1. Teacher Recruitment & Selection Policy Teacher Information Session 2015 – 2016

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. THE JARGON PTR ETR PAT TPT ONGOING VACANCY LSP
- 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

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

5. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS

6. 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

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

8. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS
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)

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

10. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS
Applications on-line by DECDjobs via

11. VACANCIES ON THE WEBSITE

12. VACANCIES ON THE WEBSITE www. decd. sa. gov
VACANCIES ON THE WEBSITE

13. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS
4/9/2017
ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS
DECDjobs – website
Welcome Page
Teacher Advert
Advert Details
Privacy statement
Registration - only once
Your DECDjobs login and password

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

15. ADVERTISED TEACHING POSITIONS
Submit warning
Submit later option
Log in to continue
Continue application
Submit application
Application received

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)

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

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

19. 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)

20. EMPLOYABLE TEACHERS (reminder for your 2016 ETR application)
Ensure details on your application are correct, eg.
address
Subjects
Regions/Sub regions
Fraction of Time
Contact details
Referee details
Written statement

21. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER

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

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)

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

25. 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

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

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

28. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER Teachers in country schools
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

29. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER Teachers in country schools
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

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

31. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER Teachers in country schools
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

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

33. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER Teachers in country schools
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

34. 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

35. PERMANENT TEACHER REGISTER
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

36. 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

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

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 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

39. FORM FOR INCLUSION IN THE PTR
DECDjobs via

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

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

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. your questions to HR Services- Preschools and Schools

43. APPLICATIONS ON THE WEBSITE

44. APPLICATIONS ON THE WEBSITE www. decd. sa. gov
APPLICATIONS ON THE WEBSITE

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