About this job
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 Ayr State School
Ayr State School is committed to providing a safe, respectful and disciplined learning environment for students and staff, an environment in which students have opportunities to engage in quality learning experiences and acquire values supportive of their lifelong well-being.
The school community recognises the diversity of students attending our school and strives to address equity and social justice issues, in meeting the needs of this range of educational target groups including gifted and talented students, students with disabilities and disadvantaged students.
As a school we exist to maximise the educational outcomes of all students and we are relentless in our pursuit of improvement.
By the time the children graduate, we want our learners to be happy, confident, self-managed individuals and socially responsible citizens.
About the Role
As the Head of Special Education Services, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following over the cluster:
- Manage and coordinate high-quality advice and support of programs across the cluster schools.
- Lead and manage these programs, providing advice to classroom teachers for students with disabilities as needed.
- Offer high-quality advice to school leadership and staff to plan and implement effective reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities.
- Coordinate and provide targeted teaching for students needing intervention.
- Provide and coordinate case management for students requiring significant adjustments.
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).
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