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The Department of Education are 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 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 Us
Gladstone State High School is one of the largest schools in the Central Queensland region with approximately 1300 students. Our school has a rich history within our community of providing a quality education as well as access to a wide range of services, cultural and sporting activities. Our school focuses on the development of positive relationships with students and the community, diverse and individual pathways for students, quality responsive teaching, improved learning and innovation.
We have a strong improvement agenda focused on high impact strategies that lead to high quality teaching and learning. Students are encouraged to engage with their own learning to become assessment literate, self-directed learners well prepared for their future. We value partnerships with parent/guardians in their child's learning journey.
About the Role
The Head of School (HOS) - Junior will work closely with the Principal and the school's leadership team to oversee the School's improvement agenda. The HOS - Junior will have the specific responsibilities relating to the leadership of the Junior School.
As the Head Of School - Junior responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Ensure alignment across the school with the Junior Secondary ethos;
Develop and sustain productive relationships with our feeder school to enable effective transitions processes for students entering Year 7;
Provide shared leadership to ensure appropriate pedagogical practices are embedded within our Junior Secondary classrooms;
Develop and sustain effective data analysis processes to provide required information to inform school direction;
Organise student, parent and school community events to support the junior phase of learning;
Work collaboratively with the school leadership team on the implementation of identified strategies, processes and pedagogies;
Work collaboratively with the school leadership team to make decision about timetable offerings and associated time allocation.
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 response to the How you will be Assessed section of 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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
