Principal Education Officer
Employment
Full time, Temporary or Fixed term
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Closing date
26 July 2026
Posted 7 Jul 2026
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Role description
Brisbane
The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) is seeking a Principal Education Officer to join the Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments (AARA) Unit . The Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments (AARA) Unit is responsible for the development of complex and sensitive processes and systems required by QCAA to successfully administer AARA for students undertaking senior assessment in Queensland schools. The Principal Education Officer is responsible for reviewing specific AARA approaches in the context of schools and sectors of Queensland.
Job details
Position statusFixed Term TemporaryPosition typeFull-timeOccupational groupEducation & TrainingClassificationAO7Workplace LocationBrisbane Inner CityJob ad referenceQLD/QCAA23/2026Closing date26-Jul-2026Yearly salaryFortnightly salaryTotal remunerationSalary OtherJob duration5 monthsContact personFiona BakerContact detailsfiona.baker@qcaa.qld.edu.au (07) 3864 0313Access the National Relay Service
What you will do
In the Principal Education Officer role, you will:
- Lead internal processes required to manage QCE and NAPLAN AARA applications, decisions, and appeals, and create consolidated documentation to support the consistent application of AARA processes.
- Act as a point of contact for AARA enquiries and work in liaison with government and non-government educational agencies, parents and parent groups, medical representatives, schools, disability advocates and other stakeholders on assigned projects.
- Lead project teams, applying school experience,…