporary positions and teachers who require placement are placed into ongoing positions where possible

STEP 2: Country Guarantees placedSTEP 3: Conversion to Permanency

- Zone 3, 4 and 5 Country (Preschools/Children’s Centres)

STEP 4: Advertising- Ongoing vacancies advertised

STEP 5: Applicants with a ‘T’ (Transfer) transaction type considered for unfilled advertised vacancies

STEP 6: Conversion to Permanency- Metropolitan sites

STEP 7: Temporary vacancies

ADVERTISEDTEACHINGPOSITIONS

ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS

• Advertising allows preschools the greatest opportunity to select their own staff whilst protecting the industrial rights and existing guarantees of permanent employees

• The Local Selection Panel comprises the Preschool Director as Chairperson and an AEU representative provided by the AEU

ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS

• All advertised permanent teaching positions will have ongoing tenure

• Vacancies are advertised on DECDjobs

• Applications submitted ‘on-line’ via DECDjobs

ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS

Advertising date:Thursday 27th August (Term 3 – Week 6)

Who can apply?- Both permanent and temporary teachers including teachers

in leadership positions

Eligibility- Teachers who meet minimum DECD requirements by the

start of the appointment- Teachers in at least their second year of permanency

Applications on-line by DECDjobs via

www.decd.sa.gov.au

www.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jobscareers/schooljobssearch/

ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS

VACANCIES ON THE WEBSITE

VACANCIES ON THE WEBSITE

ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS(selection process)

Both permanent and temporary teachers are considered equally

• Applicants will be nominated using the following process

1. Short listing based on applicants on-line application

2. Referee contact (for all shortlisted applicants)

3. Interview (optional)

ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS(communication to applicants)

• Acknowledgement by DECDjobs of your application• Shortlisted – Yes / No• Interview – Yes / No • (First nominated applicant notified)• All applicants informed of the first nominated

applicant and the internal review process• (Offer)• Notification of outcome

ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS (accepting an offer)

• Employable teachersYes – only once

No – not accepted

Wait – considering other active applications

• Permanent teachersYes – can upgrade

No – not accepted

Wait – considering other active applications

SKILL CODES

The following skill codes may be used in position descriptions for vacancies

• First StepsFT

• Aboriginal Schools IS

• Integrated Services IV

• Distance Education OC

• Speech and Language SE

EMPLOYABLE TEACHERS (reminder for your 2016 ETR application)

Ensure details on your application are correct, eg.

Email addressSubjectsRegions/Sub regionsFraction of TimeContact detailsReferee detailsWritten statement

PERMANENTTEACHERREGISTER

PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER (PTR)

• Teachers who MUST be included in the PTR and MUST be placed ie

Permanent teachers who:‒do not hold right of return to a preschool, including those returning from leave or leadership positions of greater than 12 months (‘P’, ‘Q’, ‘R’, ‘S’ transaction types)‒ have approval for an alternative placement due to significant enrolment decline (‘E’ transaction type)‒ are Aboriginal teachers employed through the Aboriginal Employment Strategy (‘Z’ transaction type)

PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER (PTR)

• Some teachers can OPT into the PTR and MUST be placed ie

Eligible permanent teachers who:‒ are in country locations who qualify for the guaranteed right of return to the metropolitan area (‘G’ transaction type)

PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER (PTR)

• Some teachers can OPT into the PTR and MAY be placed ie

Eligible permanent teachers:‒ in the metropolitan area who lodge a request to transfer to an alternative metropolitan location following 10 years of service in their current preschool (‘T’ transaction type)

‒ in country preschools who lodge a request to transfer to an alternative country location (‘T’ transaction type)

PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER

Negotiated placement

W Workers Compensation – with written approval from Assistant Director, Workforce Management

A Special Placement agreement – with written approval from HR Services for PTR inclusion

PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER

Teachers requiring placement

P Permanent teacher in a temporary placement (PAT / TPT)

Q Completing a tenured leadership or tenured PRT position

R Returning from leave (with no right of return)

S Seconded teachers (with no right of return)

E Required Placement

COMPLETING A TENURED LEADERSHIP POSITION (Q)

You will be appointed to a position within 45 km of where you commuted daily to the position

OR

If in the country and your position immediately prior was in the metropolitan area, then you may choose to be placed in the extended metropolitan area or within 45km of where you commuted daily to the leadership position

PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTERTeachers in country schools

Guaranteed placement in a metropolitan preschool

G Country to Metropolitan Guarantee – eligible if:

• in at least 4th year of continuous country service in Zones 4 and 5 or

• in at least 5th year of continuous country service in Zones 2 or 3 or

• in at least 6th year of continuous country service in Zone 1

PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER

Alternative placementT Transfer

Metro to metro eligibility:• 10 years continuous service in current metro preschool

Country to country eligibility:• in at least 4th year of continuous country service in Zones 4

and 5 or• in at least 5th year of continuous country service in Zones 2

or 3 or• in at least 6th year of continuous country service in Zone 1

SPECIAL PLACEMENT AGREEMENT

• Teachers may apply for consideration of special circumstances at any time

• Teachers must complete a Placement Request (VL729) form and forward to Senior HR Consultants

• Required on an annual basis

• Teachers must include relevant documents to support their request (eg medical)

• In exceptional circumstances teachers may be granted a Special Placement Agreement for inclusion in the PTR

PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER(country/metro schools)

PTR APPLICATION DUE DATESAll Teachers:

Friday 22 May

by DECDjobs via www.decd.sa.gov.au

www.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jobscareers/schooljobssearch/

FORM FOR INCLUSION IN THE PTR

DECDjobs via

www.decd.sa.gov.au

www.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jobscareers/schooljobssearch/

SUBSTANTIVE DIRECTOR PLACEMENTSubstantive Preschool Directors complete the Permanent Teacher Register (PTR) form via DECDjobs (‘Q’ transaction type).

For positions of greater than 12 months:• a list of substantive PSDs requiring placement is circulated to

the ED for consideration as potential placements.

For positions of 12 months or less:• consultation by the Assistant Director Workforce Management,

with the ED in relation to substantive PSDs requiring placement, and their suitability to particular sites.

Upgrading of appointments: substantive PSDs placed into short-term positions may be upgraded to positions of longer tenure where possible.

INFORMATION CHECKLIST

1. Attend the teacher meeting2. Refer to the following documents available on the website

‒ Preschool Teacher Recruitment & Selection Policy 2014‒ Regions, Staffing Localities & Sites‒ Subject Lists‒ Preschool Sector Skills List & Criteria

3. Talk to your Director4. E-mail your questions to HR Services- Preschools and

Schools‒ DECDHR@sa.gov.au

APPLICATIONS ON THE WEBSITE

APPLICATIONS ON THE WEBSITE www.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jobscareers/schooljobssearch

KEY DATES

Complete your PTR by no later than Friday 22 May on DECDjobs via www.decd.sa.gov.au

Round 1 teaching positions (schooling sector) advertised on 7 May

Round 5 teaching positions (including preschool teaching positions) advertised on Thursday 27 August