About this job
About Us:
Sunnybank State School is a vibrant and inclusive Prep to Year 6 campus, located in the heart of Sunnybank. We offer the ideal learning environment to nurture our students, with a range of stimulating indoor and outdoor learning environments, small enough to facilitate a caring community feel and big enough to give our students a wide range of quality educational experiences.
Committed to the provision of quality curriculum and the promotion of high expectations, we focus on individual needs and interests, fostering a positive, family-friendly atmosphere. Equipped for the future, our school integrates modern technology across the curriculum.
Accredited by Education Queensland International, we welcome students from around the world. Established in 1959, our school has a strong reputation for academic, sporting and cultural excellence.
About the Role:
Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Lead and manage the school's Special Education Services, providing strategic direction, high-quality advice, and specialist support to school leaders, teachers, and staff to ensure inclusive practices and effective reasonable adjustments for students with disability.
- Coordinate the planning, delivery, and evaluation of targeted interventions, case management, and specialist support programs for students requiring supplementary, substantial, or extensive adjustments, while facilitating access to departmental and external specialist services.
- Develop, implement, and monitor school-wide systems and processes, including student data management, disability records, and the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD), to support compliance and continuous improvement.
- Build and maintain collaborative partnerships with parents, carers, government agencies, and community organisations to enhance educational outcomes and wellbeing for students with disability.
- Manage the human, financial, curriculum, and physical resources of Special Education Services, while contributing to whole-school leadership, strategic planning, decision-making, and staff professional learning to achieve school priorities.
Experience in the area of EALD support preferred but not essential.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to apply:
- Please submit a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history); and
- A 2-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.
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.