About this job
About Innisfail State College
Innisfail State College opened in 2010 on the site of the former TAFE campus. Today Innisfail State College is an integrated campus, with Secondary students in Years 7 to 12, Diverse Learning Centre students from Pre-Prep to Year 12, and local TAFE students sharing the school's facilities. Our purpose is to meet the learning needs of all students and provide each young person or adult with the opportunity to achieve success in their future outcomes. We pride ourselves on preparing our students for diverse opportunities once they leave school by offering traditional academic subjects as well as nationally accredited vocational subjects to equip our students for the workforce.
Innisfail is a beautiful rural town just 90 minutes south of Cairns, best known for its sugar and banana industries and high seasonal rain.
The guiding principle for our Diverse Learning Centre (DLC) 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. Our programs cater for children and students from birth through to school leaving age. Our DLC staff work as a collaborative team to provide the most appropriate and beneficial learning experiences possible.
About the Role
The Head of Campus of the DLC will be responsible for the education of all students in the school and needs to be familiar with the concept and practice of special education. The Head of Campus will need to ensure that staff members know what is necessary for providing special education services and to verify that staff members are appropriately implementing services for students with disabilities.
The Head of Campus will lead efforts for data collection and ensure that all staff members are aware of the process for identifying students with disabilities. You will be expected to lead meetings related to services for students with disabilities and to know all students in the centre and be ready to talk about them. The Head of Campus will work with staff around safety and discipline problems to ensure both student and staff safety.
Your role will be to improve the educational outcomes of all students in your school by developing the quality of teaching and learning. To nurture positive relationships between students, teachers, the community and stakeholders. As Head of Campus you will lead your school community through the school special education program (SEP) or early childhood development program (ECDP) to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
You will understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling especially in relation to students with disability. You will manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the SEP/ECDP to achieve goals. Teacher housing may be available.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2-pg 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.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
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).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
g with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.