Teacher Recruitment & Selection Policy Teacher Information Session 2014 – 2015

1. Teacher Recruitment & Selection PolicyTeacher Information Session2014 – 2015

2. 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.

3. FEATURES – PERMANENT TEACHERS Permanent teachers in temporary positions appointed to ongoing positions in schools Generally no teachers will remain in temporary (PAT) positions for more than 12 months Teachers on extended leave will hold right of return to their school 3

4. FEATURES – PERMANENT TEACHERS (continued) Existing permanent teachers, providing not in first year of permanency, are eligible to apply for other teaching positions (Note: Country PATS able to apply only for country positions in their first year) Teachers in tenured leadership positions eligible to apply for permanent teaching positions 4

5. FEATURES – PERMANENT TEACHERS (continued) A voluntary transfer process for teachers who meet eligibility criteria Eligible teachers from category 1 and 2 schools, who apply for advertised teaching positions are required to be shortlisted and have at least one referee contacted 5

6. FEATURES – PERMANENT COUNTRY TEACHERS Country guarantees – eligible country teachers guaranteed right of return to the metropolitan area Voluntary transfer option for country teachers who wish to relocate to a different country region or metro location 6

7. FEATURES – EMPLOYABLE TEACHERS Opportunities for new graduates, early career teachers and long-term contract teachers to gain permanent employment with DECD Process for conversion to permanency for eligible temporary teachers Temporary (contract) positions of up to 2 years 7

8. FEATURES – VACANCY PROCESS PAT Teachers are placed into ongoing positions where possible through a centrally managed process Conversion to permanency in all category 1 and 2 schools, zone 3, 4 and 5 country schools and agreed specialist subject areas (where appropriate) All remaining permanent (ongoing) vacancies declared by schools in the first round will be released for advertisement Positions released for advertisement will be open to all teachers, both permanent and temporary (contract), who will be considered equally in the selection process 8

9. OUTLINE OF THE 2014-2015 PROCESS STEP 1: PAT placement exercise Permanent teachers in temporary positions placed into ongoing positions where possible STEP 2: Conversion to Permanency All Category 1 and 2 and Zone 3,4 and 5 country schools and agreed specialist subject areas (where appropriate) STEP 3: Advertising Ongoing vacancies advertised STEP 4: PTR placement exercise for: Consequential and unfilled ongoing vacancies from step 3 Newly submitted ongoing vacancies STEP 5: Advertising or Conversion to Permanency (if applicable) Consequential and unfilled ongoing vacancies STEP 6: Temporary vacancies

10. 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 • ONGOING VACANCY • Vacancy with no end date • TEMPORARY VACANCY – Vacancy from 4 weeks to 2 years 10

11. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS

12. 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

13. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS(continued) All advertised permanent teaching positions will have ongoing tenure Vacancies are advertised on DECDjobs Applications submitted ‘on-line’ via DECDjobs

14. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS(continued) Advertising dates: Aboriginal, Anangu and SNAP school vacancies Friday 9th May (Term 2 – Week 2) Country schools and Category 1 and 2 schools vacancies Friday 6th June (Term 2 – Week 6) All schools vacancies Friday 25th July (Term 3 – Week 1) Then Term 3: Weeks 5 & 6 (22nd & 29th August) Term 4: Week 1 (17th October) 14

15. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS(continued) Who can apply? Both permanent and temporary (contract) teachers are considered equally for positions Eligibility Teachers who meet minimum DECD requirements by the start of the appointment Teachers in at least their second year of permanency Country scholarship PATs in their first year can only apply for country positions

16. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS(continued) Applications on-line by DECDjobs via www.decd.sa.gov.au www.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jobscareers/schooljobssearch/

17. VACANCIES ON THE WEBSITEwww.decd.sa.gov.au

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

19. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS(continued) DECDjobs – website Welcome Page Teacher Advert Advert Details Privacy statement Registration - only once Your DECSjobs login and password

20. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS(continued) 1 Personal Details 2 ATSI 3 Tandem/tied 4 Employment History 5 Qualifications 6 Referee Details 7 Personal statement 7a Personal Statement help 8 Declaration 9 Preview

21. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS(continued) Submit warning Submit later option Log in to continue Continue application Submit application Application received 21

22. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS(selection process) 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)

23. 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

24. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS (accepting an offer) Employable teachers Yes – only once (e-mail) No – not accepted (e-mail) Wait – considering other active applications Permanent teachers Yes – can upgrade (e-mail) No – not accepted (e-mail) Wait – considering other active applications 24

25. 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) 25

26. EMPLOYABLE TEACHERS (reminder for your 2015 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

27. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER

28. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER (PTR) Teachers requiring placement NEED to be included in the PTR, ie. Teachers who have been in PAT/TPT positions in 2014 are returning from extended leave are completing tenure leadership or seconded positions Some teachers requesting an alternative placement MAY OPT into the PTR, ie. Eligible teachers who are: exercising a guarantee (country to metro or country to country) from Cat 1, 2 or Country Zones 1-5 and seeking metro placement for preferred sites only seeking alternative placement through a transfer

29. PTR - Teachers in Cat 1 & 2 schools / Spec Service Sites Requesting 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 29

30. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTERTeachers in country schools Requesting placement in listed metropolitan schools 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 yrs in zone 1 country schools and out of tenure 30

31. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTERTeachers in country schools cont. 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 Placement in any Cat 3-7 school in the extended metropolitan area or Cat 1&2 schools of preference 31

32. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER Teachers in country schools cont. Guaranteed placement in a metropolitan school 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 / 75 nominated primary 32

33. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTERTeachers in country schools cont. Guaranteed placement in a metropolitan school 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 33

34. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER Teachers in country schools cont. Nearer Country Guarantee HRemote to nearer Country Guarantee if minimum 2 years permanent in a remote school Placement in nearer country location or other county school of preference 34

35. 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 35

36. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER Graduates B Scholarship holders (country only) D Targeted Graduates 36

37. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER Alternative placement T Transfer Metro to metro eligibility: 10 yrs continuous service in current metro school Country to country eligibility: in at least 4th yr of continuous country service in Zones 4 and 5 or in at least 5th yr of continuous country service in Zones 2 or 3 or in at least 6th yr of continuous country service in Zone 1 37

38. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER 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 38

39. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER(country/metro schools) PTR APPLICATION DUE DATES Aboriginal, Anangu and SNAP Schools Friday 2nd May (Term 2 Week 1) All Teachers Friday 23rd May (Term 2 Week 4) by DECDjobs via www.decd.sa.gov.au www.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jobscareers/schooljobssearch/

40. COMPLETING A TENURED LEADERSHIP POSITION 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

41. 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

42. FORM FOR INCLUSION IN THE PTR DECDjobs via www.decd.sa.gov.au www.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jobscareers/schooljobssearch/

43. APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION IN PTR DECDjobs - website Welcome Page Permanent Teacher requiring Placement Starting Application Registration - only once Privacy Eligibility PTR Form

44. APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION IN PTR Additional to advertised form School Sector Transaction Type Preferred Schools Fraction of Time Subjects and Skills 44

45. INFORMATIONCHECKLIST 1. Attend the teacher meeting 2. Consult 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 Principal 4. E-mail your questions to HR Services- Preschools and Schools DECDHR@sa.gov.au

46. POLICIES ON THE WEBSITE POLICIES may be found on the following website: www.decd.sa.gov.au Information for Staff (Blue tab) Human Resources (Purple tab) Working in DECD (left) Schooling recruitment (in middle under Recruitment Information) Choose desired topic (left or middle)

47. APPLICATIONS ON THE WEBSITEwww.decd.sa.gov.au 47

48. APPLICATIONS ON THE WEBSITE www.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jobscareers/schooljobssearch/ 48

49. SUMMARY If you DO NOT have an ongoing appointment for 2015, you need to: Complete your details on DECDjobs via www.decd.sa.gov.au or www.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jobscareers/schooljobssearch/ PTR Aboriginal, Anangu and SNAP school teachers by no later than Friday 2nd May PTR all teachers by no later than Friday 23rd May You may also: Get further information from the DECD website Consider advertised teaching positions from Friday 9th May

50. SUMMARY(cont.) If you DO have an ongoing appointment for 2015 you may: Get further information from the DECD website Consider advertised teaching positions on the website from Friday 9th May Opt into the PTR if eligible