Recruitment and Selection of Teaching Staff in the School Sector.

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Recruitment and Selection of Teaching Staff in
the School Sector.

• General Information

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Framework agreed to in the 2006 EB

• A 3 stage staffing process
• Establishment of a Priority Placement Pool which
  is centrally managed and considered first for all
  vacancies.
• Establishment of a Permanent Teacher Register.
• A selection process which involves a written
  application, referee comments and possibly
  interviews.
• The phasing out of 10 year tenure.

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Vacancies where eligible permanent and
employable teachers can apply and be considered
equally for positions

• Country schools
• Snap and Aboriginal/Anangu schools
• Index of Disadvantage Categories 1, 2 or 3.
• Identified special interest areas in designated
  special interest schools (see appendix 11)
• Designated special service units (see appendix
  12)
• Designated hard to staff curriculum subject areas
  in all schools (see appendix 5)

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Priority Placement Pool Refer Appendix 1 -
definitions

• Teachers with an approved Work Cover claim
• Permanent teachers with an approved high level
  Special Placement Agreement.
• Permanent teachers who hold a guaranteed right of
  return to the metropolitan area
• 4 year involuntary PATs.
• Permanent country teachers in their 4th year of
  continuous service in a zone 4 or 5 or 5th year
  in a zone 2 or 3 country school.
• Permanent eligible teacher in their 4th year of
  continuous service in IoED cat 1 or 5th year in
  IoED cat 2 schools.

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PPP - 3 levels of priority Refer Appendix 1 -
definitions

• Leve1 1 Approved Work Cover claim and approved
  Special Placement Agreement
• Level 2 Teachers able to use country to metro
  guarantee (I, J and G) and 4 year involuntary
  PATs
• Level 3 All other teachers in the PPP.

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Permanent Teacher Register.Permanent Teachers
who do not hold an ongoing appointment and
require placement.

• Teachers returning from leave and not holding
  right of return.
• Unplaced teachers including PAT and TPT excluding
  4 year involuntary PATs
• Teachers identified through Required Placement.
• Teachers identified through Limited Placement (10
  year tenure)
• Teachers completing tenured positions who do not
  hold right of return
• Teachers actioning a remote country to nearer
  country guarantee
• Aboriginal teachers employed through the
  Aboriginal Employment Strategy
• Country Student Scholarships recipients
• Early Targeted Country Graduate Scheme recruits.
• Refer Appendix 1

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Local Selection PanelRefer Appendix 4

• Principal or their nominee
• AEU representative elected by AEU members on the
  staff.
• All members of the panel must undertake
  designated training.
• Sources of information are written application
  and referee comments.
• Interviews are optional

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Application Process

• Teachers who are eligible for inclusion in the
  Priority Placement Pool or Permanent Teacher
  Register will complete an application form which
  includes a 1 page statement similar to current
  transfer form. (Refer 3.2)
• Teachers applying for advertised positions will
  complete an application form similar to school
  choice. It will include a 1 page written
  statement, names of 2 referees, qualifications
  and experience. (Refer Appendix 4)
• No verifications will be required.
• Appeal process is defined in appendix 4.

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Selection Stage Descriptions (appendix 13) Stage
1 Early vacancy selection process on-going
positions only.

• School identifies vacancy
• Teachers in Priority Placement Pool considered
  for position.
• If no suitable applicant position advertised on
  the DECS web site.
• Local Selection Panel established to consider
  applications
• If no suitable applicant position further
  considered in stage 2.

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Selection Stage DescriptionsStage 2 General
selection process on-going and temporary
positions.

• Vacant positions identified
• Teachers in the PPP matched to vacancy.
• Teachers in PTR considered for the position.
• Position advertised at the DECS web site if
  tenure greater than 12 months or filled from the
  Employable Teachers Register if position less
  than 12 months.
• Local Selection Panel considers applications.
• No suitable applicant position filled from
  Employable Teacher register.
• No suitable applicant position considered in
  stage 3.

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Selection Stage DescriptionsStage 3 Late
vacancies selection process temporary positions
only.

• Vacant positions identified
• Teachers in the PPP matched to vacancy.
• Teachers in PTR considered for the position.
• Appointment from Employable Teachers Register.
• No suitable applicant position advertised at the
  DECS web site.

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Advantages of the proposed new process

• Teachers in the Priority Placement Pool and
  Permanent Teachers Register have improved
  opportunity to gain on-going positions.
• Country and Hard to Staff school able to attract
  new staff.
• Staff in Country and Hard to Staff schools given
  placement priority.
• AEU represented at all stages of the exercise.
• Clear guidelines for applicants to address.
• Improved opportunity for employable teachers to
  gain permanent ongoing positions.
• No requirement for teachers to write
  verifications for basic teacher skills.
• Transparent process for advertising all
  vacancies.
• Agreed to and clearly defined appeal and
  grievance process.