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SalaryApplications are welcome for the position of Head of Department (Wellbeing through Learning Project) to join our leadership team within our school community. This is a temporary full-time position until 13 December 2024, unless otherwise determined.
About Us:
Whitfield State School is one of the larger schools in the Cairns area. The school is set on a large site with ovals, beautiful gardens and a tropical rainforest plot. Close to both tropical rainforest tablelands and the Great Barrier Reef, our families and students reside close to some of Australia's most beautiful natural environments.
About the Role:
The Head of Department (Wellbeing through Learning Project) through Learning project will have a focus on planning, teaching and school culture activities that support increases in student performance in school EIA areas as well as student agency and engagement.
Wellbeing through Learning project will have a focus on planning, teaching and school culture activities that support increases student performance in school EIA areas as well as student agency and engagement. You will be asked to lead within the school and beyond with persuasion, clarity, system thinking approaches and through teacher collective effort. This is a very busy school, with a very diverse student population. There are high expectations with regard to leadership behaviours and the collaborative functions within the school. The following KSAs will be used to assess the candidates:
Leadership that demonstrates coherent replicable processes or systematic improvement steps that sustains productive and active relationships by:
- Shared values and vision of the school underpin improvement agendas - School culture enhancement from current to preferred underpins all work.
- Clear articulation of the planned work through visual models is evident
- System thinking principles are driving the approach to change - e.g. Complicated/ complex tools - task assignments, signposts, artefacts of change, design thinking.
Persuasion, influencing and negotiation approaches are preferred over directive leadership styles in change management.
Leadership coaching, mental model development and specific leadership behaviours PD are a regular facet of the school's operations. All significant decisions are made through our leadership council process and therefore the successful applicant will have significant input into the direction of the school. Role to be further refined with successful candidate
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling especially in relation to students and staff within the school department.
- Manage the human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources of the curriculum areas or whole school program to achieve goals.
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 (one of whom should be your current supervisor); and
- A maximum two-page written response outlining your suitability for the role referring to the key capabilities under “How you will be Assessed” section in 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. ( https://alt-qed.qed.qld.gov.au/working-with-us/induction/department/human-resources/inclusion-and-diversity#:~:text=Pathways%20to%20Parity,participate%20fully%20in%20our%20workplaces. )
