In this role, you will focus on educational leadership, participating in delivering the vision of State Schools Division. The successful candidate will develop the quality of teaching and learning and nurture positive relationships between students, teachers, the community and stakeholders.
Job Type: Temporary
Position Type: Full-time
Location: Wide Bay
Yearly Salary: $114886 - $120682
Contact Name: Sandy Cook
Contact Number:
Closing Date: 02-MAR-21

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About Chatsworth State School

Chatsworth State School within the North Coast Region is located on the northern outskirts of Gympie with picturesque views of the hills and valleys of surrounding rural areas. Chatsworth State School caters for approximately 250 students from prep to year 6.

The school is a great size school, small enough to maintain a family feel and treat all students as individuals, yet large enough for students to enjoy all the opportunities of a larger school including sporting musical artistic leadership learning support social and emotional supports academic extension and pastoral care.

Your Role

As the Head of Special Education Services you will have responsibility for the following:

Lead the school special education unit or special education developmental unit teachers, students and stakeholders to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
Embed socially just practices in daily school life.
Set high standards for student and staff performance.
Are active participants in life long learning and ongoing professional development.
Form partnerships with parents, other government agencies, and community groups.
Are futures oriented and strategic.
Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling especially in relation to students with disability.
Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the unit to achieve goals.

A mandatory requirement of this role is:

Current full registration or current provisional registration with eligibility for full registration, as a teacher in Queensland. For more information please CLICK HERE.
Teachers working in Education and Care Services (including State Delivered Kindergarten programs) require an exemption card issued by Blue Card Services. For more information please CLICK HERE.

To apply please attach the following:

A brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor)
A maximum 2 page written response outlining your suitability for the role referring to the key capabilities 1-4 under the 'How you will be assessed' section in the attached role description.

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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.