Teacher Recruitment & Selection Policy Teacher Information
Session 2015 2016 Slide 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.
Slide 3 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 Slide 4 OUTLINE OF THE 2015 - 2016
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 Slide 5 ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS Slide 6 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 Slide 7 ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS
All advertised permanent teaching positions will have ongoing
tenure Vacancies are advertised on DECDjobs Applications submitted
on-line via DECDjobs Slide 8 ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS
Advertising dates: Aboriginal, Anangu and SNAP school vacancies
Thursday 7 th May (Term 2 Week 2) Country schools and Category 1
and 2 schools vacancies Thursday 4 th June (Term 2 Week 6) All
schools vacancies Primary vacancies Monday 20 th July Secondary
vacancies Wednesday 22 nd July Country vacancies Thursday 23 rd
July (all Term 3 Week 1) Then Term 3: Weeks 5 & 6 (20 th &
27 th August) Slide 9 ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS Who can apply?
Both permanent and temporary teachers including teachers currently
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 Country scholarship holders
appointed to a one year position in 2015 can only apply for country
positions in 2016 Slide 10 Applications on-line by DECDjobs via
www.decd.sa.gov.au www.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jobscareers/schooljo
bssearch / ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS Slide 11 VACANCIES ON THE
WEBSITE Slide 12 VACANCIES ON THE WEBSITE
www.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jobscareers/schooljobssearch/ Slide 13
ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS DECDjobs website Welcome Page Teacher
Advert Advert Details Privacy statement Registration - only once
Your DECDjobs login and password Slide 14 ADVERTISED TEACHING
POSITIONS 1 Personal Details 2 ATSI 3 Tandem/tied 4 Employment
History 5 Qualifications 6 Referee Details 7 Personal statement 8
Declaration 9 Preview Slide 15 ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS Submit
warning Submit later option Log in to continue Continue application
Submit application Application received Slide 16 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) Slide 17 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 Slide 18 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) Slide 19 SKILL CODES The following skill codes may be
used in position descriptions for vacancies: Aboriginal SchoolsIS
Adult LearningAA Anangu SchoolsUS Distance EducationOC First
StepsFT Personal Learning PlansPP Reading RecoveryRR Research
ProjectRP Specialist Sports CoachingST (designated Special Sports
Schools only) Slide 20 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 Slide 21
PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER Slide 22 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 Slide 23 PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER (PTR) 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) Slide 24 PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER (PTR) 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 Slide 25 PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER
Teachers requiring placement PPermanent Teacher in temporary
placement (PAT or TPT) CCountry PAT QCompleting a tenured
leadership or tenured PRT position RReturning from leave (with no
right of return) SSeconded teachers (with no right of return)
ERequired Placement Slide 26 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
Slide 27 PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER Graduates BScholarship holders
(country only) DTargeted Graduates Slide 28 Guaranteed placement in
a metropolitan school GCountry 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
REGISTER Teachers in country schools Slide 29 Guaranteed placement
in a metropolitan school ICountry 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 8 th year of continuous country service in Zones 4 and 5 or
in at least 10 th year of continuous country service in Zones 1 or
2 or 3 Placement in 25 nominated secondary / 75 nominated primary
Slide 30 PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER Teachers in country schools
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 Slide 31
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 PERMANENT
TEACHER REGISTER Teachers in country schools Slide 32 Permanent
Teacher Register Teachers in Cat 1 & 2 schools / Special
Service Sites Requesting alternative placement in listed
metropolitan schools with eligibility: FWorked continuously at
least last 4 years in IoED Cat 1 school/s or designated Special
Service Site and still in tenure UWorked continuously at least last
4 years in IoED Cat 1 school/s or designated Special Service Site
and out of tenure OWorked continuously at least last 5 years in
IoED Cat 2 (or 1/2) school/s and still in tenure KWorked
continuously at least last 5 years in IoED Cat 2 (or 1/2) school/s
and out of tenure Slide 33 PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER Teachers in
country schools Requesting alternative placement in listed
metropolitan schools with eligibility: MWorked continuously at
least last 4 years in Zone 4 or 5 country schools and still in
tenure NWorked continuously at least last 4 years in Zone 4 or 5
country schools and out of tenure XWorked continuously at least
last 5 years in Zone 2 or 3, or 6 years in zone 1 country schools
and still in tenure YWorked continuously at least last 5 years in
Zone 2 or 3, or 6 years in zone 1 country schools and out of tenure
Slide 34 PTR Out of tenure (may place) further information
Requesting alternative placement in listed metropolitan schools
with eligibility: UWorked continuously at least last 4 years in
IoED Cat 1 school/s or designated Special Service Site and out of
tenure KWorked continuously at least last 5 years in IoED Cat 2 (or
1/2) school/s and out of tenure NWorked continuously at least last
4 years in Zone 4 or 5 country schools and out of tenure YWorked
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 Slide 35 PERMANENT TEACHER
REGISTER Alternative placement TTransfer 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 Slide 36 PERMANENT TEACHER
REGISTER Centrally managed placement ZAboriginal Employment
Strategy WWorkers Compensation with written approval from
Superintendent, Site HR ASpecial Placement agreement with written
approval from Site HR for PTR inclusion Slide 37 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.au
www.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jobscareers/schooljobssearch / Slide 38
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
ConsultantsVL729 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 Slide 39 FORM FOR
INCLUSION IN THE PTR DECDjobs via www.decd.sa.gov.au
www.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jo bscareers/schooljobssearch/ Slide 40
APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION IN PTR DECDjobs website Welcome Page
Permanent Teacher requiring Placement Starting Application
Registration - only once Privacy Eligibility PTR Form Slide 41
APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION IN PTR Additional to advertised form
School Sector Transaction Type Preferred Schools Fraction of Time
Subjects and Skills Slide 42 INFORMATION CHECKLIST 1.Attend the
teacher meeting 2.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 Principal 4.E-mail your
questions to HR Services- Preschools and Schools [email protected]
Slide 43 APPLICATIONS ON THE WEBSITE Slide 44 APPLICATIONS ON THE
WEBSITE www.decd.sa.gov.au/hr/pages/jobscareers/schooljobssearch/
Slide 45 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
