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 is 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 the School
Laidley State High School is a mid-sized rural high school located in the growing Lockyer Valley. As a proud Queensland School, our committed and capable staff work hard to support the full range of students to succeed with their educational goals and their transition to post school employment and/or tertiary studies. A school culture based on high standards, proactive and responsive support, positive school community partnerships and the celebration of success has resulted in our school enjoying the positive support of our school community.
Your Role
The Head of Year will work as a key member of our School Leadership Team to create a positive cohort Junior or Middle school culture, set clear standards and expectations and enact proactive and responsive programs and support strategies for students. This will be achieved by creating strong partnerships with teachers, support staff, parents and external organisations and having a sharp focus on attendance, learning engagement, behaviour and wellbeing.
The Head of Year will support students to transition into and within junior and middle schooling and identify appropriate learning pathways for individual junior or middle phase students.
The successful candidate will act strategically, solve problems proactively, communicate effectively, possess strong emotional intelligence and work collaboratively to support student engagement. You will influence staff capability development through your effective leadership, role modelling and support for professional learning.
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 1-page written statement in response to 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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