AddressDarling Downs South West region is seeking for a Principal for Semester 2 2024 (8 July 2024 to 13 December 2024, unless otherwise determined) to lead a small regional team in focussed support of students and schools around Multi Tiered Systems of Support.
About the Department of Education
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 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 the Role
With a focus on Maximising Learning Days, the role will work in partnership with school and regional leaders, and lead a small team, to support:
- schools to embed strategies, processes and relevant supports focussing on Multi-Tiered Systems of Support; and
- individual students through development of necessary Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, where they are not able to maximise learning days.
Reporting to the Regional Director, the successful applicant will:
- Lead a small multi-disciplinary team to work with identified schools and students to embed relevant supports to maximise learning days
- Engage with school leaders, parents and where relevant the wider school community, to identify needs, and supports to enhance learning days for student/s.
- Work in collaboration with the regional leadership team to identify and broker supports at a regional and system level.
- Draw upon their own leadership experiences working with staff, community, families and individual students to leverage the right supports through a Multi-Tiered Systems approach.
The position will be based in one of the regions four office locations - Toowoomba, Kingaroy, Roma or Warwick - as negotiated with the successful applicant. No relocation costs will be paid.
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 1-pg written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.
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. )
