Head of Special Services

2 weeks ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Education Full time
About the School
Kenmore South State School values and upholds an inclusive school environment where every child feels welcome.

The school has a Diverse Learning Centre (DLC) which consists of special education trained teachers and teacher aides, as well as inclusion and support staff.

The Diverse Learning Teachers work collaboratively with classroom teachers, parents and external specialists to support students requiring additional support, as well as students who require extension and enrichments opportunities.

We are committed to promoting the best interests of students, providing the best we can and accepting personal accountability.

We know we have fulfilled our purpose when our students are broadly educated with high levels of literacy and numeracy, able to think logically, critically and creatively and are considerate, well-mannered and respectful of others.

About the Role
About the Head of Special Education Services, you will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:

  • Manage and coordinate the delivery of high-quality advice and support provided by the Special Education Program and/or Early Childhood Development Program.
  • Lead and manage the Special Education Program and/or Early Childhood Development Program to provide advice to classroom teachers for students with disability as needed.
  • Provide high quality advice to the school leadership team, classroom teachers and other school staff to develop, plan and implement effective reasonable adjustments for students with disability.
  • Coordinate and provide intensive targeted teaching for students requiring intervention.
  • Provide, support and/or coordinate case management for students who require extensive or substantial adjustments.
  • Support classroom teachers and other school staff to access departmental or other external specialist services, professional development, and supports as needed.
  • Participate in school decision making processes as well as professional development to contribute to school goals, vision and planning.
  • Implement and coordinate schoolwide systems including data systems to monitor students with disability and record the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability.
  • Form and maintain partnerships with parents, other government agencies, and community groups to support students with disability.
  • Manage human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources to achieve goals.
For a full list of mandatory requirements please see the attached role description.

Interested? To apply:

  • Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor)
  • Attach a maximum 2 page written response outlining your suitability for the role referring to the key capabilities identified 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.

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