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Register Interest For Teaching Applying for Advertised Positions

UNISA APRIL 2013

Summary of session• Introduction to the ETR Employable Teacher

Register

• ETR requirements - You - DECD

Recruitment

• A real job opportunity

• How to apply for a permanent advertised position

• Contact details

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Register Interest For Teaching - ETR

• Submit an online application for 2014 for end of year graduates.

• Submit 2013 and 2014 application for mid year graduates

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Types of employment

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• Permanent teaching positions – apply for and win an advertised teaching

position

• Temporary teaching position (4 wks to 2 years)

– from your ETR application or temporary advertised teaching positions via website

• Temporary Relief Teaching (TRT)– provide schools with your TRT Authority

• Leadership – apply and win

Application Details…..www.decd.sa.gov.au

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Click on: Apply for jobs in DECD

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Click on : DECDJobs

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Click here for ETR link

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How to get started

• To log on you’ll need a unique email address (not your University one) and a password (self chosen)

• The first time you log on, you will receive a confirmation email reminding you of your password and login number – store this email safely for future reference.

• This number IS NOT your 7 digit DECD ID number.

• Read the application instructions

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Application Sections• Section 1 Personal

details• Section 2 Aboriginality • Section 3 Employment

Type• Section 4 Fraction of

Time• Section 5 Subjects and

Skills• Section 6 Location• Section 7 Employment

History

• Section 8 Qualifications Section 9 Referees

• Section 10 Other Information

• Section 11 Certificates & Registration

• Section 12 Employment Declaration

• Section 13 Attachments Section 14 Declaration

• Section 15 Preview & Submit

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Our best advice

• Read the instructions before you start.

• If you are unclear on how or what to do Please click here for help link for each section.

• The most common errors occur in section 5 Subjects, section 8 Qualifications, section 11 Certificates and section 12 Employment Declaration

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Oops an Error Screen eg Quals Section 8

Subjects: Self rating codes: Section 5

A Qualifications and experience within the last 5 years in an educational site in identified subjects. (This includes your 4 week teaching practicum)

T Qualifications or 2 years experience (min 0.4 per year) (DECD or non DECD.)

N No evidence of qualifications or experience within the identified subject, but a willingness to teach the subject.

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Qualifications: Section 8

• All fields marked with * are mandatory• Attach (A/T) academic transcript(s) /

interim initially, and then final• Attach last 2 practicum reports / teaching

work report(s)• Attach parchments as you receive – A/T

more useful• Update as required

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Referees Section 9

• A referee should be able to comment on your ability to teach.

• A referee should be able to verify information, for example:

Where employment /practicum took place

Dates (length) of employment /practicum

Nature /context of work undertaken eg

subjects taught, specific skills required

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Attaching Certificates: Section 11

• DECD BELS First Aid certificate• Responding to Abuse & Neglect Training –

Education and Care (Mandatory Notification) – check the DECD website for training providers

• Teachers Registration certificate.• Scan and attach all 3 certificates.• Each year when you Register Interest for Teaching,

only scan and attach those certificates which have been updated. Previous certificates that have not expired do carry over into the DECD data base.

• Updating can be done at any time during the year. • Don’t allow any certificates to expire.

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Employment Declaration: Section 12

• This is a mandatory section

• If you answer YES to ANY question you must provide further details (this may include a doctor’s letter / Report)

• Your application will not be processed until Recruitment Staff have cleared your declaration.

• You need to complete the declaration EVERY year. If circumstances change during the year you must notify us.

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Section 13: Australian Residency (mandatory)

• Scan and attach your Australian birth certificate to section 13 of the ETR

if you don’t have an Australian birth certificate then

• Scan and attach your residency status e.g. working visa and personal details page of passport

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Attaching additional documents: Section 13

• Personal Statement – 1 page

• Résumé only include information not

already included in the application

• Any other relevant information

DECD Recruitment cannot adjust your application

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Personal Statement TipsRelationships

How you relate to students, staff, parents, school community.

Importance of positive relationships.

Communication strategies.

Include examples from your practicum.

Contextualise to the vacancy if applying for an advertised position.

Student Learning

Methods you use - refer to practicum experience.

Mention the variety of teaching / learning techniques you employ.

Relate to the vacancy description if applying for an advertised position.

Curriculum

Knowledge of your subjects / learning areas.

Assessment and reporting strategies.

Refer to your practicum experience.

Safe Work Practices

Knowledge of DECD OHS&W.

Safe classroom / school environment

for you and your students.

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Stand out from the masses

• Subject selection

• Regions

• Fraction of time

• Referees

• Personal statement

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Authority to Teach letter process

1. You submit an ETR application on-line2. You scan & attach certificates / licences

including birth certificate / visa - these can be added at any time / as you receive them.

3. Recruitment Unit staff verify and process your details and create a DECD 7 digit ID number

4. On completion you will receive an emailed Authority to Teach acknowledgement

5. On receipt of the Authority to Teach email where all datesare in the future, you are cleared to start work!

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It’s up to you…..

• Get familiar with www.decd.sa.gov.au

• Lodge 2013 (midyear)

• Lodge 2014 Register Interest for Teaching online

application - ETR

• Begin work on your personal statement

• Set your alarm for advertised vacancy dates

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www.decd.sa.gov.au

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Click on: Temporary Advertised Positions

Opportunities for mid year graduates

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Look out for 2014 vacanciesPermanent vacancies advertised from Term 2, 2013:

Wk 2, Fri 10th May: Aboriginal, Anangu and SNAP schools

Wk 6, Fri 7th June: Country and some metro schools

then

Term 3 Wks 1, 5 & 6 (27thJuly, 23rd & 30th Aug) Term 4 Wk 1 (18th Oct)

(Temporary vacancies on a continuous basis) www.decd.sa.gov.au

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Applying for an advertised permanent job with DECD

starting in 2014.•You are eligible to apply for these jobs as they begin 23/01/2014. We will assume you are successful in completing your studies.

•These advertisements are for specific schools = 1 school 1 job.

•You still need to lodge your 2014 ETR

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www.decd.sa.gov.au

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Click on: Permanent Teacher Positions

Jargon

• LSP Local Selection Panel

• SNAP Significant Number of Aboriginal Pupils

• IoED Index of Educational Disadvantage

• On-going vacancy – permanent – no end date

• Temporary vacancy - minimum – 20 days,

maximum – 2 years

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Example of a permanent teaching advertisement

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Tips from Principals • Relationship strengths

– strategies to engage students, parents & wider community members

• Inclusive practices – evidence of your ability / willingness

to learn

• Flexibility, enthusiasm and passion

• Contextually specific to their school – check out the school website. - download recent school newsletters

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Advertised Teaching Positions

• 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 & Submit

• 10 Submit warning

• 11Submit later option

• 12 Log in to continue

• 13 Continue application

• 14 Submit application

• 15 Application received

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Differences in the ETR and PTR forms

ETR Advertised15 sections 7 sections

Can be changed at any time Once submitted cannot

be retrieved or edited

Can attach a number of documents Only attach contextualised

Personal Statement

Personal Statement is generic Personal Statement is vacancy specific

Range of Subjects Vacancies described with max 2

subjects

Multiple Regions Identified Site

Application sent to DECD to be part of Application specific sent direct via DECDjobs

the temporary pool to the site with the described vacancy

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Steps in the Advertised vacancy process

– Emailed acknowledgement sent by DECDjobs– Chairperson is the person to contact, not

Senior HR consultant– Short listed Yes /

No– Interview (uncommon) Yes /

No – Informed of a nomination & appeal rights– Successful Yes / No– If you apply, win and accept a permanent

position, you are then not eligible to apply for other positions.

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Reminder what is important

• Now Start 2014 ETR (as of 17th April)

• Soon Apply for advertised jobs

• Later Attach your final transcript, practicum reports & Teachers Registration certificate

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Contact details

Recruitment Unit ph 8226 1356decdrecruitment@decd.sa.gov.au

Explore the websitewww.decd.sa.gov.au

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