About this job
This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.
About the Department of Education:
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About Red Hill Special School:
Red Hill Special School; a Queensland Department of Education and Training school campus where quality teaching provides great learning opportunities. Located just five kilometres from the Brisbane GPO, we provide highly adapted and individualised programs for children and students with complex educational needs.
The guiding principle for our school is all children have an inalienable right to an education. We achieve this aim through caring and professional staff members offering a curriculum which caters for all ability groups, taking into consideration their range of individual needs and abilities.
About the Role:
The three main focus areas for this role will be the P-10 Curriculum (AC v9), senior school curriculum (GIL/QCIA), and reading (particular focus on Systematic Synthetic Phonics). The Head of Department - Curriculum will be passionate about driving a collaborative culture of learning, and supporting teachers and support staff to best meet the needs of our students. They will work collaboratively with the Leadership Team to build staff capacity in the P-10 Curriculum (AC v9), senior school curriculum (GIL/QCIA).
To support the implementation of reading across the school, they will provide and support ongoing content-focused professional learning coupled with content-specific in class coaching and feedback. As a lead learner, they will need to have a strong relational capability to quickly develop positive relationships between students, staff and the wider school community. They will have well developed strategic thinking and analytical skills to contribute to our school improvement agenda.
Experience as a leader in implementing school-wide processes that are underpinned by a collegial engagement framework is sought, with demonstrated experience in enacting the Australian Curriculum, as well as supporting the needs of students with complex communication through Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page response to the How you will/may be assessed section of the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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