About this role
Tanken Centre Officer, SEO1
- Multiple temporary full time appointments for a period of up to 3 years
- Location: Parramatta with flexible working conditions
About the Department of Education
At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.
We ensure young children get the best start in life by supporting and regulating the early childhood education and care sector. We unlock excellence and unleash the potential of two-thirds of school children in NSW. We’re proudly public and the largest education system in Australia. We nurture opportunities for every learner to develop the skills needed for their chosen career path, helping shape the industries of tomorrow.
We respect and value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as First Peoples of Australia.
About the Nihongo Tanken Centre
The Nihongo Tanken Centre is a Japanese language and culture immersion centre, based on the grounds of Kirrawee High School in southern Sydney. Students K–12, from both DoE and non-DoE schools, visit the centre for a 4-hour immersion experience. The centre is open to excursions 4 days each week. The remaining day each week, as well as mornings pre-excursions and afternoons post-excursions, are set aside to complete administrative tasks as outlined in the ‘About the position’ section.
About the position
The operations and programs of the Nihongo Tanken Centre, including promotional strategies, excursion organisation and delivery, high-level record keeping, program evaluation and improvements, student workshops, teacher professional learning, stakeholder relationships, and site management. The Tanken Centre Officers also design and deliver curriculum support for Japanese K–12, aligned to syllabus outcomes.
For further information about this position, including the statement of duties, please review the position description.
Please be advised: The department may direct you to undertake classroom teaching and lesson preparation as required.
For current NSW public school based employees or employees who hold right of return to a NSW public school, please confirm in the pre-screening questions that you have discussed this opportunity with your direct supervisor/principal and that they are willing to release you for the required period.