teacher recruitment & selection policy teacher information session 2013 – 2014

Teacher Recruitment & Selection Policy

Teacher Information Session

2015 – 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

• IoED

- Index of Educational Disadvantage (1 - 7)

• ONGOING VACANCY

- Vacancy with no end date

• TEMPORARY VACANCY

- Vacancy from 4 weeks to 2 years

OUTLINE OF THE 2015 - 2016 PROCESS

STEP 1: PAT placement exercisePermanent teachers in temporary positions placed into ongoing positions where possible

STEP 2: Conversion to PermanencyAll Category 1 and 2 and Zone 3, 4 and 5 country schools and agreed

specialist subject areas (where appropriate)

STEP 3: AdvertisingOngoing vacancies advertised

STEP 4: PTR placement exercise for:Consequential and unfilled ongoing vacancies from step 3Newly submitted ongoing vacancies

STEP 5: Advertising or Conversion to Permanency (if applicable)Consequential and unfilled ongoing vacancies

STEP 6: Temporary vacancies

ADVERTISEDTEACHINGPOSITIONS

ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS

• Advertising allows schools 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 Principal (or delegate) as Chairperson and a representative elected by AEU members at the school


• All advertised permanent teaching positions will have ongoing tenure

• Vacancies are advertised on DECDjobs

• Applications submitted ‘on-line’ via DECDjobs


Advertising dates:

‒ Aboriginal, Anangu and SNAP school vacancies • Thursday 7th May (Term 2 – Week 2)

‒ Country schools and Category 1 and 2 schools vacancies • Thursday 4th June (Term 2 – Week 6)

‒ All schools vacancies • Primary vacancies Monday 20th July• Secondary vacancies Wednesday 22nd July• Country vacancies Thursday 23rd July (all Term 3 – Week 1)

Then Term 3: Weeks 5 & 6 (20th & 27th August)


Who can apply?– Both permanent and temporary teachers including

teachers currently in leadership positionsEligibility

– Teachers who meet minimum DECD requirements by the start of the appointment

– Teachers in at least their second year of permanency• Country scholarship holders appointed to a one year position in

2015 can only apply for country positions in 2016

Applications on-line by DECDjobs via

www.decd.sa.gov.au

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

/


http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/

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



VACANCIES ON THE WEBSITE

VACANCIES ON THE WEBSITEwww.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jobscareers/schooljobssearch/


DECDjobs – website

• Welcome Page • Teacher Advert• Advert Details• Privacy statement• Registration - only once• Your DECDjobs login and password


• 1 Personal Details• 2 ATSI• 3 Tandem/tied• 4 Employment History• 5 Qualifications• 6 Referee Details• 7 Personal statement• 8 Declaration • 9 Preview


• Submit warning• Submit later option• Log in to continue• Continue application• Submit application• Application received

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

• Employable teachers– Yes – only once – No – not accepted – Wait – considering other active applications

• Permanent teachers– Yes – can upgrade– No – not accepted– Wait – considering other active applications

ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS (accepting an offer)

SKILL CODES

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

vacancies:– Aboriginal Schools IS– Adult Learning AA– Anangu Schools US– Distance Education OC– First Steps FT– Personal Learning Plans PP– Reading Recovery RR– Research Project RP– Specialist Sports Coaching ST

(designated Special Sports Schools only)

EMPLOYABLE TEACHERS (reminder for your 2016 ETR

application)Ensure details on your application are correct, eg.

Email address Subjects Regions/Sub regions Fraction of Time Contact details Referee details Written statement

PERMANENTTEACHERREGISTER

PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER (PTR)

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

Teachers who– have been in PAT / TPT positions in 2015– are returning from extended leave– are completing tenure leadership or seconded

positions


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

Eligible teachers who are:– exercising a guarantee (country to metro or country

to country)


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

Eligible teachers who are:– from Cat 1, 2 or Country Zones 1-5 and seeking

metro placement for preferred sites only– seeking alternative placement through a transfer

PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER

Teachers requiring placement

P Permanent Teacher in temporary placement (PAT or TPT)

C Country PAT

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


Graduates

B Scholarship holders (country only)

D Targeted Graduates

Guaranteed placement in a metropolitan school

G Country to Metropolitan Guarantee – eligible if:• appointed prior to 1996 with less than 30 placement points and

eligible service or• appointed from 1996 and

• 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 REGISTERTeachers in country schools



I Country to Metropolitan Guarantee – eligible if:• appointed prior to 1996 with 50 or more placement points

and eligible service or• appointed in or after 1996 and

•in at least 8th year of continuous country service in Zones 4 and 5 or

•in at least 10th year of continuous country service in Zones 1 or 2 or 3

Placement in 25 nominated secondary / 75nominated primary



J Country to Metropolitan Guarantee – • appointed prior to 1996 to country and eligible service

with at least 30 to less than 50 placement points.

Nominate 2 groups of extended metropolitan

districts

Nearer Country Guarantee

H Remote to nearer Country Guarantee• if minimum 2 years permanent in a remote

school

Placement in nearer country location or other county school of preference


Permanent Teacher Register Teachers in Cat 1 & 2 schools / Special

Service SitesRequesting alternative placement in listed metropolitan schools with eligibility:

F Worked continuously at least last 4 years in IoED Cat 1 school/s or designated Special Service Site and still in tenure

U Worked continuously at least last 4 years in IoED Cat 1 school/s or designated Special Service Site and out of tenure

O Worked continuously at least last 5 years in IoED Cat 2 (or 1/2) school/s and still in tenure

K Worked continuously at least last 5 years in IoED Cat 2 (or 1/2) school/s and out of tenure


Requesting alternative placement in listed metropolitan schools with eligibility:

M Worked continuously at least last 4 years in Zone 4 or 5 country schools and still in tenure

N Worked continuously at least last 4 years in Zone 4 or 5 country schools and out of tenure

X Worked continuously at least last 5 years in Zone 2 or 3, or 6 years in zone 1 country schools and still in tenure

Y Worked continuously at least last 5 years in Zone 2 or 3, or 6 years in zone 1 country schools and out of tenure

PTR – Out of tenure (may place) – further information

Requesting alternative placement in listed metropolitan schools with eligibility:

U Worked continuously at least last 4 years in IoED Cat 1 school/s or designated Special Service Site and out of tenure

K Worked continuously at least last 5 years in IoED Cat 2 (or 1/2) school/s and out of tenure

N Worked continuously at least last 4 years in Zone 4 or 5 country schools and out of tenure

Y Worked continuously at least last 5 years in Zone 2 or 3, or 6 years in zone 1 country schools and out of tenure

These transaction types will default to transaction type Q if placement within the above transaction types cannot be accommodated


Alternative placement

T Transfer Metro to metro eligibility:• 10 years continuous service in current metro school

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


Centrally managed placement

Z Aboriginal Employment Strategy

W Workers Compensation – with written approval from Superintendent, Site HR

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

PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER(country/metro schools)

PTR APPLICATION DUE DATES

• Aboriginal, Anangu and SNAP Schools– Friday 1st May (Term 2 Week 1)

• All Teachers– Friday 22nd May (Term 2 Week 4)

by DECDjobs via

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




SPECIAL PLACEMENT AGREEMENT

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

• Teachers must complete a Special 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

FORM FOR INCLUSION IN THE PTR

DECDjobs via

www.decd.sa.gov.au

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





APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION IN PTR

DECDjobs – website

Welcome PagePermanent Teacher requiring PlacementStarting ApplicationRegistration - only oncePrivacyEligibilityPTR Form

APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION IN PTR

Additional to advertised form

School Sector Transaction TypePreferred SchoolsFraction of TimeSubjects and Skills

INFORMATION CHECKLIST

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

website– Teacher Recruitment & Selection Policy 2011– Regions, Staffing Localities & Sites– Subject Lists– School Sector Skills List & Criteria

3. Talk to your Principal4. E-mail your questions to HR Services- Preschools

and [email protected]

APPLICATIONS ON THE WEBSITE

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

KEY DATES

PTR - Aboriginal, Anangu and SNAP school teachers by no later than Friday 1st May

PTR – other teachers by no later than Friday 22nd May

Consider advertised teaching positions from Friday 7th May

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